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Consequences of conformity It was entreated, implored, pressed, petitioned, pushed and even begged, but when the CSI of the FIA finally agreed to establish in 1970 what eventually became the…

The astonishing response to the Beetle as it emerged from war-time Germany may have tempted VW to come up with another beetle-shaped production. I recall the party put on in…

As an example of hard work, in 1921 The Autocar investigated 119 current cars and noted that they had, in total, 33 different movements of their ball or gate gear…

Francois Hurel Revised, and now in English, this is a cracking effort by the prolific Hurel who is rapidly becoming an authority on Le Mans. Concentrating on Porsches that ran…

Sir, I quite agree with Tony Caldersmith's letter in the May issue: the date of George Saunders' Cooper fire at Shelsley Walsh was 1948, not 1947, but I did not…

Bahrain’s sheikhs made way for a different kind of royalty at the season-opening Grand Prix, as 18 World Champions turned out for a special diamond anniversary By Simon Arron March…

John Bolster's "Veteran Types" article last December, on his 1911 "Silver Ghost" Rolls-Royce, car has aroused a lot of interest. Mr. W. A. Taylor, of Banwell, writes as follows of…

Safari rerun  Details have been unveiled of the event that re-creates the golden era of the African world rally championship round. The third running of the the East African Safari…

g/12 A Well-Merited Honour. the land speed record was once more raised further from possible attacks by other countries, with the amazing speed of 246.08 m.p.h., the whole country was…

A Critical Forecast of the Forthcoming Shows. By INVESTIGATOR. THE; evolution of the motor movement is a restless tide, and the manufacturers are longshoremen who, snatching up the flotsam take…

This column has survived for a very long time and has in recent times been fed with tip-offs from keen readers, both at home, and recently from as far afield…

I Motor Sport 800 MILES IN 8 DAYS. BEING AN ACCOUNT OF A HURRIED VISIT TO ANTWERP AND BACK BY SPEED DINGHY. AN outboard trip to the Continent is well…