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Auction anxieties Car auctions have flourished impressively since Lord Montagu held the first such Christie's sale at Beaulieu, many years ago. Their glossy catalogues provide an enticing description of those…

Sir, I was interested to see your reference to my Alvis SA Speed 20. I have owned the car for six years, after finding it in a field near Plymouth.…

Three months ago (Motor Sport, March 1987) we recalled the "Babs" cot which was set up in perpetuity at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in 1927, as a…

Avon tyres are an all-British product and were seen in the proud position of being fitted to the Rolls-Royce and Bentley exhibits at the last NEC Motor Show, as they have…

Sir, Seeing that you once published an article featuring the Range Rover, I thought you may be interested to know that the one I purchased new, in March 1971, has…

Lotus has always aimed high – and so do the men behind its latest motor sport and road car plans By Ed Foster When it was announced that Lotus had…

By AuslanderThe most interesting piece of news I have heard this month, I think, is the fact that a certain German racing driver, known to most of you almost exclusively…

I quote: "over Paddock, with Bruce McLaren, in the new Ford missing a gear and dropping back" Autocar; "and Bruce McLaren hung badly just after the line as if he…

Blood tastes bad Motor racing has attained immense popularity. Crowds of some 120,000 watch the Daily Express Meetings at Silverstone. More British enthusiasts journey to the Continental Grands Prix than…

1974: Graham Hill commissions the T370 for his fledgling Embassy-backed team. Looking very F5000, this proves a disappointment. It collects just a single constructors' championship point when Hill finishes a…

BOOKS RECEIVED. THE BOOK OF THE STANDARD (Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., 6s. net) is an attractive volume of great interest to motorists in general and to owners of…

Sir, Are we really stark, staring bonkers, or just punch-drunk? Here we are, motorists and industry alike, confronted by another outrageous attack by a profligate Government. And what does our…