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Books for Christmas "The Centenary of The Car — 1885-1985" by Andrew Whyte. 160 pp, 111/4 in x 91/2 in (Octopus Books Ltd, 59 Grosvenor Street, London W1X 9DA. £9.95).…

Restored to title-winning form after his frustrating sojourn into NASCAR, Dario Franchitti plans to make his Indycar career last as long as possible By Damien Smith Formula 1 used to…

Sir, I read with great interest your article under the title "I4ow did the Leyland Eight Rate?", particularly the references to Napiers and A. J. Rowledge. I was a member…

0.41.0)00.0.0.0.0.0,44(.00 JAGUETTE versus M.G. Sir, I read with interest the letter of Mr. W. H. Kingsbury in the October issue, with reference to the Jaguette-Special, and the comparison with the…

The pleasure of motoring is closely bound up with the roads you traverse, and the cars you encounter, as well as with the vehicles you drive. Running into London along…

I was beginning to think I would never see any real Grand Prix racing anymore, but the Grand Prix of France has restored my faith. By tiny standards, racing on…

What we'd blow the budget on this month ASTON WORKSHOP Aston Martin DB2 DHC The DB4, 5 and 6 series have overshadowed the handsome DB2. Dropheads are especially rare, and…

For the first time since Toleman entered Formula One in 1981 with Brian Henton and Derek Warwick, a Grand Prix team will be fielding an all-British driver line-up in 1988.…

Before the Dutch Grand Prix began there was considerable activity on the Zandvoort circuit in the way of testing and experiments, for being a permanent closed circuit it is available…

Endurance runs Runs, more or less non-stop, of long distance or duration, have always been an admirable means of proving the durability and reliability (not quite the same thing) of…

Cars you thought you'd never see again: Attila Mk3 Hardly seen since Mark Hales raced it with some success in the 1980s. the Attila Mk3 is back racing. It's being…

Sir, Nino Farina pioneered the laid back driving style? Not so. Go back to the earlier 1930s and look at some of the Tazio Nuvolari photographs. Joe Bayley, New Romney,…