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Vintage Postbag, May 1973
Carnivals Sir, One can appreciate the editor's distaste of fetes, carnivals, etc., in which veteran and vintage cars are featured…
Carnivals Sir, One can appreciate the editor's distaste of fetes, carnivals, etc., in which veteran and vintage cars are featured…
Sir, I read with great interest the letter of Mr. Grigg, of Hornchurch, under the heading "Inconsistent History" in the…
Sir, I found the enclosed photograph the other day and thought you might be interested to have it. It was…
Sir, Mr. R. J. Evans' interesting letter about early car electrical systems, particularly those of CAV, underlines how the English…
Sir, In his book "The Vintage Car", T. R. Nicholson says that the second "n" was dropped in 1921—presumably to…
Sir, I can add very little information to add to "Sorting Out the Sunbeams". I confirm mine having chassis No.…
Sir, For the sake of those future historians to whom Motor Sport must remain an impeccable source of reference, may…
Sir, I will attempt to reply briefly to Mr. Doland's letter in your last issue. Nothing can prevent an individual…
Sir, Can you help me? I have recently restored an old engine which has been in my possession for about…
Sir, The enclosed photograph is that of an Enfield. My late father bought this car in April, 1913. He sold…
Tuning topics There are several ways of buying 150 m.p.h. performance and shattering acceleration for over £7,000, but the only…
A poky estate from the north A compact yet roomy sporting estate car offering good handling and performance in the…
One category of racing that rarely merits much more than the passing mention in the pages of motoring magazines yet…
Rally review Choose any rally in the world and, if you wanted to, you could probably pick out a score…
Rome, March 25th. Last year's onslaught by Ferrari on the World Championship for Makes was impressive, but not entirely without…
Last February Motor Sport published a colour feature devoted to our staff's idea of what constitute ideal pairs of cars.…
The history of the ERA in pre-war "voiturette" races has been well chronicled and widely acknowledged as one of the…
by Denis Jenkinson. 143 pp. 9-1/2 in. x 7-3/4 in. (Michael Joseph Ltd., 52 Bedford Square, London, WC1. £3.00) This…
Know Thy Beast by E. M. G. Stevens. 193 pp., 8-1/2 in. x 5-1/4 in.. (The Vincent-HRD Club, 102a Doddinghurst…
Usually these references to cars which figure in non-motoring books are based on what I come upon in old volumes…
How’s the season going so far? I think this season is going pretty well with the Gibson LMP2. It’s an old car, sure, but it’s reliable and we’ve only had…
This week in motor sport sees Formula 1 in New Zealand for the Tasman series and a birthday for a triple world champion. January 2 1957: Beppe Gabbiani is born. In…
Constructors’ Championship: 3rd Points: 378 Drivers: Lewis Hamilton Points: 190 Best qualifying: 1st Best race result: 1st Jenson Button Points: 188 Best qualifying: 1st Best race result: 1st Highlights Race…
Fernando Alonso, on his return to F1, has immediately gone off-message regarding McLaren’s position on the cause of his testing accident at Barcelona in February that left him hospitalised with…