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CONT ENTS New Racing Alta An. Irish Hill Climb .,. Rumblings Looking Back ... • •• Continental Notes and News Carrying On ... Home Front, The ••• Driving the Edwardians…

A Series of Interviews with Personalities famous in the Realms of Motoring Sport No. 1 — Earl Howe The Rt. Hon. the Earl Howe is a gentleman of excellent taste.…

Sir, How interesting the letters from Mr. Bartle and Mr. Maniacus are. I, too, am the proud owner of an extremely interesting vintage projectile, it being a Mark VIII +…

Sir, In his piece on 'The Riddle of the Mystery Fiat', Bill Boddy reports that he has been unable to tie up his two references to LP Openshaw. I offer…

"Motor Racing." Edited by S. C. H. Davis. 319 pp. 8¾ in. by 52/5 in. (Seeley, Service and Co., Ltd., 196, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.C.2. 35s.) This is a revised edition…

June 20th-21st This year the Automobile Club de l'Ouest introduced a new feature in the running of the Le Mans 24-hour race by holding a test-day on the circuit as…

By Jack Brabham, 240 pp. 8 3/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (William Kimber & Co. Ltd., 22a Queen Anne's Gate, London, SW1. £2.50) Autobiographies and biographies form a very…

Sir, I have owned an average of one car per year for 35 years, both British and foreign. I can only remember three that have left me stranded by the…

Sir, I write in the hope that I May be able to contact someone who can assist me in the restoration of an early Morris Minor. The basic vehicle is…

Great American Automobiles by John Bentley. 374 pp., 10 in. by 7-1/4 in. (The Merlin Press, 112 Whitfield Street, London, S.W.1. 36s.). This is an attempt to provide, in attractive…

They said it was better than sex; that I should prepare to get grubby. They said there would be more overtaking than I’d seen all season. They were wrong, and…

A new company has taken a 150-year lease on Donington Park and vows to focus on the Collection and to support historic racing The new owner of Donington Park has…