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Ministerial Madness It seems absolutely astonishing that any Government, and especially the Conservative Government, can be SO stupid and unfair as to try to impose a tax on all motor vehicles…

A Splendidly Organised "Daily Express"/ B.R.D.C. Silverstone Meeting. Ascari and Taruffi Win the Big Races, Moss (Kieft) the 500-c.c. Race. Both B.R.M.s Retire! The British Grand Prix Meeting at Silverstone on…

VETERAN TYPES AN extremely fine pre-war Mercedes has come to light at the Corsica Coachbuilding Shops at Cricklewood. It is owned by Capt. A. S. Belleville and is one of…

We have the horsepower, it's time to slash the drag. That was the philosophy behind the various Cobra coupes, and this was the pretest. With Shelby taking the plaudits in…

DJ Chris Evans’ £5.6m bid for a piece of Hollywood As the glitterati of the classic car world gathered for the RM Legende e Passione auction at Maranello in May,…

To commemorate the forming of the VMCC 50 years ago its Founder. C E Allen, BEM, appeals to everyone who can ride a vintage motorcycle to do so on May…

Sir, On June 25th we are again organising the Beamish Reliability Trial for old vehicles. The route covers 130 miles of Northern Dales linking together many of the old test…

My recent item about a Bamford & Martin Aston Martin brought encouraging news of these cars. Andy Bell of Ecurie Bertelli Limited, Olney, which specialises in vintage AMs, reminds me that…

This time Vivian-Brann, director-cameraman for "Pathe News and Pictorial," tells us how he regarded many cars he owned for more than mere transport. His last paragraph makes especially good reading.…

I crave space to direct another "outburst " against Mr. Gandhi, who appears to be somewhat misinformed about my poor little H.R.G. To take his objections in the same order…

With the renewed growth of recently-formed Clubs and speculation amongst organisers as to how to introduce novelty into Club programmes, we beg to put forward again a suggestion for an…

Citroën ZX Estate In 1993, it outsold Volkswagen in the UK. Overall sales exceeded 80,000 units for the first time ever. More people are buying Xantias than they are Rover…