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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, In his book "The Vintage Car", T. R. Nicholson says that the second "n" was dropped in 1921—presumably to…
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, I read with great interest the letter of Mr. Grigg, of Hornchurch, under the heading "Inconsistent History" in the…
Sir, Can you help me? I have recently restored an old engine which has been in my possession for about…
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, The enclosed photograph is that of an Enfield. My late father bought this car in April, 1913. He sold…
Sir, I will attempt to reply briefly to Mr. Doland's letter in your last issue. Nothing can prevent an individual…
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…
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…
Edited by Mike Micks. 120 pp. 8-1/2 in. x 5-3/4 in. (PSL Ltd., 9 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6SQ. £1.50.)…
Ken Miles is a nominee for this year's Motor Sport Hall of Fame Awards, which are decided by readers. Scroll down to read more or click below to vote for…
Formula 1 takes over central London for F1 London Live today (July 12), and you'll be able to watch it all right here. The event is being held at Trafalgar…
Petter Solberg quits world championship motor sport but announces appearances at Goodwood and Norwegian hillclimb Petter Solberg has announced that he is retiring from competitive motor sport. The 44-year-old Norwegian…
Formula 1’s future has moved into sharper focus following the latest F1 Strategy Group meeting in Paris that also saw more pressing concerns addressed. The outcome of what the FIA labeled…