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Buyers' Guide: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow The timeless styling of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is the one thing above all else which makes it difficult to believe that this, the Crewe…

Sir, I have read with interest your comments and those of other informed persons on the, in my opinion, iniquitous 10-year test, and thought that you would probably be interested in…

It had to happen. A major manufacturer has entered legal correspondence with the maker of a fibreglass replica of one of the manufacturer's current models. Many replica makers are technically…

Sir, Having read the letters of Mr. English, Mr. McGhee and Mr. Kearns, I can only conclude that they have been most unfortunate in the service they have received from…

With the arrival of better weather, the Editor recalls the days when people went to Weybridge not only to see the motor racing, but to watch the aeroplane races CONSIDERING…

OPENING OF NEW TRACK AT LINAS-MONTLHERY. Unprecedented Scenes on the Approach Routes : Almost Complete Block of Traffic on the Second Day : Many World's Records go by the Board…

Harvey Postlethwaite More than 1000 people packed in to the tiny parish church at Checkendon near Henley to commemorate the life of F1 designer and innovator Harvey Postlethwaite, 55, who…

Your mention of the New York-to-Los Angeles-and-back-in-reverse car moves me to point out that it is very easy to put the innards into the rear axle of the Ford A…

I knew nothing of Denis Jenkinson until I published a letter from him in Motor Sport, but when we met at the RAF during the war, he as an engineer…

Sir, Having just read the October issue of Motor Spot I notice that in the classified advertisements section there are no less than 56 second-hand Morgans for sale on offer…

Ken Downing This British driver, who died recently aged 86, only raced for five seasons. But in that time he managed to notch up two grand prix starts. Downing raced…

Sir, Oh, my dear Sir, to quote G.B.S., your report on Le Mans 24 Hours. Christine Beckers is most certainly Not the second woman ever to take part at Le…