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Sir. I would like to, say how much I agree with the wonderful paragraph that "D.S.J." wrote on his dream car, the 250G.T. Ferrari. My dream car would differ from…

VW GTIs: 110 b.h.p. sports saloons As discussed in July's test of the Scirocco 1600TS, VW are to produce fuel-injected versions of the Scirocco and Golf, which we were recently…

The new legislation banning the use of radar detectors seems to me another aspect of the Government's growing dislike of vehicle users. Once upon a time AA patrols indicated speed…

Robert MacGregor Innes Ireland was one of life's outstanding characters, whose boisterous personality earned as much popularity as it brought him trouble in 63 years. The expression 'doughty fighter' might…

The F5000 revival movement is confidently predicting strong grids for an eight-race programme across Europe in 2002. Having had 23 cars take part in the 2001 programme, the FORCE team…

We attended a Press Conference in July promoted by Volkswagen (GB) Ltd. to explain its new schemes for helping its customers and that from the first of next month it and…

Sir, Intense joy has been caused recently by the delivery of the April and May issues of Motor Sport, and my delight at establishing touch with things motoring again compels me…

MotoGP Kawasaki has reversed its decision to leave the series, announcing that it will run a single bike for ex-Ducati rider Marco Melandri. n British Eurosport has signed a deal…

Swedish Rally Results -- General Classification (top five): Ist: B.Soderstrom/G.Palm (Cortina-Lotus) ....43,726 penalties 2nd: S.Lampinen/T.Palm (Saab V4).....44,440 penalties 3rd: R.Aaltonen/H.Liddon (1275 Cooper S).....44,720 penalties 4th: O.Eriksson/H.Johansson (Opel Rekord) ..... 45,700…

Ersatz Character I must confess I am confused. Do they offend, or are they an acceptable substitute? Should one turn one's nose up at them, or is that an unreasonably…

One of the highlights of a varied meeting was the Pirelli Trophy race. Above, Ivor Dutton's T51 Bugatti uses every inch of kerb to fend off Chris Mann's Lotus 16,…

By Maurizio Tabuchi ISBN 8879112600 Published by Giorgio Nada Editore, £49.99 Guilio Alfieri, who directed Maserati for so long, says that on reading this he was "filled with melancholy" that…