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Sir, Liking cars of character but being of relatively slender means, I am contemplating acquiring a Rover P4. Unfortunately, I am experiencing some difficulty in obtaining the necessary information relating…

Rebuild Dear Reader, We found this old Grand Prix Bugatti in Portugal. It was very derelict but was quite complete, and as far as we could find out it was a…

LETTERS FROM READERS N.B.—Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and "Motor Sport" does not necessarily associate itself with them.—Ed. THE WHITE RILEY Sir. It seems that I must sally…

With an entry of over 80 and only four non-starters this event, divided into two classes, required competitors to tackle eleven sections. A dozen drivers lost ten points before the…

No. 40: The Zephyr Your reference in a recent issue to car component manufacturers in Lowestoft mentions the Brooke car and also the Massa sparking plug, the latter being made…

Several captions were prepared for the V-E-V pages in last month's MOTOR SPORT and in the Editor's absence the wrong one was put under the top picture on page 641,…

Does Formula One really need to run all the technology we take for granted in road cars? The first time you hear it, as a car accelerates hard out of…

A British attempt to hit four-figure speeds on land has higher aims – to inspire a new generation of UK engineers and scientists By Gordon Cruickshank Acrazy target, 1000mph –…

Sir, One shudders in one's sports car at the thought (last month's Matters of Moment seeds of the Police State). Are we all to be fined for turning corners with…

THE 2,000-MILE INTERNATIONAL TOURING CAR TRIAL OF 1908 Cecil Clutton writes comprehensively of an important event RELIABILITY. trials have altered so much in the last few years that it is…

All the same? This is a great time for finding excuses for celebrating motoring anniversaries — such happenings indicate a preference for the past, by those who perhaps despair of…

Sir, Whilst I appreciated DSJ's otherwise excellent tribute to Enzo Ferrari (Motor Sport, October 1988), I must take issue over his references to the great man's dotage. I was privileged…