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A new oil The elite of the motoring press assembled at Sutton Place near Guildford (built 1520-30 by Sir Richard Weston, 15th and 16th century furniture, 17th-century Belgian tapestries, old masters, home today…

As good as... When we tested the previous Midas Gold 18 months ago, we ruffled a few feathers by prefacing the test with some comments about kit cars. We remain…

HSCC Cadwell park & Silverstone In May, the historic sports car club made its annual trek to the daunting Cadwell Park circuit in Lincs, though a shortage of marshals forced…

After Volkswagen's remarkable World-domination with air-cooled, reat-engined models. the Passat represented the Company's first change to water-cooled. front-drive cars and very well it served the German colossus. Recently the Passau has been…

Front-wheel-drive layout was revolutionary in 1934; Delaney's proposed race version would have been a two-seater Traction Avant A piece of untold motor racing history concerning Tom Delaney, who began racing…

Riding High Those who saw the fledgling Formula Renault races in 1989 would be forgiven for thinking that it was one championship too many, it was the final straw. Besides…

ROAD TEST The Renault 16TX DURING the whole of last year road-test Renaults eluded me. Seeking to rectify this omission I rang the young lady who looks after the modem…

Maunsell's Rapier thrust Rally of the Tests I Noy 4-7 Robin Eyre-Maunsell and Peter Scott emerged atop a fierce contest for victory in the fourth Rally of the Tests. After…

The notes in the October issue on "Riley Nine Recognition" aroused so much interest among prospective purchasers of these still-popular cars that it is opportune to add a few further comments.…

The world in general and America in particular may be gripped by fears of economic meltdown, but in one scenic corner of the Golden State for at least one weekend…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters VCC Mid-Wales Spoke Rally (Sept. 17th-23rd) This rally, so-called because it took in daily tours spoking out in different directions from Llandrindod Wells, on…

A worthy successor to the sporting 2002 For almost 10 years the BMW 2002 has reigned supreme in the world of compact, 2-litre sports saloon/coupes, a market which the model…