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Sir, An incredibly low mileage (genuine 17,327) Lanchester LD 10 has recently come into my possession. In my comparatively short experience of the model, I certainly can confirm everything your…

Finally it was time to see how a decade of Esprit progress felt in motion. The demonstrator and engineer were summoned for a few laps around the Hethel circuit. The…

cars in August issue. It is certainly astonishing how these old warriors last, and when you mention 40 m.p.h.. on third with the A.B.C. one wonders just how much modern…

ROVER COUPE Rover is to make a determined challenge in the small, but lucrative, coupe market. A three-model range is now available, priced from £14,495, if you opt for the…

Mercedes will not be competing in Formula 1, either in 1992 or the foreseeable future. That was the surprise message from Mercedes-Benz AG chairman Prof Werner Niefer on November 26.…

For their IoM meeting this year the BRDC concentrated on a single event, a 200-mile race for sports cars. Griffith (Lester-MG) led the race from start to finish, ably supported by his team-mate…

"Economy Racing" Era to End In October the Group C sports car formula will follow Formula One into the new decade, ruled by 3.5-litre normally aspirated engines. The `economy' era,…

1955: Redex Trophy, Snetterton History often hinges upon events deemed insignificant at the time. Brabham's drive in this race was praised, but not appraised until much later. Paul Fearnley reflects…

NASCAR racing was only just coming to terms with the loss of reigning champion, Alan Kulwicki, in an light 'plane accident in April, when Davey Allison, one of Kulwicki's main…

Double world rally champion Walter Röhrl, driving a Francis Tuthill-prepared Porsche 911 and co-driven by Beatty Crawford, led the International Rally Britannia from the third stage to the finish. And…

MC12 supercar returns the Trident to top-line sportscar competition Maserati has returned to mainstream sportscar racing after an absence of 40 years. The Modena marque's new MC12 supercar made its…

Mini is on the brink of announcing its return to frontline rallying, with a World Championship assault planned for 2011 based on the new four-wheel-drive Countryman. Prodrive, which oversaw Subaru’s…