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The legendary 2.3 By Simon Moore ISBN: 0-961-7266-0-3 Published by Parkside (Chaters), £290.00 We used to use the word 'thorough' for learned books, but it's completely inadequate for these three…

The Battle of Britain film of 1968 was the watershed for private Spitfire ownership. It did for Spitfires what the James Bond films did for silver Aston Martin DB5s. Aircraft…

Sir, We at this office have been readers of Motor Sport for some years now, and hope you or other readers can assist. In an issue of the magazine, of…

HERE AND THERE. TWO NEW MERCEDES MODELS. We learn from Messrs. British !Mercedes Benz, Ltd., that two new models of the world famous Mercedes car are now being manufactured. The…

There is some division of opinion among enthusiasts as to whether the "Rembrandt" series of meetings should be continued indefinitely or whether the existing motor clubs should be left to…

Customer subsidy Sir, I read with interest, but not with surprise, that orders for the new Austin 1800 are already numerous enough to ensure a long waiting list of would-be…

Sir, Congratulations to Nigel Roebuck and the Motor Sport team on your truly worthy tribute to Gilles Villeneuve in the May issue, 30 years after the tragedy at Zolder. Poring…

FINE RACING AT THE LAST B.A.R.C. MEETING OF THE YEAR. MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN WON BY WHITNEY STRAIGHT. MOUNTAIN CIRCUIT LAP-RECORDS RAISED BY STRAIGHT, RAYMOND, MAYS AND L. P. DRISCOLL. THE…

Most of the last eight weeks have been spent following the Canadian-American Challenge Cup and a number of the United States Auto Club's championship events, so since this is my…

Over the last few weeks there has been a flood of publicity for the proposed road race on a section of the new Birmingham inner ring road, including the section…

Well, Owen John went off on his European tour in the latest Crossley in 1929, but he had little to say about it in his diaries, apart from calling the…

For the first time ever British spectators at this year's Le Mans 24 Hour Race will be able to follow the event on radio. Sponsored by Jaguar, Radio Le Mans…