A lifelong motor racing enthusiast, the prolific Mr Widdows developed his taste for the sport on visits to Goodwood as a child and by perusing his father’s copies of Motor…

A Briton based in west-coast USA, Howard was editor of Motor, then US correspondent for Autocar. We sent him to Daytona, for Brian Redman’s Rennsport Reunion, the huge celebration of…

I much enjoyed your article on Brandon Wang's 250LM Ferrari. This is correctly described on Massini's Ferrari 250LM book as having "a long Drogo nose", confirmed by the recent photos…

A managing director of a large motoring insurance broker has written to us with details of a scheme that he hopes will significantly reduce the number of rear end accidents…

"I've always admired Czechoslovakian mechanics. After the war my family had a rear-engined Tatra and from that came my love for mid-engined sports cars like the Miura," Nuccio Bertone said.…

To avoid unnecessary correspondence, those subscribers desiring back numbers are, informed that the following issues are unobtainable: 1924: June, July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov.,Dec.; 1925: Feb., April, Aug., Oct.; 1926:…

The Motor Industry has its own "Who's Who." This comprehensive volume, published by Temple Press Books, Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1, is now in its 7th edition. It costs 45s,…

Letter of the month War of words War of words Having just read Nigel Roebuck’s chat with Niki Lauda about drivers’ freedom to voice their opinions, I find it interesting…

Lancia and De Virgilio, At the Center Geoffrey Goldberg When I drove a Lancia Aurelia I was astonished at how sophisticated it was. Much of the credit belongs to Francesco…

Called to account Mark Hughes’ April column sums up brilliantly what us long-term addicts could not have done so pointedly. That having been said, we the spectators/paying public, have long…

Letter of the month Fear of the past? Watching coverage of the German GP qualifying session, I was struck by how poorly F1 connects with its past. The Sky team…

Formula One Circuits From Above Bruce Jones In principle the idea is excellent: tap into the miracle of Google Earth to provide satellite imagery of the world’s classic racetracks, with…