One of the great patrons of motoring and aviation in pre-war years was remembered last month when a walk in the Hythe Main Gardens was named after the late Lord…

40/30/20/10 years ago 1996 Damon Hill maintains his perfect score with victory in the Argentinian GP. Jacques Villeneuve makes it a Williams one-two. Jean Alesi is third for Benetton. 1986…

Sir, Some time before the 1992 British Grand Prix, the manager of a local toy/model shop ran a competition: name the first three finishers in the GP, and win a…

Milestone miniatures LTD of West End, Redruth Cornwall TR15 2SA have a very appealing model of the 3-litre Bentley fire-engine which the BARC had from 1935, its open body painted…

A dozen of Stirling's drives were nominated. Yet no-one thought to mention his stunning performance at Aintree in 1957 — a typical recovery from early dramas — that opened the…

"The Old Man" Sir, In 1933 there were a couple of World War I aero-engines in an alcove under the engine test bay at the North Works. Longbridge, of the…

Brooklands – A Pictorial History, by G N Georgano. Dalton Watson Fine Books, Loughborough. £12.99 Brooklands Track continues to exert so much interest and fascintion that any book about it…

Sir, I feel I must reply to the letter of your correspondent N. Bradpiece. He states that "there is no other vehicle in the same price bracket which offers the…

THE VSCC will open its 1977 racing season with the customary Silverstone Meeting on April 16th. Racing over the 1.6-mile Club circuit will commence at approx. 13.30 hours, and will…

I have been connected to McLaren and Mercedes-Benz since 1998, and in that time the history I have witnessed in the making has been fantastic, with two drivers’ and one…

Sir, I would like to point out what a wonderful service open two-seater sports cars are given by the Constabulary. I have always driven reasonably quick cars. But since I…

Formula One private entrant-turnedconstructor Guy Ligier's first (and only) open sports prototype raced just three times, in 1971. It finished second in the 3-hour Le Mans Trial in April and…