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A winner As Ford expected, the Sierra model was not immediately as popular as the Cortina model it replaced and it has taken a year for this rounded but aerodynamically efficient…

JUNE 25th and 26th AS it will be nearly six weeks since the Le Mans race was run before these words appear in public, there is little point in making…

We were saddened to hear that Dr Joseph Bayley, Bugatti owner and possessor of an historic ex-Brooklands Douglas motorcycle, has died at an advanced age. His knowledge of BMCRC racing…

READERS' OPINIONS OF THE B.B.M. Sir, In 1933 Mr. H. N. Charles produced two ears made mostly of standard production parts ; these cars cost about 12,000 complete, were completely…

A section devoted to old-car matters A rare light car.—Members of th Light Car Section of the V.S.C.C. were no doubt distressed to hear Cecil Clutton, an ex-President of the…

Just before retiring as Mercedes-Benz (UK) Ltd's public relations manager, Erik Johnson suggested I should acquaint myself with Stuttgart's 560SEL saloon. It was a welcome experience for one who has…

"It’s the first time for a dozen years that we've had an exclusive Jaguar stand" commented an enthusiastic Jaguar executive at the Earls Court Motorfair, and his pride in the…

The US Scene Privateers keep ALMS afloat The American Le Mans Series suffered during 2009 from the loss of the factory Audi and Penske/Porsche teams, and at the end of…

THE BOL D'OR VICTORY GOES TO THREE-WHEELER. This 24-hour race for 3-wheeled and 4-wheeled cyclecars was run off under very wet weather conditions on May 16th and resulted in a…

It's funny how the public reacts, sometimes. If you're driving something vaguely exotic, or mildly bizarre, you expect people to ask you questions on service station forecourts. Of the test…

Sir, Further to the correspondence over the last few months concerning Pratt's petrol cans, my father commenced work with the Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd. painting Pratt's petrol cans. I have…

Sir, If Ford's advertising Manager is disappointed that "GT" stands for "Getting Tame" he has only himself or his predecessor to blame. It was his Company that originated the farce…