New Goodwood meeting promises even wider range – as long as you’re in the GRRC We’ve become used to the double highlight each year of the Festival of Speed and…

On December 17th at Virginia Water, the Hants and Berks M.C., which has expanded notably for one of the newer clubs, held its annual dinner/dance. The Editor was detained putting…

Reports of Recent Events ... 245 Horndean Speed Trials ... 247 Cofton Hackett ... 247 Shelsley Walsh ... 248 Technically Historic ... 250 Cars I Have Owned ... 251 Impressions…

"Grasshoppers” Sir, Mr. Widdowson's letter on Austin Seven Grasshoppers is gradually confusing the complete scene! Because of the conflicting reports on the whereabouts of the 11 Grasshoppers, the 750 Motor…

Austin Sevens, Ford Eights and Tens were popular chassis for mounting special bodies upon until the advent of the Mini and other small, cheap cars took away the need for…

THIS new car from Audi is now available in Europe and will be coming to the UK in right hand drive form early next year. A visit to Vienna recently…

Sir, There was almost certainly a Dorman-engined Palladium car fitted with this automatic transmission. Dormans were considering producing this unit, made a few prototypes, and still had engineering drawings a…

HARVEY POSTLETHWAITE Tyrrell technical director (formerly Ferrari F1 designer, 1982-'88, '91-'93) "By the time I left I was beginning to find the whole organisation a little too cumbersome for my…

Nige's Turbo ChargeSir, Damien Smith's article on Nigel Mansell's Lotus days in the February edition was thoroughly enjoyable and utterly fair. However, I would like to point out that Mansell's…

Sir, I noted with interest the letter in your May issue about universal joint failure on a Morris Mini—and your own remarks on the rarity of this occurrence. My mother-in-law…

The Willhire endurance race is being revived this season by the European Endurance Racing Club. It will run over six hours at Snetterton on August 17 for a wide range…

Sir Another vintage car with an assured speed was the Brighouse-built Bond 12-50 sports car, which in unsupercharged form, its Meadows engine producing 52 b.h.p., was guaranteed to do 80…