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" BIRA'S " WINNING HABIT E.R.A.s DO WELL IN NUFFIELD TROPHY. BUT NEW CAR A NON-STARTER FOR the second year in succession, Prince "B. Bira " of Siam won the…

Miniatures News A SOLAR-POWERED Scalextric circuit may sound like something out of science fiction but it already exists at the Centre for Alternative Technology. With silicon solar electric cells lent…

The Volvo 244GL The Swedes are cautious people. I have never forgotten the genuine alarm some of them expressed, as our hosts in Gothenburg, when we drank an exceedingly moderate…

One of the World's Satisfying Experiences Having written of the BMW 633CSi as recently as last August, when I described this Bavarian motor car as near to perfection, having now…

Sir, I was interested to read John F. L. Woods letter in your January edition of MOTOR SPORT regarding insurance prices. I recently had an enlightening experience, my circumstances being…

We are constantly being told that the days of road racing are over. All that, they tell us, passed away with the Mille Miglia and it is very unlikely to…

Sir, Allow me to associate myself wholeheartedly with Tony bolt's trenchant article in your March issue on "The Ethics of the Quality Car." I fear it is too optimistic to…

"They Fought for the Sky" by Quentin Reynolds. 298 pp., 8-1/2 in. by 5-1/2 in. (Cassell and Co., Ltd., 35, Red Lion Square, London, W.C.1. 21s.) This book about the…

Battling rule-makers as well as rivals, F1 teams are as inventive as ever; you just can’t always see it Colin Chapman, who always sought ‘the next big thing’, would have…

A large number of British drivers have entered for the Ulster Automobile Club's International Trophy Races, which will be run over a 4 1/4-mile circuit at Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, on…

Grand Touring Cars Having conducted last month a lengthy Continental road-test of that fine British car, the Jaguar E-type, thoughts turned to that class of automobile that is deserving of…

John Howett (Toyota): “We have saved huge costs through FOTA’s activities. We’ve saved 35-40 per cent already, and I believe the show is as good as it’s ever been. It’s…