Several motor-car miniatures have appeared with dummy engines revealed when the bonnet is opened, but in particular the Issigonis-inspired Morris 1100 lends itself to this, because its transverse power-unit is…

ESCORTS, OLD AND NEW, appeared in the International Welsh Rally last month. Outright winners were wily Ford team veterans Roger Clark/Jim Porter in an Escort II (above) with the same…

By a curious coincidence, shortly after the September Motor Sport was published, we walked into a secondhand bookshop (we are rather fond of them) and came face to face with…

Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. Lulsgate Race Meeting The day's sport at Lulsgate was just the thing that club members and their friends crave, and it is difficult to see why…

Grand Prix Masters drive gives Formula Junior racer a taste of 3-litre power Formula Junior racer Crispian Besley stepped up to race in Grand Prix Masters at Silverstone when he…

Sir, Having just read your article on "Buying (a 2 1/2-litre Riley) Casually", I feel moved to put pen to paper and relate my experience of buying in such a…

The dates for the two major events at Goodwood next season have been announced. The Festival of Speed moves to the weekend of July 12-14 and now follows a week…

Rubens Barrichello celebrated his 257th Grand Prix in Turkey, establishing a new record for the greatest number of starts. Riccardo Patrese, who established the previous record when he competed in…

Sir, One hears many complaints about the service given by garages and I have had my fair share. It is a pleasure therefore to record that recently when the throttle…

Some Random Reflections on the 1920s I was fascinated to read, in your September issue, the "Memories of the Austin Whippet", as I cut my internal combustion teeth on the…

The judge during the hearing of a case at Farnham County Court on April 20th: ". . .a 1937 Dodge is obviously an old crock, which might blow up." Clearly…

"The Civil Air War," by C. G. Grey. (The Harborough Pub. Co., Ltd, 12s. 6d.) This is C. G. Grey at his best and brightest. The various flying books he…