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TEAM ENSIGN Battling against the odds THESE days one might be excused for thinldng that all Grand Prix teams arc sUnply dripping with major commercial sponsorship as multi-national corporations queue…

Bill Boddy There were two Gallic options for those seeking top-quality motoring after WW1. One is still remembered, one not... Soon after the horrors of WW1 ended in 1918, the…

CLASSIC CARS OF THE THIRTIES A superb collection of German drawings in full colour especially imported from Stuttgart by Autobooks of Brighton who are sole distributors for Great Britain. Cars…

The tragic 1955 Le Mans accident is now so ingrained in motor sport history that those who know the terrible story formed their own opinions long ago as to exactly…

VSCC Mallory Park, July 21: the greatest contests aren’t always the most obvious Race Three: Vintage Racing Cars (VS CC Set 1) – 10 laps. It’s unlikely this will ever…

Whatever else the London-Sydney Marathon may, or may not, have done, its result has certainly given the Rootes Competitions Department a shot in the arm; and no one will say…

The Opel Senator and Monza Superb handling, performance, comfort and appointments help justify an apparent high price Opel's new Senator and Monza put General Motors' European offshoot firmly on the…

THE NEW MERCEDES SHOWS ITS METTLE EASY VICTORY IN THE EIFEL RACE--CHIRON'S ALFA ROMEO OUT-DISTANCED. AFTER the defeat of their cars at the Avus Race, the German firms of ,xiito…

Anyone who has any qualms about re-treaded tyres should see the thorough methods adopted by Auto Tyre Services at their Basingstoke factory to ensure that re-treading is a success. We…

RAILTON RAILTON SPECIAL IMO light 4 door saloon. High compression aluminium head, lightened eon-rods, racing Zenith carburettor, Scintilla magneto, 4 new tyres. Just repainted. Really exceptional performamt. Bargain, £150 or…

One of the great patrons of motoring and aviation in pre-war years was remembered last month when a walk in the Hythe Main Gardens was named after the late Lord…

CONTINENTAL NOTES. THE BORDINO GRAND PRIX VICTORY FOR NUVOLARI (ALFA-ROMEO) ON THE CIRCUIT OF ALESSANDRIA. HELD on the Sunday following the Monaco G. P., the Bordino Grand Prix seemed likely…