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ANOTHER A BEY "SPECIAL )) DISTINCTIVE SPORTS COUPE ON MAGNA CHASSIS. WE have on more than one occasion made reference to the special models turned out by Abbey Coachworks, Ltd.,…

FIA Passport: Cars with no HTP may not be able to take part in international events A pre-season rush is expected for new FIA Historic Technical Passports (HTPs) for cars racing in…

"An agile, two-door automobile, quick, nimble, manoeuvrable and spacious enough for the whole family whenever necessary - a car which is also elegant and a bit unusual." Dr Robert Buchelhofer,…

Lap 10 of the Formula Ford final at any Silverstone Club circuit meeting of the late 1970s or very early '80s: you'd be in the Woodcote grandstand, waiting for the…

Motoring Sportsmen by the Editor--) No. 6. Dr. J. D. Benjafield M.D. (Lond.), etc. TT is a matter of conjecture whether Dr. J. D. Benja field owes his popularity to…

Selling highly individualistic U.S. cars in Great Britain is a fairly small operation for the four makes concerned. Yet the demand seems to be increasing and one wanders how much…

Though fated not to become a household name, Pat Fairfield was much admired by his peers; Andrew Embleton recalls a genial and popular driver Although Patrick Greenway Fairfield was born…

Dunelts Redesigned. Dunelt machines which, as most riders know, are supercharged by means of their truncated pistons, are being produced for 1928 in new forms, although the prices remain unchanged.…

THE ESSEX TERRA PLANE EIGHT. Sweeping Acceleration and Silent High Speed Travel. IN the June 1932 issue of MOTOR SPORT there appeared an article entitled "The American Way," which among…

SEGRAVE KNIGHTED. THE KING HONOURS WORLD SPEED RECORD HOLDER. THE wonderfully successful expedition from which Major H. 0. D. Segrave has recently returned has been brought to a fitting climax…

We are aware that Bill Lake's GP Sunbeam is started with the aid of Ki-gas, not Ki-grass (page 831). This is the sort of printer's error which can occur when…

Braking news Jaguar, Dunlop and the development of the disc brake When Moss won at Reims, the disc brake was already almost half a century old, as patent applications for…