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The Liege-Brescia-Liege Mini-Car Rally Not many details have filtered through to England of the ingenious rally or race for cars under 500 c.c. which was held some time ago from…

A Jensen FF has been restored, in Wales, by DD Hobden. He found it in a poor state just outside Hereford, with the gearbox seized through being run without oil.…

Have you heard the silly story of cars whose mechanical characteristics might perhaps cause adverse comment from those unacquainted with them? The cream of society was drawing up at the red…

CONT ENTS PAGE. Passengers must be barred ... 491 Third Donington Meeting, The 492 Getting ready for the T.T. 496 A New Vauxhall Sports Model 498 Letters from Readers ...…

Motoring was more fun years ago than it now is, I think most would agree. In July 1945, Motor Sport had an editorial as follows — well, I had to…

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A Rear-engined Austin The new overhead-camshaft Austin, fully described elsewhere in this issue, has created no mean stir, and will be one of the star attractions at the Easter Monday…

"Our Transatlantic Flight" by Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown. 195 pp. 9½ in. x 6 in. (William Kimbe & Co. Ltd., 6, Queen Anne's Gate, London, S.W.1.…

Crossley Motors, Ltd., of Gorton, Manchester, have always been famous for the sports models, and this year they are marketing one which is designated model 20-70 h.p. This is the…

Our own 24 The weekend after motorised Britain was suffused with pride (for Jaguar’s Le Mans victory) and rage (for BBC Television’s apparent indifference), 1.9 miles of Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit…

"Hudson—The Post-War Years" by Richard M. Langworth. 136 pp. 7 5/8 in. 10 in. (Motorbooks International, PO Box 2, 729, Prospect Avenue, Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, USA. 14.95 dollars). The one-make…

The only major unblown GpB contender, 6R4 was homologated in November 1985, complete with its first evolution comprising lighter body panels and a full six-point Lucas Micos fuel injection system.…