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BRITISH CARS IN SOUTH AMERICA BENEATH the bald statement that nearly a score of British motor manufacturers will be exhibiting at the British Empire Trade Exhibition in Buenos Aires next…

After three highly successful years based in the Stade de France in Paris, Fredrik Johnsson is bringing the Race of Champions to the new Wembley Stadium this December. An annual…

by Louis Klemantaski, AIBP, ARPS and Michael Frostick. 61 pp, 10 in by 61/4 in. (Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 90 Great Russell Street, London, WC1.15s) This book, naturally mainly photographic, is a follow-up of the co-authors' previous work…

The star ascendant Thirty years after Daimler-Benz’s withdrawal from racing, the Mercedes name returned to Le Mans in 1985 associated with Peter Sauber’s World Endurance Championship contender. It was not…

R.P.M. MOTOR CLUB. This club was originally founded in 1925 for members of the Newcastle Colleges of Durham University. It has now been reconstituted so that members of the general…

Sir, I fear I find an element of bias in your presentation of "The Winners" on page 1574 of the December Motor Sport. I fail to see how 4 wins…

AS stated last month, Mr. R. C. Cole intends to visit as many European capitals as can reasonably be reached by water, and already notices have appeared in the daily…

A famous racing driver from the past, noted for his press-on, full-opposite-lock style of driving, came into our local hostelry the other day, downed a large Scotch and said "Keee-rist".…

NEW MODEL RUDGE-WHITWORTH. A new type of Rudge-Whitworth motor-cycle has just been placed upon the market. This is the Roadster, which costs i49 los. and is capable of 70 m.p.h.…

M Power Motorsport by name, mini manufacturer by nature, BMW Motorsport GMBH is the expanding specialist arm of the Bayerische Motoren Werke; the BMW M3 saloon which GC tests alongside…

The Austin 7 started off with a 696cc engine, and Peugeot made even smaller four-cylinder cars, one of 667.5cc. But if these seemed minute, what of a Six of just…

THREE LONG RACES ATTRACT GOOD FIELDS AND A RECORD CROWD. VICTORIES FOR WHITNEY STRAIGHT (MASERATI) RAYMOND MAYS (E.R.A.) AND C. A. RICHARDSON (RILEY). THE LAP RECORD REMAINS UNBEATEN, BUT IS…