W. J. Wyatt's history of the Austin 7 and a detailed history and technical discourse by H. R. Slater are scheduled for publication at the end of April, and T.…

The MCC/MAC Centenary Celebrations, postponed due to foot-and-mouth, will take place at Brooklands on May 5. The static gathering of trials cars of 10 decades already includes Austin Grasshopper, Allard,…

Herefordshire M.C. Rally Photographic (October 30th) At the time of starting each entrant was given a list of map references together with a sheet of 20 photographs, each depicting a scene en route…

Just before the Chinese Grand Prix Ron Dennis announced that he is to completely relinquish his involvement in Formula 1 to focus on running the newly-created McLaren Automotive, which is…

A section devoted to old-car matters Happenings at Higham The other day I met Sydney Maslin, mechanic very closely associated with motor racing. He lived in lodgings in Bridge, as…

Sir, Your short piece on the Monotrace was of great interest to me, as I remember having a machine very similar to this at the beginning of the last war…

F.I = Formula I cars, i.e., up to 1½ litres s/c, up to 4½ litres non-s/c. F.II = Formula II cars. i.e., up to 2 litres, non-s/c. C.= Formula Libre,…

The recently established Mechanics Grand Prix Trust benefited to the tune of around £115,000 as a result of the two-day clay pigeon shoot organised by Jackie Stewart at the Gleneagles…

Sir, May I be permitted to thank Denis Jenkinson for writing and Motor Sport for printing the report on Stirling Moss' epic drive in the Mille Miglia-what a superb piece…

Single-Seaters Again. After a lapse of several years, manufacturers are again turning their attention to the small, simple single-seater machine. One found examples of this type of 'plane at the…

Ian Smith, a member of the committee of the B.R.S.C.C. had the idea of a Racing Car Show when the furore was created last year over the non-appearance of the…

Pedro Romero (Cadillac/Allard) won the 50-mile Interlagos, Sports Car Race on January 12th in 45 min 47.9 sec. Francisco Azevedo (Maserati) was 2nd.