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Based at Birds Hill, Letchworth, the firm of David Ogle Ltd. is making a determined effort to achieve a renaissance of British coachbuilding. List year they introduced the Riley-based Ogle 1.5…

GUITAR HEROES GUESTS OF LORD MARCH AT THIS YEAR'S Goodwood Festival of Speed Ball were treated to a spectacular night set in his garden at Goodwood House. Over 1000 guests…

On the Road with a Hillman Avenger GT VARIETY should be the spice of motoring life. I had an interesting instance of how this can be experienced, even in the…

The future of Croft race circuit in Yorkshire is in doubt following a landmark ruling in which a judge awarded damages to three local residents after complaints about excessive noise.…

The little Morris Minor is finding great favour with enthusiasts, because of its comfortable riding, excellent handling qualities, including very light steering, its spacious interior and its ability to cruise…

SINGERS ON Ti-IF. COLMORE Sir, While reading your excellent article on Ford and B.M.C. products I was interested to note your mention of a team of white Singer Nines competing…

We hear that Morgan three-wheelers have been doing well in Australia. Stuart Harper and Phil Spencer sent their Moggys out by transporter, the Ware replica and the ex-Cyril 1935 Hale…

Jan Clausen Nielsen, one of the three authors of a top-quality book about the Fanoe Island speed trial, tells us that the book is still available from him, for £25…

THE Goodwood Revival's Madgwick Cup race has been revised this year to be run as a celebration of BMW. For the first time, the event will only feature pre-1955 2-litre…

Most of the illustrations for this informative article were kindly loaned by the Bentley Drivers' Club. Those without captions depict the following (1) Duff's 3-litre at Le Mans, 1924; (4)…

Lord March was blessed with a heatwave for his annual old-car racing feast --- and the action on the track sizzled too. Damien Smith reports From giant-killing Austin A35s to…

Sir, I once owned a SARA, which I traded in to Gatehouse Motors, many years ago, in part-exchange for a nearly new Standard Big-9. The SARA was, perhaps, the slowest…