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One of sadly many conundrums I have failed to unravel in all the years doing this job is the reluctance of those who make high-performance cars to fit said machines…

AS more and more use is made of the major circuits, the motor racing season gets longer each year, racing going on well into the autumn and starting again before…

When we were invited by the Chairman and Directors of The Daimler Company Ltd. to a reception at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on the occasion of the presentation of a…

You might think the man who gave Ferrari their first GP win, humbled Nuvolari, won Le Mans twice, and upset Alfa Romeo's seemingly invincible apple-cart in both its pre- and…

It's become a legend. Fifty years after it bellowed its way onto the race track, the Cobra remains a rampant symbol of automotive powerplay. Crude in concept, unsubtle in delivery…

HFL Deliverables Training on Type HFL will arrange full training on type. The initial Training will take place using the Chipmunk aircraft, followed by advanced training in a Harvard T6.…

Here in Britain, a wave of patriotic indignation greeted the news that Justin Wilson had lost his seat in the budget-challenged Jaguar F1 team. This, said the gossip, was in…

Sir, I resent criticism of Mr. Cecil Clutton, who is well known to be an impartial historian of the motor car. In his book "The Vintage Motor Car," Mr. Clutton…

VETERAN EDWARDIAN VINTAGE A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters UNUSUAL SIGHT.—A vintage Lancia Lambda at Wurzburg in Germany. [Photo by courtesy of scooter World.] V.S.C.C. RALLY TO BEAULIEU (May 28th)…

New Models This is a most interesting period from the viewpoint of new models, although many that are announced cannot yet be bought, even with a permit. Lagonda, Ltd., intend…

Sir, Mr. Boddy, in his report on the "Clubman's Championship," damns the 750s and 1172s with faint praise—they "looked very slow although close observation showed that they were being driven…

The Norton on the " Exeter " Sir, On the route of the Boxing Night Informal I picked up a rather nice pair of gloves by the roadside. I think…