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News Flash An unexpected if very brief encounter with motoring history punctuated TV coverage of the Westland Affair, that unhappy or welcome piece of Government bungling, depending on which Party…

Sir, I very much enjoyed Counting the Akelas (March) and here are one or two points I would like to make. The cylinder heads were held by four studs, not…

The new factory-backed Aston Martin-powered Lola coupé looks set to bury the memories of the last time the two companies teamed up at Le Mans.  A pair of Lola-Aston T70…

Le Mans legend and motor industry giant Carroll Shelby died on May 10. He was 89. Though a relatively late starter in motor sport, he was a quick learner yet…

Is there any surer way of uniting Australian sports fans than when there's the prospect of beating the Europeans on their home ground? Yes it was a shock when, in…

McRae is forced to let his team-mate win, but that quickly became the secondary talking point… What a commotion was caused during and after Spain's qualifier in the World Rally…

I am supposed to know a bit about Brooklands, having seen my first race meeting there over 73 years ago. But can anyone tell me about a car of which…

The Bugatti Royale sold for £5,000,000 at a Christie's Auction has been just about done to death in the media. The price paid by London vintage-car dealer Nicholas Harley (actually…

MATTERS OF MOMENT The June issue of MOTOR on the 12th of next month it is ready the first of the Climbs will have been held, the Every reader who…

Where now for British rallying The novelty of having a British World Rally Champion in Colin McRae has begun to wear off. At first like any lottery winner McRae said…

Car: A.C. Buckland sports-tourer. Loaned by: Buckland Body Works, Buntingford, Herts. Speedometer reading: 30,700 miles. Engine: Six-cylinder, 65 by 100 mm. (1,991 c.c.); o.h.c. 6½ to 1 compression-ratio; 74 b.h.p.…

Keith Howard's recent recall of Archie Butterworth's 4WD AJB reminded me of a hectic weekend I had in 1949. The AJB was entered for Brighton Speed Trials, and I was…