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Motor Sport Fixture List For December * Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 15th of the preceding month are included in this list. * C. = Closed…

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Marriott to the post of Assistant Editor commencing on December 1st. He returns to journalism after six months as Manager of…

Whether one agrees with speed records obtained by special cars as compared with track successes, the records set up so far by the aerodynamic-bodied Austin-Healey Sprite (EX 219) at Bonneville…

FRA “Lofty” England Frank Raymond Wilton England, known to us all simply as "Lofty", the oft 5in-tall, good natured character who had probably as much varied experience of motor racing…

"Aston Martin 1914-1940—A Pictorial Review" by Imnan Hunter. 192 pp. 8 1/2 in. x 6 in. (Transport Bookman Publications, Syon Park, Brentford, London, TW8 85F. £4.95). Here is another book…

Marking the centenary of Spain's motor-sporting authority, this spring event offers a tempting escape from British climes on a cheap weekend flight to nearby Madrid. Headlining the programme is the…

MASERATIS BEAT PRIVATE E.R.A.s CONFUSION AND QUARRELS AT FLORENCE. "ROUND THE PARK" AT MILAN Hailed as the "First Fifteen Hundred Grand Prix/' the much-vaunted race at Florence was marred by…

The TB three-wheelers were built by Thompson Bros. (Bilston) Ltd., a company of boiler makers and steel fabricators formed in 1827 by some brothers of the original John Thompson, apparently…

Star letter Recorded livery Sir, As a great admirer of Simon Taylor's sense of history, I am somewhat surprised that in Modern Times, January 2004, he perpetuates the myth that…

Willie Green had to work hard for victory in the Lloyds and Scottish Historic Championship race in the oversteering JCB Ferrari Dino. A battle royal saw the lead change as…

A Section Devoted When Deemed Necessary to Cars the Engine Capacity of which does not exceed 1,000 c.c. Winter Motoring in a Renault R8 Having tried the then-new Renault R8 (or…

Uphill March The March 742 used by Jimmy Mieusset to win the 1974 European HilIclimb title has returned to racing in the hands of John Timoney after a lengthy rebuild.…