Sir, I have just spent a good few minutes savouring the impeccable eulogy by Doug Nye to an unforgettable character. It surpassed what could reasonably be expected of anyone. It…

Roy Salvadori skidded off at Copse Corner, a sharp shower having made the track very treacherous. He quickly reversed, and as he accelerated away M. Sparken in his Maserati rotated…

One hesitates to flog one's own particular hobby horse too flagrantly in public; but the enthusiasm for Edwardian motor cars, which grew so steadily, if slowly, in the years just…

Sir, I heartily applaud your efforts to better the plight of motorists in Britain and wish you every success. Perhaps you might be interested to know the position of motorists…

Bentley Motors, Lola Cars International and the Morgan Motor Company are putting their weight behind the VSCC's British Empire Vintage and Historic Race Weekend at Donington Park in June. "The…

A new Rover On the day before this issue of Motor Sport was due to reach the book-stalls and its subscribers, Leyland Cars made a very important release, that of…

The Arrows affair  Following the Fuss About The Fan came the legal banning of the Arrows FA/1 GP cars from any further F1 races. It was, of course, very naughty of Tony…

A combination of several circumstances resulted in a drastic reduction in the quality of the entry for this year's Morocco Rally. Normally well supported by the French manufacturers, the event…

It was at the Essen Show (see report on pages 23, 24) that BMW Motorsport announced its plans for 1991 which, as expected, revolved around the increasingly popular and prestigious…

Sir, I was shocked to read your 100 Greatest Drives. There will always be differences of opinion, but not to include Main Prost among your list is hard to swallow…

Matters of Moment.....153 Fixtures for February.....154 The Argentine Grand Prix.....155 Notes on the Cars at Buenos Aires.....158 Raymond Mays CBE, An Appreciation.....159 Road Impressions: The Daihatsu Charade XTE.....161 Grovewood Awards.....162…

Sir, Some ten years ago in a mild attack of nostalgia I bought a partially dismantled 1958 Triumph TR3A. (I owned one back in the fifties, and have always had…