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Sir, I have been reading with considerable interest the correspondence appearing in your columns with reference to the Arab car, the more so as I happen to be the son…

RUMBLINGS The Volvo t2.2.S has a fine reputation for high quality and now that it is available with the new 1780 c.c. 90-b.h.p. BI2 engine and disc front brakes it…

The 1982 US (West) Grand Prix – Lauda’s first win after his ‘retirement’ The red light shone, then the green, and away they went, the young de Cesaris making a…

The Editor encounters a hot-rod Last September PF Payne made fastest sports-car time of the day at the Gosport Speed Trials in his Ford, clocking 15.02 sec for the ss quarter-mile. During December…

Having mentioned elsewhere that Mr. Minchin was seriously ill, we are deeply sorry to learn, as we close for press, that he has died, in S. Africa, where he went…

An enigma Public perceptions of BMW and its products are probably more disparate than for any other manufacturer, German or otherwise. The Munich company is rightly renowned for very high-performing,…

Although motoring historians make play with the variants of the Talbot name, which has been applied to widely differing cars, we must try to look at the present car bearing this…

Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. The Jan./Feb. issue of the club's journal contains a brief account of activities from 1911, when the club was formed, to the commencement of racing at…

Prodrive’s plans to enter the Formula 1 World Championship in 2008 remain in limbo after negotiations to use McLaren customer cars broke down in mid-October. McLaren has always said that…

"Both out of their tiny minds..." The recent Law Courts spat between Group Lotus and Tony Fernandes's current Lotus Racing operation has been covered very extensively in the specialist media.…

With Indy 500 winners Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish among the rookies competing in NASCAR this year, it’s tough for an unknown to get attention. But keep an eye on…

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