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The front cover of the Jowetteer, magazine of the Jowett CC, recently carried a picture of a sports-car made in S. Africa from flat-twin Bradford parts. complementing an article within…

Cosworth could supply a third of the F1 grid in 2010, after the FIA ruled that new teams must use its engine. Will this herald a new era of ‘garagistes’?…

International Calendar for 1975 AS THESE WORDS are appearing in print the first Grand Prix of 1975 is only 12 days away, in Buenos Aires, for the Grand Prix of…

For a first serious attempt at Grand Prix racing the Vanwall 2.3-litre engine showed up well, never missing a beat throughout the whole race. This should encourage Mr. Vandervell to…

He already packed a hefty resume but everything John Surtees had done previously on four wheels paled by comparison. The Briton’s drive in the 1963 German Grand Prix helped confirm…

Sir, Having previously written to you about my experience in a Fiat 125, I have just, with regret, disposed of a 125S after 29,000 miles. Without question, this was a…

An exhibition in Copenhagen based around cars from the Donington Grand Prix Collection attracted record-breaking crowds during its 10-week run. Danish artist Ingvar Cronhammar used lighting effects and specially composed…

ON THE ROAD WITH A LEYLAND EIGHT IMPRESSIONS OF SIR LIONEL PHILLIPS'S 1927 TWO-SEATER. EXTREME ORIGINALITY AND A MAXIMUM OF WELL OVER 100 M.P.H. ALTHOUGH the Leyland Eight was discontinued…

F1 teams voluntarily running to a budget cap of £30 million in 2010 will be handed competitive advantages which will enable them to run at the same pace as existing…

Realising the impossibility, from a technical angle, of running a race on the combined road and track at Monza, the past lessons having been absorbed, the Automobile Club of Italy…

Party for an ex-President A very enjoyable party was given by former VSCC president Kenneth Neve at Oulton Park circuit on June 12, to commemorate the fifty-first year of his participation in…

RACING CARS YOU COULD BUY The Editor Recalls Some Ready-to-Race Makes of the Vintage Years IN THE vintage years there were some pleasing racing cars you could actually buy from…