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Cecil Clutton writes-up a remarkable book, which is of great interest to students of Edwardian performance, and which, even to-day, shows car-testing in a new light. IT is maddeningly difficult…

The Jaguar XJ 3.4 Since its debut at the 1968 London Motor Show the Jaguar XJ saloons have become the standard by which the opposition is judged in Britain. The…

"The Pom" Mutterings about building "Pom Specials" with extra-long wheelbases permeated the Silverstone paddock when the results of the Pomeroy were announced: Rodney Felton's Monza Alfa Romeo in John Harper's…

Sir, May I congratulate you on the magazine. I don't care about how many pages it has, or how big they are, and l am perfectly happy to pay the…

The March teams were the only ones who had to do any major rebuilding after the ravages of Monte Carlo, both 761/1, Brambilla's car, and 761/4, Merzario's car needing new…

M U 1) ! By E. V. G. IN answer to the perfect tornado of requests showered upon me from all directions (mainly in the form of single tickets to…

Readers of" Motor Sport "are cordially invited to attend the fourth annual Lagonda Fete at Brooklands on Saturday, July 19th. The keen racing that characterises these Lagonda meetings will be…

THE ME0 SPECIAL AFFAIR AROSE OUT OF MY YOUTHFULL fanaticism for any link with motor racing. I had written to SCH Davis of The Autocar in 1933, asking if anyone would employ…

The classic era of the RAC Rally will be re-created in November 2004 with a three-day forest rally aimed at crews of historic, post-historic and classic cars. Pre-75 rally cars are…

The British Society of Automotive Historians elects members who have the required qualities. So I was very surprised to see a full-page portrait of Barbara Cartland when she was a…

Sir, We'll all miss Patrick Head, one of Grand Prix history's greatest characters in every respect. I sense that his heart isn't really in what he says about today's technical…

Sir, Regarding this H.R.G. battle, I feel I must write to back up Mr. Gandhi. Although apparently wrong on certain points, I think he feels as I do—that is to…