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SAAB snippet I was interested to read of your visit to the Arctic Circle to enjoy the well-publicised virtues of SAAB motoring in sub-zero temperatures. I myself experienced similar conditions…

Nineteen sixty-three was a vintage year for new cars as the Motor Show saw the British debut of such cars as the Rover 2000, Triumph 2000, Ford Corsair, Bond Equipe,…

Originally, Toyota Team Europe's programme for 1990 was one with which the team could cope without any frantic scrambling to prepare cars for event after event, but when Carlos Sainz…

Sir, The Edwardian chassis you saw at the Andover Steam Engine Rally on May 9th was the 11.4 Hupmobile, two of which we had in the "stud" in 1914. It…

We have been sent some advance details of a new car which will be available for sale within the next couple of months. The machine is called the Vialto Highway…

Michael Edwardes - Magician We do not profess to understand how Mr. Michael Edwardes has done at British Leyland what Lord Stokes, Lord Ryder, Alex Park and Derek Whittaker failed to do,…

A slicker Celica This is the fourth model to appear under the Celica name, and this front-wheel drive coupe is an entirely distinct car from its bigger brother, the Supra.…

Round the Clubs ILKLEY & DISTRICT M.C. The list of competitive events for the current year was brought to a close on November 26th with a novel "check spotting" evening…

Oulton Park's Gold Cup meeting celebrated 50 years of racing at the picturesque track in Cheshire, with HGPCA and FORCE events topping the HSCC programme. With Stirling Moss, Roy Salvadori, Jack…

Once again the "down-under" winter series of races was run to International Formula 5000 rules, with a predominant New Zealand and Australian entry, mostly Lola mounted and Chevrolet-powered. The eight…

FORD EIGHT AGAIN WINS LEINSTER TROPHY RACE These Irish road-races are very good indeed, and the 154-mile contest over the Tallaght circuit for the Leinster Trophy, on July 18th, was…

A great deal has been published about the immortal Model-T Ford both during its currency and since its demise, but CAM Sellen writes one of the best accounts of this wonderful…