The BMW M3's dominance of intemational saloon car racing came to an end at Zolder on June 7 when a Ford RS Cosworth driven by Steve Soper/Pierre Dieudonne/Klaus Nieckwiedz won…

Autocar recently scooped the first description of BMW's reborn Mini. There is much nostalgic respect still for Alec Issigonis's original Mini of 1959. We may remember its many early defects…

B.M.W. 1800 TI Road test Sir. Reading your road-test report on this car, I was left wondering once again why it is always the TI version which is submitted for…

Sir, In his article in the October issue, Lord Ironside wrote that Sir Geoffrey de Havilland had made a patriotic and generous gesture towards the War effort by handing over…

Sir, Repeatedly in your Readers' Letters. I find myself reading the praises of foreign cars and I feel I must redress the balance. I bought a Hillman Husky II from…

Andrew Frankel It was cold, damp and foggy, but when we rang Andrew to ask how the shoot was going he sounded jubilant. “Of course everything’s wonderful. I’ve just driven…

Sir, Following the recent death of Ayrton Senna, at Imola, FIA President Max Mosley made the following comment during a radio interview: "During the last 12 accident free years (he…

All in Good Time, by George Daniels, is the sort of book you know you are going to enjoy before even opening it. It is the 'rags to riches' life…

Phoenix Park in Dublin hosts a two-day race meeting on August 11/12 on closed public roads. The historic 'real road' circuit in the 1800-acre park, the last in Europe to…

The England to the Cape record, held by the late Humphrey Symons and B. Browing who took 31 days 22 hours, in 1939, in an adventurous run in a Wolseley…

After many rumours Citroën recently confirmed that an agreement for co-operation in all aspects has been reached by the French firm and Maserati. Although this may seem "small fry" in…

Oxford Brookes University has unveiled a new scheme to find the next generation of motorsport engineers. Prodrive boss David Richards opened the new £8 million Motorsport Engineering Centre, which has…