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BRM meant British Racing Motors. But racing was only a part of their activities. The team was a small cog in the massive Rubery-Owen engineering group, and they went racing,…

The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust has been granted £997,691 of National Lottery money for a major redevelopment of the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Plans call for a…

The West Midlands is the heart of the British motor industry, but strangely, the building of competition cars is centred around trading estates in Huntingdon, Slough, and so on. However,…

Phil Hindley remains the man to beat on both the Tour and Mini Britannia when he extended his unbroken sequence to four wins during the third running of the one-day…

Factfile Engine: 2.2 litres, four cylinders, turbocharged Top speed: 140mph Price: £36,440 Power: 197bhp at 4000rpm Fuel/CO2: 55.5mpg, 135g/km www.jaguar.co.uk   I am rarely less than impressed by Jaguars ability…

Motor Sport Formula One Meet We are delighted to announce that Motor Sport will be sponsoring the HSCC's final championship round at Silverstone on Saturday, September 28. One of the…

By OUR CONTINENTAL CORRESPONDENT HOW THEY WILL LINE UP Most of the manufacturers and Scuderias have completed their teams for the coming season, and we are now able to take…

When the the smoke or battle clears we shall appraise fully the value of the Transatlantic Air Ferry Service. Yet it was not until after the Great War of 1914-18…

Five Finishers out of 13 Starters in B.A.R.C. "International 200" Aintree, April 21st. THE B.A.R.C. International Meeting at the three-mile Aintree circuit consisted of the 67-lap "lnternational 200" Race for…

1981 Monaco Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari 126CK) When Jacques Laffite said, "No driver can do miracles. But Gilles sometimes made you wonder," he was probably thinking of Monaco '81.…

What did the young Pole think about – during and after – his spectacular crash during the Canadian Grand Prix? “I have absolutely no fear at all of driving, no nightmares,…

Fittipaldi wins after Hailwood retires Silverstone, April 23rd. In years gone by the Silverstone International Trophy meeting was THE non-championship Formula One event of the season. The entry was often…