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As some confusion exists about Raymond Mays' two Brescia Bugattis, "Cordon Bleu" and "Cordon Rouge," the following information is intended to clarify the position :— "Cordon Rouge" : 1922 Brescia…

IT has long been known that, in theory, the admixture of a small amount of water to the charge defeats "pinking." Water will not pass through the jets of a…

Audi 1700. A Luxury Family Saloon with High-Compression Mittel-druckmotor. "The Auto-Union Powered by Mercedes-Benz" The name Audi is unfamiliar in post-war Britain. But this new car bearing an old German…

A British £1,000 Sporting Saloon with Excellent Suspension and Roadholding and a Delightful Gear-Change, which Possesses Very Reasonable Performance. Interior Appointments Compel Pride of Ownership. The M.G. Magnette was introduced…

Pre-War Cars in Belgium Sir, I must correct the statement by Mr. S. J. Brown of the Morris Register published in these columns concerning the use of pre-war vehicles in…

Contributed by 2nd-Lt. R. S. G. Strachan, whose Second Senechal was more fully written-up in the issue of December, 1938 AN extremely ancient Morgan, so ancient, in fact, that its…

Club News WE HEAR Quite a number of interesting cars were encountered recently, notably a large vintage Panhard Lavassor saloon on the Embankment, an " 8.3" Renault in Gloucester, a…

Aganst the odds, the second Monaco historic Grand Prix will descend on the principality on May 28th 2000. Despite having lost a million francs on the 1997 event, the Automobile…

Hannu Mikkola, the man voted in this magazine by a panel of experts as the greatest rally driver of all time, is to come out of retirement. The legendary Finn…

Interlagos and its many charms “In qualifying you had to take it flat. If you stayed on the road, and the lap was good, you were on pole. If you…

RALLY-GUM-TRIAL TO TORQUAY After breakfast at Exeter, Windout Hill failed 24 cars, and the absence of horses or human towers resulted in much delay, especially as most of the un…

Obtaining a copy of "How To Make Enemies", by Ronald Duncan (Hart-Davis, 1968), after having read a favourable review of it in a back issue of The Field, I wasn't…