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This piece is about four generations of amateur racing drivers. There have been several examples of second generation F1 racers (Ascari, Hill, Andretti and Brabham spring to mind), and the USA…

In 1972 I was reminded that in 1937 the late Dudley Noble took the then-new Humber Snipe on a drive covering 10 European cities in 10 days. This prompted me…

* * * THE PORSCHE Sir, As a Porsche addict I was most interested in Jenkinson's article. I am now running a 1956 Porsche Speedster, having parted with my cabriolet.…

Following the sale of the ex-Doreen Evans R-type MG for £170,000, another of these cars, which Ian Connell raced pre-war, and which Sir Malcolm Campbell later drove, was raced again…

As these words are being written the first Grand Prix of 1983 is still four weeks away and by the time they are being read on March 1st it will be…

Many, many years ago I went to Sweden to see how Volvo and Saab cars were made. I was extremely impressed, telling the comparatively new, or perhaps I should say…

Cevert's first Formula One victory Watkins Glen, October 3rd What a tremendous season Elf-Team Tyrrell have had in 1971. Their number one driver Jackie Stewart collected the World Championship crown…

Some Details of the Loyd-Lord Car So much curiosity is being displayed at the present time in engines operating on the two-stroke cycle, that there is interest in recalling the…

Mark Hughes donned his helmet and tackled a pair of Ferraris 10 years and worlds apart Now a well-established and popular part of the club racing scene, the Pirelli Maranello…

A READER has kindly sent me a copy of the relevant page from "The Story of the Rio Tinto Mines" (Collins, 1974), on which there is reference to a raid…

-A French Victory Le Mans, France, June 10th/11th The 1972 Le Mans 24-Hour Race, or Grand Prix of Endurance as it is called officially, will not go down in history…

The best-looking Maserati in years has a couple of major flaws, but there could be a fix just around the corner By Andrew Frankel Iam not sure whether it has…