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On account of the many recent misnomers appearing in the Press, we have been asked by Mr. Norman Downes, to make it quite clear that the correct name of the…

Sir, I was most interested to see Mr. A. W. Dunn's photograph of his rebuilt BDV roller as these rollers were the brainchild of my father, Mr. Henry Granger. Unfortunately…

Brilliant Moss Sir, I was thrilled to read the article on Stirling Moss in your November issue of Motor Sport, which a friend had sent to me in Germany because…

Three-time World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx was due to race the new BMW M3 GT2 for the first time at Petit Le Mans in September. The Brit shared a…

Sir, Thank you for the fascinating article on Pebble Beach. Just a couple of observations: in the 1956 race, which unfortunately led to the closure of the circuit, Ernie McAfee's…

Ash is no longer the popular car construction material which it was, but if anyone is looking for a supply of the wood for refurbishing or restoration we can pass on…

After a fantastic amount of hard work the rebuilt Monza Autodrome was completed well before the Grand Prix was due to take place, and most of the leading teams put…

Ferrari have an owners' club, allied to the Bugatti OC but so far there is no Maserati Club. A Maserati Register has been started, however, with a view to the…

Heavy metal In recent months we have been concentrating on the budget end of the model market, with mass-produced 1/24-scale plastic kits and 1/43-scale ready-built die-casts. There is, however, another…

My remark recently that I had ridden at Brooklands in a road-equipped 2.9-litre Maserati, before the similar ex-Birkin car so beautifully restored recently for Cameron-Millar, was so fitted out, has…

MARCH, 1931 FOR THE AMATEUR The Owner's Worksho 1 * Nthe last article of this series there was a hint that it was time I considered the matter of working…

Looking through old scrap-books or photograph albums can evoke many nostalgic memories. This was the case when a thoughtful reader lent us some interesting pictures taken from the album of…