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Sir, You may have noticed that some garages have cars for sale on the forecourt marked "AA Inspected" and sell them complete with an AA Report? Well, may I warn…

Renault has lent Steve Cropley of Autocar its 1911 AX. He has enjoyed, he says, coaxing it into life on the handle, ekeing out its meagre power on hills, and…

Harvey gets Cobra ride for Spa Former British Touring Car Champion Tim Harvey hopes to contest this year's Spa Classic Six Hours sharing James Shead's AC Cobra. The pair were…

W. J. Wyatt's history of the Austin 7 and a detailed history and technical discourse by H. R. Slater are scheduled for publication at the end of April, and T.…

With F1 engine regulations further handicapping 1.5-litre turbocharged engines in 1988 (their last year before naturally-aspirated engines become mandatory in 1989), an increasing number of leading teams plan to take…

THE M.C.C.'s SPORTING ONE DAY TRIAL. FINE SUNNY WEATHER DEPRIVES THE DERBYSHIRE HILLS OF 'THEIR ABILITY TO CHECK COMPETITORS, BUT LITTON SLACK TAKES ITS TOLL. IN the past few years…

The MCC/MAC Centenary Celebrations, postponed due to foot-and-mouth, will take place at Brooklands on May 5. The static gathering of trials cars of 10 decades already includes Austin Grasshopper, Allard,…

Herefordshire M.C. Rally Photographic (October 30th) At the time of starting each entrant was given a list of map references together with a sheet of 20 photographs, each depicting a scene en route…

No 96: The Guy Writing another in this series early in November, it seemed appropriate to deal with the Guy... Guy Motors Ltd was only one of many commercial vehicle…

From the little Shuttleworth magazine Prop-Swing I learn that a TA MG is being added to the Trust's vehicle exhibits at Old Warden, as it was a present to Dick…

Sir, You did a fine job on the Mercedes 60 article - very interesting, and splendid colour pictures. But, for the record, could you perhaps include a paragraph in the…

Just before the Chinese Grand Prix Ron Dennis announced that he is to completely relinquish his involvement in Formula 1 to focus on running the newly-created McLaren Automotive, which is…