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Taylor's son brings back a famous name Many readers will remember Geoffrey Taylor and his Alta cars during the nineteen-thirties, especially in the sport of speed trials and hilIclimbs, and…

One of the great manes in motor sport is to return with the sleek coupe shown above. The new OSCA 2500GT is a back-to-basics sportscar with the emphasis on pure…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters V.S.C.C. Hendon Driving Tests (Dec. 13th) First-Class Awards: A. D. Jones (1928 Austin), H. J. De Salis (1925 Austin), P. R. Parks (1926 Austin).…

Lola ended a year of 50th anniversary celebrations with a street demonstration through its home town of Huntingdon on a sunny Sunday afternoon in October – and the event certainly…

Donington Festival fixed Although the balance of the 2011 racing calendar at Donington Park is in disarray, the date for the second running of the Donington Historic Festival has already…

The question of the qualifying race on Saturday afternoon, before the Grand Prix, found no support at all and rapidly died a natural death. Practice for the Monaco Grand Prix…

MISCELLANEOUS IMPECUNIOUS VINTAGE LOVER offers help gratis to anyone rdtoring interesting car, In West London area. E. G. Corkc, 12, Balmoral Gardens, London, W.13. (4097 EXPERT TONING. Sperislists on S.U.…

Former NASCAR Winston Cup champion Benny Parsons recently lost his battle against cancer, aged 66. The former taxi driver started racing in 1964, and his NASCAR title came at the…

1983 Formula One Grand Prix racing does not start until March 13th, with the Brazilian Grand Prix at Rio de Janeiro, but already indications are that it is going to…

At Le Mans in 1952, during the practice sessions Daimler-Benz tried an air brake on a 309SL coupe. This consisted of a metal flap mounted above the roof and hinged…

* Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this list * C = Closed Event. CI = Closed…

By Chris Nixon ISBN 0 85184 067 1, Published by Transport Bookman, £49.99 Heaven indeed if you love big front-engined sportscars, this lavish book features the three seasons which saw Aston loosen Ferrari's…