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THE FIRST TO WEAR THE GREEN A Review of Napier Racing Cars, 1900-1908 A. S. HEAL Coittigned from the Jane issue FIVE Napiers. three kVolseleys (designed by Herbert Austin) and…

Hello! magazine devoted an astonishing 19 pages and its cover to the 70th birthday party of Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, justified as this fancy-dress celebration was one of the most…

? I OWNED CARS I HAVE REMEMBER the Erie-Campbell ? That was the first car I ever owned. Where they got the "Eric " from I don't know, but Campbell,…

Rear aerofoils The use of upside-down aerofoils to provide an aerodynamic down-force on a racing car has been with us for a long time now, and the orthodox layout is…

The Italian Grand Prix Yet another McLaren win Monza, September 9th IT happened at Imola in the spring and now it has happened at Monza in the autumn. Definitely a…

Ninety-six pre-war cars and their enthusiastic crews turned out on the last Saturday in January to perform a dozen driving tests, which in addition to the usual round-and-round also went…

The annual Brooklands Society dinner and prize presentation is to be held in the Chequered Flag Room of the Brooklands Museum on November 13. Guest speaker will be Simon Taylor. The…

The following notes regarding some of the Le Mans Bentleys—taken from a letter written by Capt. J. R. A. Green, who is serving in the Middle East— will be assured…

On August 7th we should normally have had the enjoyable races at Ulster organised by the Ulster A.C. over the Ballyclaire circuit. More news is now to hand as to…

The man behind the Fondmetal and, latterly, Minardi F1 teams, has died, aged 61. The one-time hilIclimb competitor's Fondmetal company supplied alloy wheels to F1 teams, and from 1983 he…

ONSLOW-BARTLETT'S TRIALS SPECIAL--continued f rant page 182 How is this V-twin engine married to the chassis ? It is as ingenious as the rest of the Bartlett-Speeial. The crankease has…

BRDC Silverstone Two victories for Frank Sytner's Cooper Monaco in the BRDC's Historic Sportscar Championship kicked off the historic racing season at Silverstone in late March. Sytner's first win was…