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RUMBLINGS Before the war Leslie Bellamy was well known wherever specialbuilders gathered to discuss their art, because not only had he built several specials of his own conception, but I.F.S.…

The Humber " Snipe " Saloon A Car of Surprisingly High Per/ormance TWENTY FIVE years or so of development have tended to eliminate a great deal of the unorthodox and…

PROSPECTS FOR THE NEW SEASON THE institution by MOTOR SPORT and Shell of an International Championship for this season's Formula Three racing has plainly provided this class of the sport…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters This Month's V.S.C.C. Silverstone Meeting The first of those enjoyable and invariably well-supported Vintage S.C.C. race meetings on the Silverstone Club circuit takes place…

You know the rules... It was scarcely credible, truth be told. All winter, we'd heard promises of a bright new beginning for Formula One. The latest generation 3.0-litre cars would…

Other car makes fear the financial storm warnings, but thanks to its new California the sun still appears to be shining on Ferrari By Andrew Frankel Don’t let thoughts of…

Sir, I was interested in the article by Sqdn./ Ldr. Marris on "Speculations on Fast Car Suspension," in the April MOTOR SPORT. The author's opening remarks indicate, I think, undue…

Designed as a test track 100 years ago, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first race before a single brick had been laid By Donald Davidson It has been suggested…

Vauxhall's 16-valve engines have long been appreciated for providing levels of driveability that were but distant dreams for other merchants of four-valve-per-cylinder technology. On the plus side, the 150 bhp…

A Little History Dear Reader, In 1989 Maurice Hamilton wrote a readable and straightforward history of the British Grand Prix, going back to the first race to carry that title.…

A GRAND PRIX has been held in South Africa since 1934, but in those days it was rather a local affair run on handicap; however, it always attracted a few…

Cruising It took some convincing by Lawrence Millen of Bauer Millen to drive one of his machines for we were unsure as to its relevance in Motor Sport. We took…