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Unlike the Earls Court Motor Show, which is terribly tied up with the British Motor Industry and their trade union, the S.M.M.T., who only allow approved people who make the right…

From Sir Ralph Millais, Bt. A Tricky Repair Sir, When I brought my Tipo B Alfa Romeo engine block to Messrs. Angell & Williams for repair, I was initially told…

Your flexible friend! From my viewpoint, the difficulty with enthusing over Classic cars is that cars change so quickly. What seemed an outstanding motor car some years ago soon pales…

Some off-roaders have ever more serious limousine aspirations… This is no cheap Range Rover alternative. The Mitsubishi Shogun 3.5 V6 is by no means inexpensive. It is comfortable, willing, well-appointed…

Le Mans 24-Hour Race Tickets The two basic types of tickets available for public enclosures at the Le Mans 24-Hour classic are Enceintes des Virages (about £12) and Enceintes Generales…

AND THEY CALL THIS LOGIC! The sports-car owner has always been a villain in the eyes of magistrates and coroners, and certain incidents of the last few months have brought…

Remembering Parry Thomas Pendine Community Council held a rally on Easter Saturday to commemorate the birth of racing-driver Parry Thomas, who was killed on the Carmarthen beach in 1927 attempting to regain…

Sir, The arguments in your correspondence columns as to which is really the Best Car in the World are very interesting but everyone seems to have overlooked the most important…

A Pressman's Holiday. IHAVE often thought how interesting it would be to have a register of all the old sports and racing cars in England with a history behind them.…

In this month’s magazine we touch on a number of those dream drives. We all have them, whether you want to be Mario Andretti in a black and gold Lotus…

Sir, Surely my fellow Australian Barry Batagol has not got his facts right when questioning the accuracy of your Le Mans report, which specifically referred to McLaren's outstanding achievement on…

Yuletime Fun with a Vintage Light Car [Warning! This article is intended only for vintage-car enthusiasts and sentimentalists. Ed.] On the evening of Boxing Day last year your Editor hit…