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Lesney have among their usual inexpensive little replicas a Snow-Trac and a Lincoln Continental (1s 11d. each); respectively Nos. 35 and 31 in the "Matchbox" series. Corgi have brought out…

STREAMLINE BODYWORK FOR SPORTS AND RACING CARS. FOR centuries past, coachbuilders have been regarded as amongst the most conservative of folk, and in. some cases this conservatism is found in…

The Renault 16TS • B.R.D.C. Clubmen's Championship • A 700-c.c. Estate Car • Bugatti O.C. Coppa Costantini Meeting A few years ago someone whose name escapes me thought up a…

Spiced with adventure If you like your rallying. spiced with adventure, there is no substitute for going to Africa. Such a remark may offend those who derive great enjoyment from…

S. LEWIS Racing, Flying & Motor Clothing Fame 27 Carburton St., LONDON, W.1 'Phone : Museum 4793 White Racing Suits, button front, all round belt 22/II „ „ „ fitted…

Alvis — The Story Of The Red Triangle by Kenneth Day, 375pp. 10' x 8". (Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ. £24.95). Recent months have been a grand…

Sir, Reference reader's letter, "What's Wrong with Hot Air?" Mr. Clarke is possibly correct in thinking that there is no air-cooled Franklin at present in this country. In 1963, however,…

The cheerful yellow townhouses that pack the centre of Corte – or Corti as it’s known in local dialect, often the only language visible given the propensity of patriotic Corsicans…

A TRIALS RIDER'S GLOSSARY. By E. V. G. WITH the termination of one trials season, and with the imminent approach of yet another, due to the unrelenting reliability of the…

ONCE more the wooded slopes of the famous Worcestershire hill were bathed in sunshine for the annual open event of the Midland Automobile Club on July 11th, and a larger…

Adrian Dence (Morgan Plus Four) wins Motor Sport Brooklands Memorial Trophy and £75 prize by half-a-point. Close racing characterised the last 1963 Members' Meeting of the B.A.R.C. The first race,…

Foreword by Sir Stirling Moss Motor Sport is an institution. Now it’s celebrating its 1000th issue, and I reckon I must have read at least 750 of them. When I…