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The Austin Maxi has not met with unanimous acclaim from the critics, in spite of which British Leyland are confident that the model has enormous sales potential. In the all-important…

The RAC International Historic Rally, which runs within the first two days of Great Britain's round of the World Rally Championship for modern rally cars on November 22/23, offers over…

THE SPRING GRAND PRIX M ENTioN of Spring at the moment seems remarkably premature, but in the Argentine .... that season is nearly over, and to celebrate it a race…

On the Can-Am trail While in North America last month for the Canadian and US Grands Prix I was lucky enough to have a week in between the two World…

Sir, A Talbot "First" ? I think not. My 1926 1,616-c.c. 4-cylinder GM Mathis tourer used sump-oil in the gearbox. A detachable aluminium U-pipe connected sump to clutch house, the…

Sir, I would like to reply to the letter from Mr. Peter Fenton in February's MOTOR SPORT. It is possible to find a garage that will repair defective parts, where…

Sir, The Spanish Grand Prix on May 9 provided an entertaining battle between Alain Prost, a master tactician both on and off the race track, and Damon Hill, who is…

Michelin's new range of "old" tyres for pre-and post-war racers will bear a proud name from the past. The dual purpose road/race rubber, tested by TOPS members and available in…

(In view of the growing interest in 750 and 1,172 Formulae racing, we give herewith a resume of progress in this field, written by H. Birkett, Chairman of the 750 M.C. …

Sir, Your article in the March issue of Motor Sport tracing the history of the two 1-1/2-litre Thomas "Flat-Irons", I very much enjoyed. However, I think you will find that…

John Surtees says that ‘team-mate’ is a misnomer. Mateyness simply isn’t part of the relationship between drivers in a team, but he and exact contemporary Jimmy Clark came close to it…

"Getaway" Gets Caught Sir, I watched with interest the BBC-2 coverage of the RAC Lombard Rally and through your excellent publication I would be obliged to be afforded the space…