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SPORTING MACHINES ON TEST. THE INDIAN SCOUT. By ARNOLD RADCLYFFE. -IT is now just twenty-five years since the first Indian. motor-cycle was built ; during this period many models have…

Denny Hulme (top left) in the Texaco Marlboro McLaren which took over the lead in the last two laps. Carlos Reutemann in the latest Brabham (bottom left) with the air…

CARS IN BOOKS Regular readers of long-standing and good memory will know that I am a great admirer of almost all the works of T. H. White. " England Have…

A Battle - But Not Heated REIMS, FRANCE, July 1st. With the French Grand Prix being held at Rouen this year, the Automobile Club du Champagne stood on its own…

Sir, I liked the article by D.S.J. recalling the International Trophy Race over the years. The JCC scored a notable break-through with their handicapping via different channels, the brilliant idea…

Dr Wolfgang Ulrich, head of Audi Motorsport, took time out from his Le Mans preparations to talk to Gary Watkins about the forthcoming Peugeot challenge and the relevance of diesel…

Mr. G. Sutherland, late of Aston Martin, Ltd., has acquired the eontrolling interest in Messrs. E. D. Abbott, Ltd., the well-known coaclunakers. lie in joining the present Board, consisting of…

Did this Oldsmobile Autocrat, dubbed ‘Yellow Peril’ by its first owner, really finish a 1911 Labor Day race in flames? We’ll never know for sure… The Yellow Peril’s saga is…

The Editor looks back on the cars he drove in 1958 I always rather enjoy writing this annual feature, if only to refresh my memory of the cars tested during the…

WIN PERCY DOMINATED THE WORLD Sports Car races at Snetterton in late July aboard Henry Pearman's Jaguar XJR-11. Pearman shared the car in the endurance race to win on his…

The 1998 Penrite Oil Award for outstanding achievement in the historic vehicle world has been awarded to Brooklands Museum for its recent developments, including the acquisition of the lap-record Napier…

Are historic racing cars quicker today than they were in period? Goodwood could provide the answer. Tim Scott pores through its data in a bid to discover the answer The…