For lovers of street racing, May offers a feast, with two spectacular Gallic meetings. A superb array of many of the world's leading historic cars will be in action during…

Pre-Budget comment We would not like to take sides in a debate as to which has been the more detrimental to the human race, the wheel, the i.c.-engine, or television.…

Pioneer air fleet Sir, In view of your most interesting series "Wartime Diaries elan RFC officer", I wonder if your readership can throw light on why Mann & Egerton at Bury Sr.…

The Grand Prix Collection DVD/VHS.10 x 52mins www.dukevideo.com £149.99 (DVD)/£129.99 (VHS) with free copy of Formula One 1980: or individually £16.99 (DVD)/ £14.99 (VHS) It wasn't until James Hunt ignited…

Sir, I was interested in Mr. John Norman's letter in the September issue on the Alta remnants which browned in the late fifties, and I think that Jean in part…

By our Special Correspondent On paper, and for that matter in practice, the Swiss G.P. for Formula 1 cars, held on the Bremgarten Circuit on June 4th, promised to be…

Sir, Was there ever such an unholy combination as the Lotus Spares Department and British Railways? As a young, expanding company, Lotus are chaotic; whatever will they be like in middle…

Formula One Racing for Dummies By Jonathan Noble and Mark Hughes ISBN 0764570153 Published by Wiley, £14.99 Don’t be put off – the 'Dummies' format has been a huge success…

Sir, Please tell me how a Cierva Autogiro turned into a Fox Moth on page 156 of the February issue? Did it go through a pupation? Chris Higgins, Crawley, West…

Sir, I wonder if any readers can explain why so many people with soft-top sports cars drive around with the tops up when the sun is shining and the weather…

Sir, In reply to the lener from H. M. Crump (July issue) concerning the Lea-Francis Hyper owned by his brother in the early thirties, Mr. Crump is correct in stating…

Besides their high-voltage coils, which are in great demand amongst sports-car owners, Runbaken Electrical Products make a number of items of equipment of interest to the enthusiast. Their "Midget" grinder…