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[Cecil Clutton's article on Vintage Sports-Cars published last March was very well received by those who are interested in vintage sports-cars, but not a few readers made it clear that…

The VSCC John Harris Trial in March was a stiff test, as shown by only six First Class awards being gained, against 12 Second Class and 16 Thirds. The Batho…

Acropolis Rally Simple societies of centuries past had simple rules; if you did wrong, you got the club. Civilisation has brought less rigid punishments since those early times, and has…

SLEEVE VALVES Sir, I wish to thank 1Vr. R. P. G. Jones for another interesting (though sesquipedalian) letter. I have read and noted every word. I am however grieved to…

Oulton Park, June 3rd The chequered career of the R.A.C. Tourist Trophy took a turn for the better on Whit Monday, when it was run as a 110-lap 303.6-mile race…

…but some are more equal than others. How the Renault verdict has cast even more of a shadow over Formula 1 By Nigel Roebuck One Formula 1 luminary said it…

So what makes Goodwood's Revival Meeting so good — the fantastic cars, the period dress, the Spits and 'Stangs scudding across a Battle of Britain skyscape? Yes, yes, all of…

The Porsche 917 was born from regulations aimed to make sure such a car was never built. In 1967, alarmed by the expense of prototypes like Ferrari's P4, the CSI…

Behra Banishes B.R.M. Bogey Caen, July 28th. Taking place one week after the British Grand Prix and one week before the German Grand Prix the race at Caen did not…

When a prominent racing car becomes the sole surviving example of its type that merits attention. The more so when, as in the case of Harold Smith's 1916 Indianapolis 4.9-litre…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters "Driving a 'bus in a rush hour is very like vintage car racing; it demands neatness and accuracy"—from "Busman's View" by C.R. Wason (Allen…

I know that the effervescent Glegg brothers, who created a series of Dorcas Specials, the last of which, using a Fernihough-prepared JAP vee-twin engine in a 4WD chassis, climbed Shelsley…