Sir, I have been following with interest the correspondence on "Traction Avant", and I see your comment on the letter from Mrs. Halliday. In February, 1963, my mother exchanged her…

The Grand Prix cars of Tyrell and Lotus will act as spearhead to the 2002 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the overall theme of which will be 'On the Limit —…

Sir, If I may say so, John B. Perrett's memories of Abingdon ("An Engineer Remembers", May issue) seem to have faded somewhat. The projected S-type of 1935 was not a…

Sir, I see from your advertising pages that an ex-Surtees 1962 F1 Lola is described as a Grand Prix winner, but this is incorrect as the F1 race it won…

"Where Have All the Peugeots Gone?" Sir, Your article on the Peugeots ends up with Mrs. Menzies' car having made its last appearance at Shelsley-Walsh. I can add a senile…

Another aero-engined car is being built, using a Rolls-Royce Eagle engine, R-R 20 chassis, R-R PII gearbox, a Delage front axle and Minerva brakes.

The mighty are fallen There was no doubting the satisfaction in Ruedi Eggenberger's smile as Klaus Niedzwiedz hurtled the Allan Moffat/ANZ Bank Ford Sierra RS500 round Mount Panorama to clinch…

Sir, As a "never say die" Cooper "S" man, I can well remember my feelings of sadness on the closure of the "S" production line early in 1971 which was coupled…

Sir, I was very interested to see a photograph of one of my old cars in the November issue of Motor Sport, page 1148, "The Henderson Napier Rolls-Royce". I bought…

Part 3 Team Elite ('62) Ltd. Team Elite was already in existence when Clive Hunt began racing in 1960, driving a Lotus 17. This was purchased in kit form and…

Sir, Readers letters, page 1352, November issue, Agreed Value, H.F.F. Summerson, I have had no trouble in insuring a 1960 car for an "agreed value." This can be done with…

Sir, You may have noticed a recent Lotus advertisement claiming that Lotus have won more races than any other car, ever. Intrigued by this claim, I contacted the advertising agents…