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THE NEW DUNLOP TYRE. As the modern motor car becomes faster, so it calls for a corresponding development in its various components. Take tyres for example. Higher speeds, fiercer acceleration,…

People, unless presented with incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, will believe what they wish, and those who stood by a track in France for 24 hours in the middle of…

m.p.h., 0.7 sec. ahead of Rhiando's golden Cooper, with Dryden 10 sec. behind the American and John Cooper a bare second behind "Curly," then Coward's Cowlan 3 sec. further back.…

by Jurgen Lewandowski. (Motormedia Ltd, PO Box 3, East Horsley, Surrey KT24 SRL. £110-£130 from March 31 1987) For sheer motoring exclusivity, there will not be much around to match…

It is hot in the Californian desert and hotter inside the Lancia Stratos. Add the body heat of two individuals on the far side of 130mph for miles on end…

Although a minor Formula One race has already taken place (January 24th) in the Argentine, the serious Grand Prix season starts with the South African GP at Kyalami on March…

Sir, I read with great interest the letter received from Mr. Winkle. AX 201 belonged to my grandfather Daniel Hanbury of Castle Malwood, Lyndhurst. He acquired the car in 1907…

Ferdinand ‘Ferry' Porsche, who died on 27 March aged 88, established the most successful sportscar marque of all time, steering the independent company throughout booms and busts with unmatched corporate…

Sir, You published letters from Mr. Dexter (November 1977) and Mr. Rolfe (January 1978) about long-distance endurance and reliability in their 1954 and 1956 Bentleys. May a Daimler owner put…

The Wolf name made famous by Jody Scheckter in Formula 1 in 1977 is on course to return to international motor sport in 2012. The owners of the rights to…

For most of the F1 year four drivers wrangled over the title chase – including spectacular newcomer Lewis Hamilton. But even Hollywood couldn’t have scripted the finale… By Nigel Roebuck…

Veteran Types VII. A 1914 TOURIST TROPHY H UMI3ER, WITH 3-LITRE TWINCAMSHAFT ENGINE TILB name of Humber is not one that one usually associates with racing cars, and I should…