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Sir, I am writing a book about James Robertson Justice, the actor who played Sir Lancelot Spratt in the "Doctor" films, as well as making two motoring movies, "Checkpoint" and…

Scale Models, Ltd., are to be congratulated on achieving very successful sales of their little E.R.A., Maserati and Alta reproductions. The secret of the exceptionally brisk demand for these toy…

 A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters Vintage S.C.C.Opens at Silverstone on April 22nd One of the most enjoyable of the many Club Race Meetings held on the Silverstone circuit are…

MANNIN BEG STARTERS. A. C. Lace, 1,074 c.c. (Alta S.). Roy Eccles, 1,074 c.c. (Alta S.). T. K. Humber, 1,496 c.c. (Bultatti). R. Mays, 1,090 c.c. (E.R.A. S. . P.…

Jaguar Cars is extending its former one-year guarantee on all Jaguars and Daimlers to a three-year, 60,000-mile warranty. They claim to be the first major UK car manufacturer to take…

Sir Although a bit late, I'd like to make a comment on the "Ferrari Follow-up" article by W P K in the April 1991 issue of MOTOR SPORT. The car…

Loton Park hill-climb has much in its favour. The course is 1478 yards long, with six interesting bends joined by long straights, one of which is downhill. The venue is…

Special Edition Mazda's recent advertising campaign for the 323 Turbo 4x4 may not have met with unanimous approval, but it had a point: you do not have to pay upwards…

.SPEED OF THE 4i-LITRE BENTLEY Sir, Like your corre,spondent, Mr. W'. Stuart. Best, I was also interested in Mr. Raymond Mays' assertion that . . . with a 4i-litre Bentley…

Jimmy Clark’s Indy-winning Lotus-Ford 38 was of course a heroine of the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. But ever-enthusiastic Jeremy Nightingale really came up trumps with some photographs I…

CONTENTS LAND. PAGE Inter-Varsity Mud Lark ••• 52 The Veterans go to Brighton 54 A Motor Racing Classic, "The Lure of Speed" 56 Veteran Types, The 8040 Mercedks 57 The…

by Lord Brabazon of Tara, GBE, MC, PC. 227 pp, 83/4 in by 51/2 in. (William Heinemann Ltd, 99 Great Russell Street, London, WC1. 25s) This is the long-promised autobiography of Lord Brabazon of…