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Engine: Three cylinders, 74 x 76 mm. (980 c.c.). Two-stroke, 7.25 to 1 compression ratio. 50 b.h.p. (57 S.A.E. h.p.) at 4,500 r.p.m. Gear ratios: First, 16.7 to 1; second,…

Important forthcoming VSCC fixtures include the Hawthorn Trophy race meeting at Silverstone on August 26, which features, apart from racing cars up to 1960, an aerial display of WWII aeroplanes…

Sir, I was somewhat amazed to read the paragraph regarding the case at Bridgend, concerning the driver of a mobile patrol car, and even more surprised to read of a…

We ended our report on the new ERA W Mini (Motor Sport, August 1989) with the words "the Mini is still a sweetheart amongst the specialists". No sooner were these…

Before the First War, the Benz company decided it needed a machine to boost its image. The result was a barnstorming monster which took the land speed record. Bill Boddy…

E. H. Faulkner's Ford V8-Engined Morris Gains the Titile THE first New Zealand Hill-Climb Championship to be held under the jurisdiction of the Association of New Zealand Car Clubs was…

310 (1996) Michael Schumacher's first Ferrai won three races — but it was a dog. His team-mate was Eddie Irvine (above). "That car introduced me to the concept of pitch sensitivity," recalls Irvine.…

One of the few disadvantages of the Austin Healey Sprite is the fact that no door locks are provided and, as we found to our cost, it is far too…

MotoGP's new direction Next year MotoGP takes the next step towards achieving its avowed intention of filling the grid with (roughly) equal machinery. Following the recent introduction of low-cost, streetbike-powered…

How good was Gilles? Well, he didn't win the World Championship. He was capable of it, no question but he was always trying to be the fastest, not worrying about…

Sir, On page 65 of your January issue you have a photograph of three cars in the house at Beaulieu Abbey, and the Daimler is the very car which my…

John Rowley's 1913 TH. Schneider It seems very unlikely that any more genuine Grand Prix racing cars of the pre-1914 period will come to light, the last such significant discovery…