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Tazio Nuvolari The Man Who Knew No Fear (Reprinted from" La Domenica del Corriere," Milan, August 23;1953.) TT is 19311 : a red car is travelling at high speed along…

Sir, The reference to the Tilling-Stevens 'buses, in last year's "Vintage Postbag," brought to mind the photographs I found when I was apprenticed to John C. Beadle Ltd., of Dartford,…

A FAMOUS SPORTS CAR'S NEW HOME A visit to the new Frazer-Nash Works at Isle worth. FOR many years Frazer-Nash cars have been famous among owners of sports cars for…

Stirling Moss, racing a Formula 1 Ferrari in Rob Walker’s colours? The events at Goodwood on April 23, 1962 robbed us of a truly fascinating possibility Anyone can tell you…

Lotus cars plc have changed their logo, the original one being now reserved for "Classic Lotus" parts and spares operations. The most obvious difference is the removal of Colin Chapman's…

Rallying legends Bjӧrn Waldegӓrd and Stig Blomqvist will top a field of 50 classic rally cars for the fifth East African Safari Classic when the nine-day marathon starts in Nairobi…

There was deep despondency in some quarters last year when it was learnt that the fabled Porsche 911 Turbo was being eased out of production. For over a dozen years…

Street racing in Spain International racing returns to the Spanish streets on July 16/17 when the World Series by Renault competes in the Basque city of Bilbao, 30 years after…

SPORTING CARS ON ROAD AND TRACK. THE 12/40 SUPERCHARGED MERCEDES. ABRIDGED SPECIFICATION. ENGINE: Fourcylinder monobloc. O.H.V. 68 mm. by io8 mm. Fitted with Mercedes Patent Supercharger. CLUTCH: Single Cone, leather…

No. 7: Renault It is interesting to look back at how Renault Freres functioned in the last year of the vintage era, over thirty years ago. Then, as now, the…

This Sunbeam Alpine shocked the French hosts by winning the Index of Thermal Efficiency at Le Mans. Richard Heseltine goes back to its Rootes It's unlikely to feature in any…

Veteran Historic racer Alan Baillie was fortunate to escape unharmed from a hefty qualifying accident at Silverstone in his F1 Cooper T71 (pictured below). The car rolled twice at Becketts…