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by William Morse. 64pp. 91/4 x 7 (Nelson & Saunders, Olney, Bucks. £5.95.) The rotary aero-engine (redolent of the days when joy-rides in Avro 504s were the in thing and…

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The Vintage SCC held its first meeting at the shortened 1.65-mile Oulton Park circuit on June 14th, when many competitors expressed their dislike of the new sharp righthand corner after…

THE Corgi Toys range of heavy commercial vehicles has been augmented by Corgi Major model No. 1147 which is a miniature of a Scammell Handyman M 3 tractor unit with…

Sir, Does this deserve a mention in your magazine? I telephoned Alvis Ltd. midday last Wednesday, requesting a new petrol filler cap for my 1937 4.3-litre. It was on the…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters V.S.C.C. Driving Tests, Silverstone (December 9th) Instead of going to Heston, the Vintage S.C.C. used the Club Circuit runway at Silverstone for last year's…

Arnoux's first victory  Sao Paulo, January 27th Few of those who were critical of the decision to hold this year's Brazilian Grand Prix there would deny that Sao Paulo's superb 4.946…

Generation turbo by Bernard Asset and Johnny Rives. 160 pp. 12 x 81/2,  Available from Menoshire Limited, 49 Churchfield Road, Acton, London W3 6MY. £40.00. This 160 page French beauty, complete with…

For the last few years the big B.R.S.C.C. sports-car meeting on the Monday of the August Bank Holiday weekend has provided the best racing in the country at the time.…

An unfortunate fatal accident befell BDC Treasurer Bevan's Bugatti during Practice, causing races to be shortened. Full details of the meeting will appear next month. Race winners were D Ricketts…

As the organisers do with the Pirelli Marathon in recreating Alpine rallying of another era, so the Ulster Automobile Club seeks to recreate the Circuit of Ireland which reached a…

Mill Green Museum in Hatfield, Herts (tel 0707 271362), is currently featuring an exibition called "Birkin's Bentleys", which majors on the firm of Birkin & Couper in nearby Welwyn Garden…