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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…

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…