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The Peerless G.T. four-seater coupé, to which reference was made in Motor Sport last October, is to go into production next month, the makers inform us. Slight changes have been…

A Pageant of Speed Silverstone, Northamptonshire, May 14th. The annual day of racing on the Silverstone circuit, organised by the B.R.D.C., started off at 10.30 a.m, on a bright and…

Sir, Until I read the paragraph in the September Rumblings, about the Chevrolet V8 in the Can-Am car and its connection with the 1929/30 Rileys, it had never occurred to…

From the paperback "Mary Pickford", a Star book, published by W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd. in 1975: In the spring of 1925 a plot to kidnap Mary Pickford was…

Phil Llewellin returns to the place where his motor-journalism career began and rediscovers hillclimbing's unique and timeless atmosphere. Accelerating like a clothyard arrow at Agincourt, McLaren's prodigiously potent F1 reaches…

Aston Martin celebrated its 10th appearance in a James Bond film at Sketch restaurant in London. It all began when the now-iconic DB5 appeared in Goldfinger in 1964. The party…

EDITORIAL. Give the II ritish Manufacturer a Chance ! NOW that long distance racing for sports cars is apparently -finished for the moment at Brook lands, it seems that our…

The Modified Minor Club announces that owners of the new Mini-Minor will be admitted to the Club in future. This follows a demonstration of the new car to members at a recent…

A PEDIGREE OF THE CARS AT INDIANAPOLIS THE following is 4 brief description of the cars that started the 500 Miles Race :Kelly Petillo-Red Lion. This car is a four-cylinder,…

The 1-litre Formula 3 Tecno owned and raced in period by Ronnie Peterson is due to return to the track in 2009 in the hands of veteran pilot Peter St…

HAS RACING CEASED TO BENEFIT THE UTILITY MOTORIST? IS THE RACING-CAR OF TO-DAY STILL THE TOURING CAR OF TO-MORROW P (Continued from the January issue.) As readers may express surprise…

B.O.R.C.'S DINGHY RACES. ALTHOUGH the B.O.R.C. meeting at the Welsh Harp on Saturday, 6th September, did not attract a big "gate," from the point of view of sport, it was…