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"Phoenix Evening"
When V.S.C.C. members gathered at "The Phoenix," Hartley Wintney last month the question could well have been "Where have all…

When V.S.C.C. members gathered at "The Phoenix," Hartley Wintney last month the question could well have been "Where have all…
Jack Hampshire, the I.o.W. steam enthusiast, still has his 1930 solid-tyred Foden steam wagon in service. Are there any twin-cylinder…
Vauxhall Coachwork Sir., I was interested in Bill Ward's paragraph in the February issue concerning the Vauxhall "Wensum" and the…
A 1917 Turner Sir, As I do not remember a similar car being mentioned previously, I enclose a photograph of…
Sir, With reference to "How the Wensum got its name" in February's Motor Sport, Betty Carstairs named most, if not…
A Hudson-Essex Discovery Sir, I am sure you will be pleased to hear that another vintage car has been saved…
Sir, MayI be afforded the hospitality of your columns to add to the observations of Geoffrey Samson, about the Carson…
Sir, The Funeral Vehicle Preservation Society has been recently formed with the object (inter alia) of purchasing, preserving and running…
Sir, My 1927 twin-cylinder Jowett has often suspected that you had a soft spot for both its genus and its…
Sir, Further to W. Walburn's letter, you may be interested to know that the engine and gearbox of my 1925…
Sir, A Talbot "First" ? I think not. My 1926 1,616-c.c. 4-cylinder GM Mathis tourer used sump-oil in the gearbox.…
Sir, I was interested to read of Mr. Jack Warner's (H.J. Waters) autobiography in Womans Own. In particular, I was…
Sir, Your paragraph in the February issue telling "How the Wensum got its Name," had me searching through old photographs,…
Sir, I really must take you up on your remark that "p.v.t. Rolls-Royces . . . are not much joy…
Sir, Recently, on the Isle of Wight, I came across this 1929 Reo 6. During the course of conversation with…
Increased Performance Greatly Enhances Top-Quality Small Car The Volkswagen is an enigma. It has survived thirty years without change in…
Daytona Beach, Sunday, 6th February. The first race in the 1966 Manufacturers G.T. Championship was held on the road/track circuit…
A year ago Motor Sport published an article on the history of the Lancia by K. Foeman and this, with…
Live Steam! I am extremely fond of traction engines but I never expected to steam my own. Yet one Saturday…
The Monte Carlo Fiasco The Monte Carlo Rally has long been accepted as the world's most publicised rally but I…
Pecco Bagnaia – who goes to Valencia this week hoping to retain his MotoGP crown – may look smooth and controlled on his Ducati but he does some radical things to find his speed. He talks mad braking, what he expects from the 2024 Desmosedici and why today’s riders will have shorter careers
The clock has yet to strike seven, but human traffic stretches a long way from the circuit’s main gate towards the village of Francorchamps, wherein the bakeries are already attracting…
When it was announced at the Malaysian Grand Prix last year that the BBC would be taking over the UK broadcasting rights for Formula 1 in 2009, there was an…
Sauber technical boss leaves Formula 1 team Sauber technical director, Jörg Zander, has left the Formula 1 team with immediate effect. The team, which currently sits ninth in the constructors' standings…