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It may be a misnomer (Ha, ha, very funny. No. I have not met her. Shall we continue?) to refer…

It may be a misnomer (Ha, ha, very funny. No. I have not met her. Shall we continue?) to refer…
The autumn 1992 issue of the VSCC's Bulletin reproduced an article from The Motor about the adventures of its reporter…
The fate of the LSR car Babs (above) has been resolved. This Parry Thomas creation is now on view permanently…
Mr R C Shelly has kindly sent me the remaining part of a diary kept by a Mr D Hume,…
Anyone who has recently looked into the Rolls-Royce showroom in Conduit Street, London W1, will have seen the prototype Bentley…
The VSCC's racing season opened with the traditional Silverstone fixture on April 3, a healthy 270-car entry being attracted for…
Entries are already coming in for the sixth Classic Marathon to Morocco, with an adventurous new route to Casablanca. But…
Some time back, on BBC TV, troubleshooter Sir John Harvey-Jones waded into the directors of long-established Charles Letts & Co,…
Kitty May Hutchison I was indeed sorry to be informed that Kitty May Hutchison died recently in Montecatini Terme, Italy.…
Sir, With reference to Amy Mollison and her Mercedes. Enclosed is a photo taken in September 1934 at Manor Weald…
How green is my Napier? Sir, I was very interested to read last December's article on the Brighton Napier. There…
Sir, Your interesting review of Aero-Engined Racing Cars in the March Issue reminds me of a bizarre sighting which occurred…
Sir, I much enjoyed Bill Boddy's article on the Comet. I used to wonder about the engine, which shared its…
Sir, I was interested to read your article on the 1935 Comet. My attention was drawn to this car in…
From the DoT book referred to elsewhere: "Motoring magazines and programmes often dwell upon the illegal top speeds of which…
With Tom Wheatcroft planning a grand new motor racing complex in the Midlands, which is to include a banked oval,…
There are soon to be curbs in F1 racing. In the past the rules have been changed along the years,…
Continuing the theme of top racing drivers, at the National Motor Museum recently an audience was invited to vote for…
Police chiefs may advocate raised motorway speed limits. But not the DoT. A new glossy brochure Killing Speed and Saving…
You think the title's gauche? Just wait until you read the text... It has been translated from original Italian prose,…
'Big Bill' France ushered American motor racing into the modern era. He was the driving force behind NASCAR and the Daytona International Speedway, the USA’s first modern, high-banked superspeedway. France…
Andrea Dovizioso returned to the top step of the podium with victory at Brno, multiple world champion Freddie Spencer gives his take on the race, the rivalry between Jorge Lorenzo…
I begin this dispatch with a Mental Health Warning. The following paragraphs do not contain mention of the round, black products produced by an Italian supplier to Grand Prix racing.…
The 2020 Australian Grand Prix has officially been cancelled after a meeting between teams on Thursday evening. In a joint statement, the FIA, Formula 1 and Australian Grand Prix Corporation…