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A section devoted to old car matters VSCC Pomeroy Trophy INTENDED to define the best all-round touring-car of the meeting and the only one in which modern cars mingle with…

"The Amazing Bugattis" Exhibition, thought up by Hugh Conway, CBE, and put on very tastefully indeed at the Royal College of Arts in London, is now over. But its impact…

LAGONDAS ON BROOKLANDS BROOKLANDS is still respected by manufacturers both as a testing and as a publicity venue. This year Lagonda has made very considerable use of the Track. This…

Redman's Chevron frenzy Brian Redman's return to racing at Oulton Park will be one of the star attractions as the 40th anniversary of Chevron is marked at the Gold Cup…

Crunch time Some auction houses are denying any knock-on effects from the credit crunch, but they do exist Is the credit crunch only affecting the affordable cars market? Or are…

In comparatively recent times a new phenomenon has been seen among the one-make clubs and registers, namely great enthusiasm for the creation of "sham" motor show stands, displayed and staffed…

Sir, An unusual experience I had in about 1960 might be worth relating. On a wet winter's night I dined the girlfriend of the day in a South Kensington restaurant.…

The first pure-bred Mercedes-Benz racer for 35 years. A World Championship winner. The car that gave us Michael Schumacher. The machine that laid the foundation stone of the German manufacturer’s…

Passport to flying your G.C.E. How old is your G.C.E. ? Three weeks or three years, it makes no difference. If you are over 17 and under 26 and hold,…

(126 pp., soft covers, 11 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. Iliffe Books Ltd., Dorset House, Stamford Street, London. 9s. 6d.) This interim edition of Autocar's reproduced road-test reports covers twenty…

Dieter Quester rounds La Source with the works BMW 3.0 CSL with which he and Toine Hezemans won the Spa 24-Hour Race. They finished 15 laps of the scenic 14.1km.…

We remarked some time ago that the variety of unusual and sometimes exciting cars to he seen travelling from Lyndhurst towards Beaulieu must rival those that, in a past age,…