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Spor[ing Cars on [he Road THE 2-LITRE SUPERCHARGED LAGONDA SINCE its introduction in 1925 the 2-litre model Lagonda has met with increasing and the steady demand for a similar vehicle…

Sir, Whilst I sympathise with Mr. Roderick A. Cook (November Letters) over his apparent inability to obtain Comprehensive cver at realistic premiums from the major Insurance Companies he cites, I…

The Formula 3 race on Sunday morning was a bit like the Grand Prix, for practice had suggested a very fierce battle between eleven drivers who had put in laps…

GREAT RACING MARQUES VAUXHALL. By E. K H. KARSLAKE. IT is one of the unfortunate features of sport, that in most cases it must find some form of financial backing.…

Sir, I read in your interesting and up-to-the-minute description of the Brighton Speed Trials that Abecassis beat me in my Bugatti when we ran together. This is not the case,…

By Peter Wright ISBN 1-893618-29-3 Published by David Bull, £59.95 Ferrari is in a state of war, says Ross Brawn. Which means that author Peter Wright got behind enemy lines.…

THIS was on the day before the London Marathon, 8th May, and also had a full entry list, but of a more modest 60 teams, which ended up as 52…

It’s now four decades since Britain’s archetypal sportscar went into production. Matthew Franey samples life in the Lotus Seven fast lane Simple/‘simp(ǝ)l/adj. & n.•not complicated or elaborate; without luxury or…

SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. " BLUEBIRD " BEATS HER PREVIOUS SPEED BY 18 M.P.H. AND RAISES THE WORLD'S LAND SPEED RECORD TO THE COLOSSAL FIGURE OF 272 M.P.H. MILES…

ALEC ISSIGONIS of B.M.C. displayed genius in putting 4-cylinder engines transversely across front-wheel-drive ears and combining sump and gearbox to gain maximum compactness. Now Peugeot have perfected this theme. I…

Younger guns join the old stagers Pre-82 cars now eligible for historic championship In 2007, the 1975-81 cars currently competing in the HRCR Classic Stage Rally Championship will become a…

We Hear A reader informs us that a 1921 "40/50" Rolls-Royce tourer has been purchased by a farmer from a garage in Llandudno, in which town a 1922 Rolls-Royce Twenty…