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Petrol—Its Origin and Use. THE origin of petrol and lubricating oil, and their application to the automobile is an extraordinarily interesting story, and we have seldom seen it told in…

After Carlos Reutemann finally quit Williams two races into the Grand Prix season, Mario Andretti temped in an FWO7C at Long Beach. But Frank needed a permanent replacement; Derek Daly…

Dropped Socks? Nineteen forty-six was in the nature of a breather after the long years of war — we were jolly glad to get some sort of motoring sport again…

Halifax & D.M.C.C. & L.C.C. Freak hill climbs are to be held at 'foothill Bank as follows :- Mar. 3.—Restricted Permit 2 p.m. Apl. 14.--Closed I 2 p.m. May 26.—Restricted…

At the Frankfurt Show last September a number of manufacturers indicated that they had come to the same conclusions about existing and impending emission controls, by introducing multi-valve cylinder head…

Club News WE HEAR :Michael May still 1Yaxes very keen on the subject of " Silver Eagle " Alvis ears, but he has lately been using his mother's Hotchkiss saloon…

FINGLE MAKES ITS " MARQUE " ALTHOUGH the M.C.C. Exeter Trial is now past history, the following observations of a MOTOR SPORT tepresentative are of interest, as a complete record…

* I was amused to see that in my story on the less expensive vintage Italian sportscars the Bianchi was quoted as being equipped with ‘rakes’. (My copy named only…

MARINE MOTORING NEW GUIDE FOR HOLIDAY CRUISES. MANY motorists this summer will for the first time desert the land and spend their holidays motoring by water ; and already at…

With regard to the unquestionable victory by Surtees for Ferrari, with the V8-engined car, I can only refer to my reflections on the German Grand Prix printed in last month's…

THE GRAND PRIX OF THE R.A.C. The regulations for the Grand Prix of the Royal Automobile Club, which will take place at Brooklands on August Bank Holiday next, have now…

Sports car racing’s big challenge has always been to achieve a level playing field for both factory and independent teams, a rare balance no sanctioning body has ever been able…