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(Concerning cars of under 1,000 c.c.) Driving the Fiat 127 At times, when the Continental Correspondent and I have been motoring together in one or other of our more staid…

The Grand Prix world has accepted the fact that this year has seen the introduction of what would appear to be a phenomenon in its midst. I refer to the…

PREVIOUS WI NN ERS 1928. Nuvolari (Bugatti), 100.870 k.p.h. 1929. Brilli-Peri (Talbot), 143.846 k.p.h. 1930. Borzacchini (Maserati 16 cyl.), 146.539 k.p.h. 1931. Race not held. 1932. Race not held. Race…

A section devoted to old-car matters A sizeable mystery The other day I received a letter from Lord Donegall, asking whether I could help him in the matter of an…

DONINGTON AFTERTHOUGHTS That great Grand Prix at Donington is still the foremost topic Of discussion in motor-racing circles, and the arrival of November fog cannot dim memories of that great…

Ab. Jenkins is claiming the International Class D 5 and 10-mile records, with the 3-litre V8 Novi-Winfield-Mobil, which, known as the Novi-Governor-Special, holds the Indianapolis lap record. It is now…

PROPER PERSPECTIVE ALAVISHLY produced German automobile and aviation journal which came into our possession recently contains a lengthy description of a motor exhibition held in Germany apparently towards the end…

Bruno Giacomelli 1990 LIFE F190 Italy's economy boom threw up some strange F1 outfits, but none stranger than life, whose bizarre W12 engine gave 440BHP less than the Honda unit…

The fascination, surely, of driving an interesting car you have not previously tried, of watching a motor race, or any other competitive event for that matter, of going out with…

The Rhode was a popular car in its day, with its fair share of modest competition achievements. It was built by William Frederick Mead who had worked for Dr. Lanchester…

It has been brought to my attention that the model of Malcolm Campbell’s Peugeot Grand Prix Type L76 that was on display in the National Motor Museum is no longer…

A reader, John Classey of Totteridge, writes in praise of the BBC-2 programme about the 1921 French Trans-Asian Expedition, using Citroen Kegresse vehicles, and expresses the hope that other such…