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After many months of rumour, Jaguar's successor to the Championship-winning XJR-9 has made its race debut. The XJR-10 is powered not by the faithful 7-litre V12, but by an all-new…

After my mother died I was living with friends in West Norwood whose family included three boys. The eldest and I considered we should have a motorcycle so after work…

THIRTY YEARS OF BROOKLANDS Thirty long years have elapsed since the late Mr. H. F. Locke-King built Brooklands Track for the British Motor Industry, an undertaking paid for privately by…

Sir, I read with interest the letter you published from Mr. A.R. Cawthome about the Triumph 2000. I also have one of these cars and can fully endorse Mr. Cawthorne's…

The paddle-wheel, precursor of the screw propeller, was perhaps seen in its most attractive form in driving the Mississippi stern-wheelers. Those were the craft on which Samuel Clements was pilot,…

Sir, Reading the (Obituaries in your March MOTOR SPORT I notice that the late Lord de Clifford, OBE, used Lagonda cars and in particular, a Gardner diesel engined Lag for…

John Cleland - 1990 Vauxhall Cavalier John Cleland is no stranger to tough choices but deciding whether the 1990 BTCC Cavalier or 97 Vectra was the worst car he's ever driven…

Mitsubishi Carisma The 1996 Carisma is Mitsubishi's first European-built model and is intended to be a Vauxhall Vectra/Ford Mondeo basher certainly as far as running cost per mile is concerned.…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters THE V.S.C.C. MEASHAM RALLY (January 4/5th) This tough annual fixture of the Vintage S.C.C. took on a rather different form this year. It was…

Aircraft restored or under restoration HFL has been responsible for the restoration of approximately 20% of the Spitfires flying today. This figure will rise to over 25% on completion of…

Robin Bradford A niche area, perhaps, but one definitely ripe for appraisal since the vibrant Caribbean rally scene is peppered with a host of colourful characters. The five main chapters…

Not long ago people normally glued to TV screens rushed out to look at a comet which last appeared in 1600BC apparently, which I cannot vouch for personally. But this…