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G.N. SPECIAL 1 93A SPECIAL 4-cylinder Anzani. Genuine `x speed of 85-90. Lap speed of 80. Mechanically sound. Ran in this year's relay race. 2 str. racing body. £45 or…

The principal event on the F3 calendar last month was the European Nations F3 Trophy held at Thruxton on September 20th. In fact the main event was slightly more than…

I have practically no knowledge of Fleet Street writers but I believe one of the greatest columnists was 'Cassandra' of The Daily Mirror. He was amusing, pungent in criticism and…

A DEBATE ON THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC BILL The Toronto Brake Tests show that Braking Offences are 12i% of the Total of Motoring Offences for the Year. ONE of the…

There was a time when racing came to a dead stop towards the end of September, usually culminating in the presentation of the Motor Sport Brooklands Trophy at Goodwood. But…

EASTER MONDAY AT BROOKLANDS First B.A.R.C. Meeting. BA.R.C. weather is by now traditionally excellent, . and Easter Monday was no exception. Great things were expected at this meeting, for it…

The Mangoletsi "Hi-Torque" B.M.W. 2002 In concluding his Road Impressions of the B.M.W. 2002 last September the Editor wrote: "Anyway, a B.M.W. will be right at the summit of my…

RACING WORKSHOP ON entering the spotless and spacious workshops of Messrs Birkin and Couper the first objects that caught my eye were a tattered racing cover and a buckled wheel,…

THE AXIS IN AFRICA Some interesting data about four Continental Military Vehicles THE subjects of this article are a Fiat, a Mercedes, a Stoewer and a Lancia. The first two…

Roads and circuits up and down the country will next year echo to the return of the Tour of Britain. Although the official announcement comes too late to be reported…

. . . Go Out on a Midnight Run It came as a bit of a culture shock I can tell you, standing in wind-driven sleet in the middle of…

"A History of the World's Sports Cars," by Richard Hough. 223 pp. 10 1/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (George Allen & Unwin Ltd., Ruskin House, 40, Museum Street, London, W.C.1. 42s.)…