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Mr. Vandervell's retirement On January 12th British motor-racing prospects suffered a severe set-back when Mr. G. A. Vandervell issued the following announcement: "I regret to announce, on medical advice, that…

Ford Focus I'll not forget the day Ford changed. It was January 1993 and the first day of the international launch of the Sierra-replacing Mondeo. Until that moment its mainstream…

Racing is only part of the Historic weekend: visitors needed strong legs to tour all the sights, car and star-spotting. There was a Jaguar re-union of 'Lofty' England, with Duncan…

On sale at last The British public must have been wondering what on earth had become of Ford's interesting new front-wheel-drive small car, the Fiesta, which was announced last summer…

Tenacity and a policy of "softly, softly, catchee monkey" paid dividends for Safari winners Joginder Singh and David Doig; whilst faster cars broke themselves on the rough, muddy Kenyan roads,…

A full report on the 24-hours of Daytona is given elsewhere in this issue and, as M. J. T. indicates, it was a lack-lustre meeting emasculated by the C.S.I.'s premature…

THE Mid-Cheshire Motor Racing Club Ltd. were very courageous in organising a Formula One race for their Gold Cup meeting, in this first season of the new Grand Prix Formula,…

E. R. A. WINS MANNIN BEG RACE WELL DESERVED VICTORY FOR P. FAIRFIELD AT 67.29 M.P.H. WITH FREDDY DIXON (RILEY) THE ONLY OTHER SURVIVOR OF A FIELD OF THIRTEEN. HISTORY…

Sir, Reading your article on Hudson Essex cars brought back many memories of journeys and adventures in numerous Hudson, Essex, Railtons I have owned or driven over very many years.…

Further light can be shed on the Rolls-Royces referred to in "The Wartime Diaries of an RFC Officer" on pages 1011 and 1012 in this issue. It seems that the circa…

Sir, You may be interested in the enclosed photographs (one published—ED.) of two 6i-1itre Bentleys owned by Mr. Snow, of the Merville Hotel, Bournemouth, a great enthusiast for anything motoring.…

The Vintage Sports Car Club took its winter driving-tests to Brooklands on January 13; rather early in the year, weather-wise for such frolics, you might think. Then think again. The…