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News is to hand, possibly, of the ex-Hornsted 3-litre Cottin-et-Desgouttes mentioned in Motor Sport recently. This car, which ran ineffectually at…
News is to hand, possibly, of the ex-Hornsted 3-litre Cottin-et-Desgouttes mentioned in Motor Sport recently. This car, which ran ineffectually at…
"The records established by Alfa Romeo under the scrutiny of the CSAI are set out separately and Alfa are wondering whether to…
The "Chain Gang" replies Sir, First I would like to say there is no way the Chain Drive Frazer Nash…
The BAC Drone Sir, The BAC Drone of recent mention is an interesting machine worthy of more comment. Most notable…
In the past British Leyland has carved an unenviable reputation for hamstringing fine concepts with poor execution that has blighted its…
Although perhaps not endowed with the most dramatic range of cars available on the UK market, Lancia has been fighting…
For many potential customers, and some inside Ford, the October 1982 public appearance of the Ford Escort XR3i and RS1600i…
The majority of people rate the Volkswagen Golf GTi, dating from 1976, as one of the best, if not the top…
Ferrari 308GTBi Quattrovalvole "Quattrovalvole" proclaims a discreet little legend on the rear of the latest Ferrari 308GTBi, one of the…
Yorkshiremen would liken it to apple pie without the cheese, Welshmen to the Llanelli rugby posts without their sospan cappings, whilst…
We look behind the scenes at Personal Plane Services Specialisation, at one time very much the way forward, seems to have…
Having been driving one of these unusual Alfa Romeos for some time, a few observations about it may not be…
"In the carefree days before 1914, when collars and incomes were high and taxation low, the acme of smartness was…
Country lanes Sir, You will probably be interested to know that Essex County Council shares your concern for protecting Britain's…
From the paperback "Mary Pickford", a Star book, published by W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd. in 1975: In the…
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, as Michael Schumacher wins his maiden world title and the turbo era comes to a close. November 7 1956: Jonathan…
Had he done so I would have written about Alonso winning the World Championship because if you look back over time, very few drivers have won titles in the second…
Tony Brooks turned 88 this week. My interest in him was piqued by a factoid within Cyril Posthumus’ year-by-year history of the German Grand Prix: that two-time winner Brooks was…
Emerson Fittipaldi was born in São Paulo. So, too, were Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa. Ayrton Senna was born in São Paulo. Yet Interlagos is named after José Carlos Pace.…