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ON A VISIT TO TWO OF LONDON'S SPORTS-CAR FACTORIES MANUFACTURERS of mass-produced cars are grouped round the big industrial centres of the Midlands, such as Coventry and Birmingham, while one…

Sir, I would like to comment on the article written by C.R. about the SCA Freight Camaro driven by Frank Gardner. Last September while on holiday in England, I had…

Prescott was in true garden-party mood for the VSCC speed hill-climb on August 5th. Continuing his outstanding season, David Black broke the outright VSCC course-record in 41.85 sec (short course),…

CONTENTS Geoffrey Battersby's D.B. Special 23 Enthusiastus Extinctus ••• ••• ••• .. 25 Scrap-Book ••• •.• 26 Veteran Specialist ••• ••• ... ••• 27 Apprentice's Story ••• ••• 18 Letters…

There is a sense of foreboding in the BTCC. The arrival of Audi and its four-wheel drive A4 has the 'establishment' all of a twitter. The memory of the Ingolstadt…

Sir, I very much enjoyed reading the feature on Ferraris in the September issue. However, there is an omission, perhaps the most successful competition car ever built by Ferrari. No…

Sir, I have enjoyed your magazine for many years since I bought my first copy back in the late '60s. The end of my subscription is coming up and I…

his then future wife located a complete Model 40, which they persuaded the breaker to dismantle with care and, having acquired the complete frame, proceeded to cut Off the front…

Best of British The Rover Group's advertising policy has changed under Graham Day's direction, from corporate ("now we're motoring") to product (Montegos crashing through plate glass windows). Britain's only independent…

The Historic Commercial Vehicle Club has announced the date of this year's London-Brighton Commercial Vehicle Run as May 6th. Its current magazine contains much 'bus material and an article on…

FACTS ABOUT THE RACE. Organised by the J.C.C. and run at Brooklands Track on April 28th. Distance 100 laps. Length of lap varies with each group, according to its handicap.…

THE J.C.C. HIGH SPEED TRIAL IT would be a major tragedy were the J.C.C. High Speed Trial at Brooklands to fall by the wayside, for this is a most instructive…