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AN APOLOGY TO THE B.A.L.P.A. Sir, The most colourful phrases—like the most colourful young ladies—display the least depth. Failure to recognise this fact induced me to commit a "whimsy "…

The Rapier When the new When the new Lagonda Company announced that they were going to concen trate on the 44-litre and Rapide models, there were many of us who…

Ten years on from Jacques Villeneuve, Nico Rosberg is entering the F1 scene at Williams There's a neat symmetry to Nico Rosberg's arrival in grand prix racing this season. Not…

NEW STEYR SHOWROOMS. Mr. A. S. Forsyth, factory representative of Steyr cars for Great Britain and Ireland, has now removed from Sentinel House, Southampton Row, to 6, Upper St. Martin's…

The SCAT history on the previous pages in this issue recounts how two 1100-c.c. Newtons were entered for the 1923 200 Mile Race at Brooklands but non-started. Nevertheless, one of…

Sir, While one cannot but agree with all you say about C. C. Wakefield, may I add a footnote about one of the other companies you mention, i.e. Mobil? They,…

Charge of the Light brigade In 1961, I reminded the VSCC Light Car & Edwardian Section that in 1924 the RAC had held a Six-Day Welsh Trial based in Llandrindod…

Mr. Buxton's letter in Vintage Postbag recalls a gadget which had a certain vogue in the early days when I was getting my first taste of Edwardian motoring. The device…

A thrilling World Sportscar Masters battle and a wealth of other track action helped this year’s Silverstone Classic live up to its name By Paul Lawrence Though under a new…

VINTAGENTS AT DONINGTON ABOUT thirty Vintage S.C.C. members competed in the Club's Donington race meeting on August 12th. Unfortunately the day was saddened by a fateful accident to Sir John…

Amanda Stretton will become the first British woman to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours this month since Juliette Slaughter raced a Lola T294 in 1978. Stretton is teaming…