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TH JOCOCO DOU E-TWELVE 'The entries for the race are coming in well and sixty-one were received up to the 17th of last month. The following have entered :

Motoring Memories North Tipperary and elsewhere, 1920 onwards The particular part of North Tipperary lies in a triangle with points at the bridge over the Shannon at Portumna, Birr and…

We stated last month that we were conducting a test of a Ford Ten "Prefect" saloon equipped with an A.75 Marshall supercharger by the North Downs Engineering Co. We can…

Bouley Bay Hill Climb Held over a 1,200 yards' twisty course, this event might be termed the "British Stelvio." Unfortunately, in spite of the length of the course, the finish…

We hope that Damon Hill's misfortunes have changed with his first championship point at the British GP. But without wishing to denigrate Damon, I believe his early-season form sets an…

A section devoted to old-car matters VSCC Welsh Week-End (October 9/10th) This annual excursion to Presteigne, in the County of Powys, and observed sections beyond, followed the VSCC's traditional pattern.…

THE FRENCH GRAND PRIX. COMPARED to the old days when it was unquestionably the greatest race of the year, the French Grand Prix is nowadays a very faint shadow of…

Thought Volvo's T-5 was a touch extreme, perchance? Enter the T-5R... Just when you thought it was safe to re-emerge. Volvo lets rip with another big gun. It might for…

SPECULATION over the name of the new Rolls-Royce can now be ended with the news that the Silver Shadow is to be replaced by the Silver Spirit, the Silver Wraith…

On the Monday after the International Trophy Race the motor racing fraternity met in the lush surroundings of London's Savoy Hotel to meet the retired World Champion, and see the…

Ford 2.8EFi Granada Scorpio 4x4 Having got accustomed to a Ford Sierra 4x4 for 9,000 troublefree miles and liking it very much, the top-of-the-range Granada Scorpio 4x4 arrived for assessment.…

The Vintage SCC's first Silverstone race meeting this year happened on April 21. It marked some changes since last season. In the first place, Woodcote corner had disappeared from the…