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Automobile Year No34 (1986/1987) edited by Jean-Rodolphe Piccard. 255 pp. 12 1/2 9 1/4. (Motor Racing Publications Ltd, Unit 6, The Paton Estate, 46 Pitlake, Croydon, Surrey CRO 3RY. £19.95)…

The affordable 24-valve The November 1989 debut of the (deep breath) Vauxhall Carlton GSi 3000 24v was unmarked by a formal British launch, or the hypocritical welter of 170 mph…

Excellent performance and driveability. Fantastic value The car doing all the winning in the Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship is the Ford Capri III 3000S. As always, a successful car on the…

There's a certain mystique about Ferrari. I was thrilled to be working there that was the most enjoyable thing about my three years on the 333SP project. Having been in…

If you were a biscuit, what kind of biscuit would you like to be?" Asked of eleven BTCC drivers by Russell Bulgin of Autocar recently. Can you imagine such a…

Riding mechanics were remarkable men, until racing regulations banned them “with a great saving of life”. Stanley Mann, the Bentley authority and dealer, is a fount of terrific anecdotes, and…

Time was when you could be born, grow up, get married and have children between launches of genuinely new Bentley products. Now you seem barely able to pop to the…

Toyota appears to be gearing up for a return to the Le Mans 24 Hours. Rumours that Toyota’s petrol-electric hybrid technology is already being run in an LMP1 test hack…

The Standard Register announces that its annual rally, which this year coincides with the Diamond Jubilee of the Company, takes place on June 22nd. The pre-1940 Triumph O.C. will join…

The number of cases in which motorists bring cases against other motorists seems, regrettably, to be on the increase. More disturbing is the fact the Magistrates often find these cases…

Speaking up for spectators Sir, I am part of a motor racing team that goes round many circuits, but on this occasion I wish to ask for your support on behalf…