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This time it is mostly Corgi. Some covetable models have been released by Playcraft Toys Ltd. Those of greatest interest to the majority of MOTOR SPORT readers will be the…

”Targa Florio,” by W. F. Bradley. 164 pp., 5 ½ in. by 8 ½ in. G. T. Foulis & Co., Ltd., 7, Milford Lane, Strand, London, W.C.2. 15s.) Having originated…

The Editor's impressions of the Chevrolet Impala Sport and the Vanden Plas Princess 1100 Two contrasting cars, the big 5.3-litre Chevrolet sedan and that luxury small car, the Princess 1100,…

Sir, It is all very well for my wife to write and inform you of the camaraderie existing among Motor Sport readers, which apparently extends to the point where a…

Nine British drivers will be on the grid in New Zealand this winter in the Tasman Cup Revival series for Formula 5000s. As well as races in New Zealand, starting…

A special kind of motoring Time was when to receive a Derby or Crewe Bentley or Rolls-Royce for test was a rare event. These days Rolls-Royce Motors has seen the…

December 8: Johnny Herbert takes his first F1 victory... in the Kenwood Grand Prix, which takes place in a car park adjacent to the Bologna Motor Show. Britain also triumphs…

Walk on the Highside This iconic photograph (see page) symbolises The 500 Two-stroke at the apex of its wickedness. The victim – being cruelly ejected from his Honda NSR500 –…

Alpine-Renault win at home At the Circuit Paul Ricard, on Sunday, April 7th, the opening round of the 1974 European 2-litre Sports-Car Championship saw the young Frenchman, Alain Cudini, score…

Car : 1947 Volkswagen saloon. Flat-four, air-cooled 75 by 64 mm., 1,131-c.c. o.h.v. engine. Wheelbase 7 ft. 10i in. Weight (without occupants but one gallon of fuel), 14 cwt. Loaned…

A RACING CAR IN RETIREMENT SOME DETAILS OF THE 11-LITRE ALVIS WHICH WON THE 1923 200-MILE RACE THE 12/50 h.p. Alvis is known to be one of the better vintage…

Anne Thomson brought her replica GP Darracq from New Zealand this year and ran it at the Goodwood Festival, Loton Park and Shelsley Walsh and won the Edwardian class at…