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From "Swans Reflecing Elephants — My early Years" by Edward James (Weidenfeld 8, Nicholson, 1982. edited by George Melly) we learn that the great British eccentric, who lived at the…

MOTOR SHOW 82 It used to be the case that the launching of a new model actually took place on the manufacturer's stand at one of the important Motor Shows.…

Motor Sport 2001 calendar sportscars of the 1950s Published by LAT £21.00 (Call 01795 414808) The ideal Christmas gift for motor racing fans is this selection of Michael Tee photographs.…

39, Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. Agents for Australasia : GORDON & GOTCH (Australasia) LTD. Copies obtainable and subscriptions received by W. H. SMITH & SON, 248, Rue de Rivoli, Paris…

A man with a responsibility to win at Le Mans and in F1 Gerard Larrousse takes the role of driver-turned-professional manager to a new level. Many team managers are like…

PRIVATE CHALLENGES AND THE GREAT RACES. RACING enthusiasts cannot fail to have observed a considerable darkening of the winter sky, caused by a veritable hail of down-flung gauntlets, gages, or…

The date of the second British round of the World Sportscar Championship is July 26, 1987, not as stated in MOTOR SPORT last month.

As he was number one in the team he had two cars at his disposal, one his car for the actual race, the other as a spare car and specially…

With over 700 races and 250 rallies behind him, Williams continues to entertain on and off track No British race report is complete without a shot of a car ludicrously…

A book that should please most children comes from Fords of Britain, called "Talleyran meets a Car Maker." It tells how a felt dog, with the most mobile of expressions,…

Rover's beloved Mini will be around to celebrate its 40th birthday in August 1999, and that's official. Even more remarkably, the A-series engine will pass its 50th anniversary in 1998…

A proposal for a ‘world engine’ to be used across a range of categories has been put forward by the FIA. Motor sport’s governing body has distributed a working document…