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The 1932 Riley Gamecock XJ 2576, owned by the late Jim Brymer, the motoring photographer, is being restored. I am glad of this, because I did so many runs with…

RACING DRIVER'S WORKSH P. A visit to A. F. ASHBY'S tuning depot. (Above) Corner of the machine shop and (right) Mr. Ashby's Riley nine being prepared for the season's racing.…

Diesel Lagondas A colleague has handed me the July issue of MOTOR SPORT and I have read with interest the letter from Mr. Davey regarding diesel engined Lagondas. In the…

The last six-cylinder Aston Martin to be made, a DBS, passed through the assembly area at Newport Pagnell in 1972, at the end of Sir David Brown's philanthropic reign. The…

ULSTER AUTOMOBILE CLUB The regulations for the third International County Down Trophy Road Race have now been issued by the Ulster Automobile Club. The race will be run this year…

"Blue Wings Over Bangkok," by Prince Bira. 184 pp., 5 ½ in. by 8 ½ in. (Foulis, 7, Milford Lane, W.C.2. 18s. 6d.) This is a book for flying enthusiasts.…

A new era began for Corvette Racing at Mid-Ohio when the new GT2 class Chevrolet made its long-awaited debut in the American Le Mans Series. The new car replaces Corvette…

Sydney Allard's first Allard, the famous CLK5, was built in 1939. It was evolved from a crashed Ford V8 saloon. The chassis was cut down, normal Ford suspension, rod-operated brakes and welded…

Sir, On looking through various back numbers of Motor Sport, I noticed recent correspondence concerning the ridiculous names given to various car colours by some manufacturers in an effort to…

Parker Wins 500-c.c. Race for Kieft A huge crowd saw Hawthorn do exactly what Ferrari intended him to do at Silverstone on the occasion of the Daily Express B.R.D.C. International…

The correct title of Evan Green's book published by Cassell's and reviewed in April is "A Boot Full of Right Arms".

Briton Ian Giles dominated the opening two rounds of the third FIA Thoroughbred Grand Prix Car Championship at Silverstone and Monza last month, with superlative performances in the ex-Riccardo Patrese…