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The use of wide sparking plug gaps has been shown to effect an improvement in both performance and economy, especially if most of the car's running is done with comparatively…

By Dave Friedman ISBN 0-966 7798-94 Available from Chaters Motoring Booksellers (0181 568 9750), £69.95 (signed by the author and Carroll Shelby), £49.99 unsigned. If John Cooper and the late…

It is probable that a large percentage of our readers seldom have occasion to see Grand Prix cars in action, and certainly of those that do few have the opportunity to…

A FAST RUN WITH PETER CLARK'S 3-LITRE TRIALS BENTLEY AN OUTSTANDING "BLUE LABEL" NATURALLY, there is always a strong incentive to try any car which can lay claim to a…

In this article A. C. Molyneux critically examines the design and construction of one of the most famous and most typical of Rolls-Royce cars. We think this is appropriate, for…

A new benchmark We reported in some detail on the technical aspects of the new Mercedes sports-car in the April issue, before we had had the chance to drive it.…

Formula Ford 1600 Focus FORMULA FORD 1600 is arguably the most successful single-seater racing category ever conceived. We tend to think of it largely as a nursery for driving talent,…

The bonnet stretches endlessly ahead of the shallow windscreen, and the chromed wing tips of the Bentley radiator mascot seem far enough out of reach to belong in your dreams.…

TWOESTATE CARS Road Impressions of the Austin A60 Countryman and the new Vauxhall Victor IMAKE no excuse for publishing road-test impressions of estate cars in MOTOR SPORT, because present-day vehicles…

Jarama, Madrid The opening event in the European Grand Prix season was the Spanish Grand Prix, held on the "mickey-mouse" circuit of Jarama, north of Madrid out on the barren…

The Golden Age Of British Motoring, by Roy Bacon. Sunburst Books, London, £19.99. Books of photographic reproductions of cars are usually of outstanding interest, this one is unique, as a…

ACCESS TO MOUNTAINS ON February 15th we attended a meeting at Friends' House, Euston Road, London, held with the object of furthering the " Access to Mountains " Bill. -The…