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Sir, Your article of Lionel Rapson's Lanchester 40 greatly interested me. I happened to be present, in a breakers' yard near Eastbourne, when the same car was being "broken up",…

DTM set for America Could fresh initiative attract Japanese firms? By Gary Watkins Plans to export DTM to North America are on course to happen within the next three years…

To celebrate a century of Lagonda, the Lagonda Club has issued a most attractive 28 page book about plans for the occasion, covering the recent rally at Cockfosters, a four-day…

Last Month we asked famous names in motor racing tp name their greatest racing car of all. We also asked the people who make motor racing what it is —…

It is generally well-known that the now World-famous name of MG, with so many race victories and successful record-bids behind it, originated when the late Cecil Kimber saw the potential…

Out of the past One of the earliest garages in the country was opened in an ugly corrugated-iron church behind the present St Hilda's Church in Whitby, by Arnold Herbert Walker.…

It is rather interesting how often cars are mentioned by make in non-motoring books these days. A case in point occurs in "The Enchanted Places" by Christopher Milne (Eyre Methuen,1974),…

Sir, Recently the VW Owners' Club celebrated its 1,000th member. The lucky man is 74-year-old Mr Alexander Howat from Falkirk, who, accompanied by his daughter, is going on a free four-day…

More about Gear Ratios Cecil Clutton's article in the February issue gives rise to some miscellaneous comments, including interesting data on the ratios obtainable with Wilson and Cotal boxes. ENTHUSIASTS…

Marina Bay, September 21-22: the comeback as an art form, but could this be the last time for GP2 in Singapore? The destiny of the ninth GP2 Series title will…

MODERN PACKING METHODS. In an address given recently by Mr. Frederick J. Wolfe, Chairman of the AngloAmerican Oil Co., Ltd., some interesting details of the Company's enterprise were set forth.…

Not every Ford to have worn the RS badge has been worthy of it Ford has been putting Rallye Sport badges on its road cars for nearly 40 years. Most,…