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The Nurburgring, majestic, daunting and obsolete, has hosted its last World Championship race. The scene of many great triumphs and arguably, Juan-Manuel Fangio's victory in the 1957 German Grand Prix might…

Responsible Dear Reader, Some years ago, when Mr Ecclestone was getting the Formula One teams organised into a responsible body of people, the chief engineers at the time took a…

We Hear Lincolnshire seems to harbour early cars, and amongst those reported as seen recently are a Stellite, in daily use, an "11/22" Wolseley two-seater, a G.W.K., a Trojan "Achilles"…

I just want a picture of the boys.” Hazel Chapman, Colin’s widow, lifts her camera and ‘the boys’ stop talking. Boys. Their bus passes are dog-eared now, but they were…

On the third Saturday in parched March the B.A.R.C. opened the British racing season before an excellent crowd, with the first of its 1953 Members' Meetings. An entry of 103 sports…

August 18th The sun shone and there was over-spill from the large car parks to an adjacent field for this year's Vintage S.C.C. Prescott Speed Hill-Climb. The entry of 103…

According to the Melbourne Herald, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, which is the controlling body, imposed a ban on all cars of B.M.C. manufacture from taking part in Australian…

Sir, I find W.B.'s comments on Triumph Stag and Rolls-Royce power-assisted steering interesting. Years ago I used to demonstrate the first ever production Silver Clouds with PAS and soon realised…

Two works Audi 80s will be seen in International Rallying this season as the Ingolstadt company gains experience ready for a major effort in 1980. The Group 2 80s, crewed…

BIG CAR PERFORMANCE IN A SMALL COMPASS The Frazer-Nash-B.M.W. displays exceptional acceleration, speed and riding comfort without losing the charm of easy handling Before driving the Frazer-Nash-B.M.W. we found it…

Sir, I have just been sorting through some of my early copies of Motor Sport, and was delighted to find on page 490 of the May 1973 Issue a photograph of the…

When the Belgian Grand Prix was last run, in 1958, the organisers slipped up in their estimation of the performance of the competing cars by holding the race over 300…