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HILARITY WITH HENLYS AT HES TON I / ENLY'S 1932 Rally was their biggest success yet— in spite of the Brooklands ban on events of this description. Undeterred by the…

A 140 m.p.h., 4WD supercar  A sensational permanent-four-wheel-drive, 200 b.h.p., turbocharged, five-cylinder Audi, offering 140 m.p.h., 0-60 m.p.h. in seven seconds, 25 m.p.g. overall, superb comfort for 4/5 people, incredible…

It is two years since Motor Sport tested the TVR Tasmin convertible, two years in which these specialist hand-built cars from Blackpool have undergone detailed refinements and subtle modifications which have…

HERE AND THERE. MOTORCYCLING NOTES. THE INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS. The results of the International Six Days Trial which are now announced in full show overwhelming successes for British machines. It…

by Kenneth Neve. I76pp. 81/4" 51/4". (Grenville Publishing Co, Standard House, Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4DA. £7.95 plus 55p UK postage) How could any vintage-car enthusiast not read this charming…

Pumblings Aft Tian !VERGES Those "Dark Horses." WHENEVER a few motoring enthusiasts foregather nowadays there is bound to be a discussion on the spacial announcement in the B.A.R.C. entry forms…

Two brave design choices brought dominating success, the car's designer tells Keith Howard In Formula One the 1980s were McLaren's decade. From 1980 to '89 the team won no fewer…

Veteran Edwardian Vintage A SECTION DEVOTED TO OLD-CAR MATTERS The 1904 Napier L48 WE HAVE referred from time to time to the giant Napier "Samson" which Alan ("Bob") Chamberlain has…

Sir, I was very interested to read the letter front Mr. Christopher Clarke, published in the issue for June 1978, concerning the difficulty experienced now in obtaining 5-star petrol since…

Book Reviews "An Addiction to Automobiles" by Maurice Platt. 198 pp. 9," x 6". (Frederick Warne Ltd., 40, Bedford Square, London, MB 311E. f12.50). This is a most welcome book.…

Continually, as new engines are produced, the need arises for new, better lubricating oils to suit them. That is why one of the most important activities of an oil firm…

The rest of this page may have convinced you I have a less than healthy obsession with expensive, powerful cars and you’d not be far wrong. But I also love…