Sir, Your special on Can-Am racing was of great interest to me. I was, at the time, Jackie Oliver's mechanic on the Shadow '101' car, so it rekindled for me…

Sir, I have recently started the rebuilt of the 1935 Talbot 105 Brooklands Special owned and raced by Dr. Roth and later Gordon Brettell. The car was used at Brooklands…

It seems likely that the newly-instigated World Touring Car Championship will attract another leading manufacturer later this year. News from Italy suggests that Lancia is keen to field a racing…

Unsurprisingly RM also had a successful Monterey sale with the 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/ Mirage lightweight racer fetching more than £7m. This chassis was used as a camera car on…

Cobra heads the snake Barrie Williams and Chris Phillips take victory after safety car delays the big race at Dijon A cracking Gentleman Drivers’ victory for the AC Cobra of…

Sir, As one who paints racing cars and aircraft as a hobby, I was pleased to see your comments on art in the March Motor Sport and agree wholeheartedly with…

Sir, It may be of interest to your readers to hear of my war-time experience of running a 1927 3-litre Invicta, a car which in my humble opinion merits more publicity than…

Darlington-based Jimmy Blumer, who died in August aged 82, was a leading national racing driver in the 1950s and 1960s. He scored his biggest victory in 1962, when he shared…

Sir, Your nameless reader who wrote concerning the use by the West Mercia Police of New Rover 3500 models was, alas, sadly mistaken. This car was only a demonstration model…

Sir, I am searching for any information I can find on the Rockne car. All I have discovered so far is that the Rockne Motor Company existed between 1931 and…

There are now so many motor museums in the world that they have prompted the compilation of a book about them, though obviously the author could not hope to visit…

Engine: 4 cylinders, 64.6 x 83.7 mm. (1,098 c.c.). Pushrod-operated overhead valves. 8.9 to 1 compression-ratio. 55 b.h.p. (net) at 5,500 r.p.m. Gear ratios: 1st, 13.50 to 1; 2nd, 8.08…