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Pre-war sports cars will race at the Oulton Park Gold Cup the first time in the August Bank Holiday meeting. It will include the Motor Racing Legends pre-war sports car series,…

Speedwell are better known for their extensive conversions to B.M.C. cars, such as the 110-m.p.h. Riley Elf we tried a few months ago, but the bulk of their business is…

"The History of AC Cars Ltd" We are always gratified when a manufacturer decides to have the history of his particular concern written up. None has done so more pleasingly than AC Cars Ltd,…

Having referred to the Fiat Mirafiori Sport in last month's Editorial, in connection with Fiat of Turin's supercharging experiments, I felt I should drive one again, which Richard Seth-Smith soon arranged. The…

Ferraris all the way Right from the start this year's race was short of runners, for a great number were withdrawn before the week of Le Mans began; all the…

Best known as a major importer of British and other European cars to the USA, Norwegian-born Kjell Qvale, who has died aged 94, was involved in many racing enterprises, including…

HORTON'S SINGLE SEATER MIDGET. In our last issue " Boanerges " stated that the design of the body of R. T. Horton's M.G. Midget was the work of Mr. Kesterton,…

Sir, Perhaps the enclosed glimpse of a bygone day of motoring in South Africa forty years ago will prove of interest to the vintage enthusiasts. Such scenes were still very…

BETTER BOOKS LTD. BOOKSELLERS • UNDER MY BONNET G. R. N. Minchin Few people CiM have had so many and varied motoring experiences as Mr. Minchin. His nwmory carries hitn…

Although Jenks' Letter to Readers was a popular topic for correspondents this month, we have been absolutely inundated with requests for a full set of answers to last year's three-part…

Those who enjoy top-class motor-racing art will get enormous pleasure, I am sure, from Haynes' book of the celebrated painter Michael Turner's work The Motorsport Art of Michael Turner, ISBN…

Some interesting history relating to Lord Montagu's 1909 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost has surfaced in the Friends of the NMM Trust Newsletter. This car was bought by Colonel Ferguson of…