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He may not have looked like a racing driver, but Leslie Johnson's performances improved as he reached higher echelons, as Bill Boddy explains Leslie G Johnson (LGJ) had a garage…

THE CASE FOR THE LOW-SPEED RACNG ENGINE Lost month the possibility of bigger-engined Brooklands cars was touched upon in Rumblings. In this article a contributor enlarges on the subject. —Ed.…

Those who knew Brooldands and went to sprint meetings before the war will be sad to hear that Robert A. Waddy passed away at Eastbourne on April 7th, aged 78;…

Time-keeping Extraordinary Sir Malcolm's record breaking attempt on " Bluebird" took place during T.T. week, and we all followed with considerable bewilderment the various figures which came through from America,…

B.M.C. Introduce the 948-c.c. Austin-Healey Sprite—To Sell for £678 17s. 0d. LAST month we drove to Birmingham for a preview of Britain latest sports car, the Austin-Healey Sprite. This new…

A chance meeting Back in 1969 there was still good reason for a motoring trip to Sicily each year. Although the Siracuse Grand Prix was no longer taking place, the…

Fiat S76 A Recollection The S76 had been such a sensation that when a Middlesborough evening paper published a photograph of it in 1953 a tremendous response followed, of letters,…

As we rumbled along Vickers Drive, away from the apparently recession-proof bustle of Brooklands industrial Park, the passage of fresh February air across the cockpit of a 1992 AC Cobra threatened…

Who can forget the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 Grand Prix cars which Jody Scheckter, Patrick Depailler and Ronnie Peterson raced in 1976 and 1977? Well, two examples are being prepared to…

By Mat Oxley Le Mans is over for another year, but not for bike racers. Motorcycling's Le Mans 24 Hours happens on September 21 and 22. I've never been to…

LI-4:FTERS FROM READERS Letters from readers on any subject are always welcome Ind they should be as brief as possible. Sports Cars in the I.O.M. SIR, I cannot remember having…

CORRESPONDENCE The Editor of MOTOR SPORT. DEAR SIR, I was most interested to see in the current issue of Motor Sport an account of the Halford Special and its designer…