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RACING CARS IN MINIATURE, by Rex Hays. (Percival Marshall, 23, Great Gwen Street, W.C.2, 7s. 6d., 93 pp.)This is an excellent little work for model makers and should give even…

OBITUARIES Cyril Paul THE WELL-KNOWN pre-war racing driver Cyril Paul has died at the age of 81. He was educated at Highgate School and after serving an apprenticeship in automobile…

After a long and varied series of Grand Prix races the Drivers World Championship is still wide open as to the result and the final decision cannot be reached until…

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Sir, I was delighted to see the article on Brough Superiors in the June issue. Like Railton owners, as I once was, I have to suffer the sour grapes of the…

Across the Channel We have already commented on the very full fixture list and the increased number of classic events which British enthusiasts will have a chance of attending this…

Sir, The racy-looking, but not, I think, very fast Continental Road-Equipped Special" seen in the picture on page 72 of the April issue, is called, believe it or not, a…

Last month it became compulsory for motor vehicles to possess the lamps required by law even when being driven during the hours of daylight. It is possible to see sense…

The outstanding feature of the B.A.R.C. meeting at Brooklands on August Bank Holiday came right at the very end of the programme. During the afternoon it was announced that Oliver…

The man of the year in NHRA drag racing was Tony Schumacher, who took a record fifth consecutive Top Fuel championship. Schumacher, who turns 39 on Christmas Day, drives for…

"Dull, boring, uninspired" . . . these are words used to describe so many cars today from the everyday family car to the executive saloon. It even extends to what…

Grand Prix Cars 1945-65 by mike Lawrence. 264pp. 10” x 8”. (Aston Publications Ltd, Bourne End House, Harvest Hill, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire SL8 5JJ. £18.95). Former Motor Sport Deputy Editor Mike Lawrence spent…