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SHOWTIME SOLILOQUY Last Motor Show-time, presumably in an unguarded moment, The Sunday Times Magazine published a profile of us in which it pointed out that the yellow parking lines stopped…

Kay Petre has gone to live in Canada. The widow of the late Mr. W. F. Milward, who built and raced Charren-Laycock cars and later became the designer of the Hampton,…

Jaguar finished the 1987 World Sports Prototype Championship with a splendid one-two victory at Fuji, following up the double success at Spa-Francorchamps two weeks previously. John Watson and Jan Lammers…

The School for the Blind at Swiss Cottage, N.W.3, has announced the result of the word-making competition promoted in aid of the School Funds, advertisements for which appeared in recent…

An earlier eligibility date for the Le Mans Legends race on the morning of the modern 24-hour event on June 16 will bring even wider grids. The era is now…

Apreview of the film Morgan – 100 Not Out was held at the St James Hotel to celebrate a British century in car making. The film tells the story of…

Sir, Thank you for leading the campaign against "The Police State" through your excellent and outspoken journal. May I, at this time of "Goodwill toward men" however, bring to your…

Comfort and luxury personified in the 3-litre Rover Mk. III Coupe OLD age is a miseralsle business, as the late Somerset Maugham so graphically explained. Sight and hearing are impaired,…

Andrew Frankel It's frustrating having to abide by embargoes. Especially if you are a 911 devotee and Porsche flew you to South Africa six months ago to see the new…

Following the success of the 2007 race, the Historic Sports Car Club will repeat the Autosport Three-Hour race at Snetterton in the summer of 2008. Recalling the classic events of…

SIR, It should be realised that the EU's dictum under which pre-'86 cars could be banned has nothing to do with safety or emissions. It is to do with car…

Alonso might bale out of contract and seek return to Renault Fernando Alonso’s dissatisfaction with the situation at McLaren has led to discussions about a possible return to Renault, and…