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Allard's great victory Belatedly, because Motor Sport is a monthly, but none the less sincerely, we acclaim Sydney Allard's great victory in the Monte Carlo Rally. First ever to win through from Glasgow and…

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This rally is rightly regarded as the greatest test of a motor car in the world, as competing vehicles receive a tremendous battering over some of the most tortuous terrain to…

Fuelling, the debate Perhaps the most impressive thing I have seen from a car manufacturer of late is Honda’s decision to put its FCX fuel cell car into production. It…

The "kite" mark on all approved safety belts. The figures published in this panel are based on statistics supplied by the Swedish Ministry of Transport. Despite a number of variables, such…

At 47 years old, Mario Andretti certainly has not lost the touch which won him the Grand Prix World Championship nine years ago for Lotus! At the wheel of his…

A section devoted to old car matters The 1902 Renault For many years now, motor racing historians who are accustomed to regarding Gerald Rose's Record of Motor Racing as an impeccable…

The first article on this subject, by Donald Munro in the April issue, proved so popular that we hope to include others by well-known personalities from time to time. The…

Some notes on the four-wheel-drive, Dunlop-Maxaret-Braked FF and The Interceptor. Luxury cars with 6.3-litre Chrysler V8 engines. My previous association with Jensen Motors of West Bromwich was four years ago,…

Bill McGovern The forgotten man among tin-top aristocracy, Bill McGovern deserves veneration if only for being the first driver to win the BTCC title three years on the trot. Starting…

Sir, W B's article A Racing Driver's Aeroplane (Feb 1996) told the story of the Segrave Meteor. Some years ago I acquired the original sales catalogue for this aircraft. The…

Capaci-y entry for new HA Gil series THE NEW-FOR-2010 FIA GT1 WORLD Championship became a reality on the publication of a capacity 24-car entry list for the series in January.…