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496 veteransIncredible as it may seem 496 pre-1905 vehicles were entered for this year's Benson & Hedges RAC/VCC Veteran Run to Brighton. Indeed, the programme told of nearly 500 if…

Fifteen minutes of fame Berta LR: Temporada Series, Buenos Aires – January 10-18,1970 A DFV-engined sportscar built in Argentina sounds fanciful, but Oreste Berta's racer was good enough to give…

The announcement in 2005 that Porsche would in the next year return to sports car racing with a purpose-built prototype met with a mixed reaction. Aficionados were excited that the most…

THE LAST PRIVATEER SIR, Regarding Mr Groves' letter about Hector Rebaque in the November edition, Emilio de Villota did try to qualify a March 821 in 1982, in Belgium, Monaco,…

The 40th anniversary of the Ford Cosworth DFV grand prix engine will be one of two major Ford anniversaries celebrated at Brands Hatch on June 30/July 1 during the Autoglym…

THE TARGA FLORIO. ETTORI BUGATTI is this year making a really determined effort to regain once more the Targa Florio for France. This race, the blue riband of road racing…

All-time greats? Sir, Just as a bit of fun, as it serves no purpose, I have listed in order, who I consider the best drivers since the 1930s. It might…

Sir, Pleased to see Clement-Bayard as the subject of WB's Forgotten Makes. Nice to see too he makes mention of the greatly promising turn-of-the-century teenage Grand Prix driver, Albert Clement.…

Parting Shot MEXICAN GRAND PRIX, 1969 Denny Hulme's McLaren M7A heads for victory, while 'Seppi Siffert looks on having crashed his Rob Walker-entered Lotus 49B on lap four of 65

The Honourable Victor Bruce started his career by driving in national trials but went on to win the Monte Carlo Rally. Bill Boddy remembers him The Hon Victor Austin Bruce,…

HERE AND THERE For Rough Weather. AM firmly convinced that the joy of an open car will never cease to attract I those to whom motoring is more than a…

Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima has broken the 13-year-old record for the Pikes Peak hillclimb in his 993bhp Suzuki XL7 (left).  Tajima, the 57-year-old president of Suzuki Sport, is a Pikes Peak…