NEW MODELS "He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils" — Francis Bacon, 1561-1626. At this month's Birmingham Motor Show, that great replacement for London's Earls Court…

Good intentions for 1985 Now is the time for making New Year Resolutions; we suggest the following resolutions for the following people. Team Managers, Drivers and Designers To accept that…

McAlpine driving his 3-litre Maserati in last September's Brighton Speed Trials. [photo by Guy Griffiths

Immediately after the first, abortive, start of the belgian Grand Prix, Piquet's Brabham leads Reutemann's Williams FW07C, Prioni's Ferrari 126CK, Watson's McLaren MP4, Cheever's Tyrrell 010 and Jones's Williams FW07C.…

Sir, This letter is intended as a means of expressing my complete disappointment with the programme of motor racing that masqueraded under the heading of the British Grand Prix on…

Sir, Mr. T. A. Rose asks for information re the f.w.d. Alvis 8-cylinder cars. The standard job had a wheelbase of 10 ft. and 4 ft. 6 in. track, eight…

Mike has been reporting on spots car racing for 40 years, but he doesn't subscribe to the 'it's not like it used to be' syndrome he thinks this year's Audi-Peugeot…

North London M.C. The annual dinner and dance of the North London M.C. took place on November 27th at the George Hotel, Enfield, Middlesex. This was the first dinner held…

We apologise to Auto Replicas of Poole for suggesting that the Cadillac-Allard miniature we referred to when correcting a mis-statement about the engine in the original car was their product,…

[Last month's article "Two Fiat 'Firsts' and a Fiat Failure" has aroused much interest, as this month's Vintage Postbag (pages 1334 and 1336) confirms. Fiat's Centro Storico has done some…

A section devoted to old-car matters 1,000 Miles in 24 hours in "Chain-Gang" Frazer Nash cars In 1936 the late Sir J. O. C. Samuel completed a run of 1,000…

July 22 Vatanen and Escort wow the Coombe crowds The annual Castle Combe rallyday drew the fans to see rally cars and stars from past and present with Ari Vatanen…