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An Investigation into the properties of Pirelli's Detachable-Tread Tyres At Oulton Park during a "tyring" test.--The two Morris-Oxford Vs used for an investigation into Pirelli tyres. That on the left…

SOME IMPRESSIONS OF A 1927 A.C. (ACEDES). By THE EDITOR. BY the courtesy of the manufacturers we recently enjoyed a very pleasant week end on a 16-40 h.p. 6-cylinder A.C.,…

Blends performance and comfort, but likely to suffer for its price Factfile Price: £18,895 Engine: 1.6 litres, four cylinders Power: 197bhp @5800rpm Torque: 203lb ft @5800rpm Transmission: six-speed manual, front-wheel…

RECORDS FALL AT BROOKLANDS EARL HOVVE (BUGATTI) AND R. T. HORTON (M.G. MAGNETTE) RAISE FIGURES FOR MAIN CIRCUIT, WHILE SIR M. CAMPBELL (SUNBEAM), RAYMOND MAYS (RILEY), C. S. STANILAND (BUGATTI)…

Interviews by Rob Widdows & Nigel Roebuck With the death of Gilles Villeneuve Grand Prix racing will not be the same. It will still go on and one day another…

Dear Reader, With my personal season of F1 activity, starting in Europe, rather late this year I was able to have a look at a number of diverse home events…

Those Old Leyland Lorries Sir, In your account of the H.C.V.C. run to Brighton you commented on the sterling qualities of the World War 1 Leyland vehicles supplied to the…

Sir, The letter of Mr. R. S. Cooke in your February issue leads me to divulge some information on Rolls-Royce armoured cars, which, at this stage, is of no use…

He’s a Tasman race winner, Australian champion driver, sports car and F5000 builder and winner, a successful businessman – and he’s never slow with an opinion. In the 1960s Frank…

Chrysler UK LTD, one of Britain's big four motor manufacturers, announced an official return to competitions last month. Their come-back follows a period of four years in which they maintained…

In an extract from a new book by Gordon Kirby, Rick Mears recalls his promising Formula 1 tests with Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team, and why he rejected a Grand Prix…

A Ridiculous Event BRUXELLES, April 9th ONCE again the R.A.C. of Belgium and the newspaper Les Sports organised a Grand Prix on the Heysel circuit just to the north of…