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THE SENIOR RACE. THE PIECE DE RESISTANCE OF T.T. WEEK. SEVERAL thousand people must have viewed Friday morning's dawn with apprehension and disappointment. It appeared that Thursday's downpour was to…

The spell of Arctic weather which is prevailing as I write has made me think of the peace of mind which an aircooled engine can give in terms of its…

OBITUARIES Anthony Brooke t was a great shock to members of the VSCC to learn of the death in February of Anthony (Tony) Brooke. He was so very much a…

I became aware of The Aeroplane (6d weekly) in the early 1930s and was soon a regular reader. It was edited by the controversial and outspoken Charles Grey Grey from…

New power, new management, new livery – Vijay Mallya has pressed the reset button at Force India. Will this fresh start bring the results? By Rob Widdows These are tense…

RAC Award D-type star wins inaugural award at Gala Dinner Gary Pearson became the inaugural winner of the RAC’s Woodcote Trophy for his crowd-pleasing performances in Nigel Webb’s Jaguar D-type…

AN AMBLE ROUND ABINGDON By T. G. Moore. /ALWAYS get a lot of pleasure in going round a motor factory, especially when I have the run of the experimental department…

Those delightful motor car miniatures continue to arrive in interesting profusion. This month, with Lesney excelling themselves with their extremely accurate 1907 40/50 Rolls-Royce reviewed last month, it is over…

THE BEST AT THE MOTOR SHOW Sir, After having had a good look around at this year's Motor Show, I was surprised to note that subsequent issues of your journal…

A SECTION DEVOTED TO OLD-CAR MATTERS A talk with a Motoring Barrister SOON after I had referred, in the August issue of MOTOR SPORT, to the hearing of an appeal…

SLIP-UP Last year we commented, in connection with disputes that arose out of the braking test in the Scottish Rally, that it Is a responsibility of the R.A.C. Competitions Department…

Almost four years after the first Ford Cortina left the Dagenham production line the 1,000,000th one was completed. No other car made in Britain has sold so prolifically in this span…