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The cars and drivers that have dominated the first 30 years of the World Rally Championship will be celebrated during the Chatsworth Rally Show at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire over the…

With the death of our Founder Editor, a remarkable chapter comes to a close. This magazine and the world of motoring owe a huge debt to the man known as…

The pits and paddock at the Grand Prix of France were full to overflowing with mechanical interest, for the cancellation of the Dutch Grand Prix had allowed a full month…

A special class for Historic Ferrari racing cars will be included in the Shelsley Walsh meeting on August 17/18. The event is also a round of the Tran-X British Hillclimb…

Daimler Vanden Plas 4.2 Jaguar's extraordinary postwar success has been due, in no small part, to the legendary XK engine revealed in October 1948 and now, therefore, approaching its 35th birthday.…

READERS' SPARE PARTS FOR SALE AND WANTED FOR SALE Aluminium Ricardo cylinder head, from Austin 7 Amain engine, s.v.. one rod and piston missing, cheap Austin Seven, Zenith vertical carburetter,…

After a break of 45 years, the island of Nassau in the Bahamas reverberated with the wail of racing engines at the start of December, as a group of classic…

The alliance of Messrs Riley and Scott back in 1990 has created a company which has ruffled the US racing establishment, reports Mike Cotton To some, Riley and Scott might…

COALVILLE, LEICESTERSHIRE Carbon Typeprint Andrew Kirkadly on the task of making new McClaren race-ready The new McLaren MP4years. As you can read on page 40 the vehicle is anticipated sports…

Peter D. C. Walker Peter Douglas Conyers Walker (70) died on March 1st 1984. Formerly a farmer by profession, he was (in his day) one of the fastest and most…

THE 18 h.p. LANCHESTER SALOON AN EXCEPTIONALLY PLEASANT CAR WITH MAGNIFICENT SUSPENSION ACOMMINUTION' of qualities in the 18 h.p. Lanchester makes it a very attractive car. Those acquainted with many…

They're not just any old cars, so why use old oil? Everyone has a car they love. For some people, the 'exceedingly eye-worthy, fast and accelerative' Gull-wing, as Auto Car…