Articles from the archive

"Tuning and Maintenance of M.Gs.," by Philip H. Smith, A.M.I.Mech.E. (Foulis, 7, Milford Lane, W.C.2. 160 pp., 15s.) With instruction manuals for the older cars becoming increasingly rare and priced akin…

LEAGUE OF MOTOR SPORTSMEN—FORM OF ENROLMENT I desire to become a member of the League of Motor Sportsmen. I am not* already a subscriber to MOTOR SPORT, and enclose t…

In the aftermath of Jo Siffert's tragic accident at Brands Hatch in 1971 came a resolution to make Grand Prix cars safer against fire risk, particularly in the case of…

Sir, Like no doubt many others I was most interested in your article "Another Ghost Story", March 1977. You state that what happened after the First World War is obscure.…

THE SPORT AFLOAT. THE POOLE HUNDRED W. P. ALLEN WINS, FOLLOWED BY SALVI. ALTHOUGH there was a disappointing entry this year, the Yachting World Trophy race proved to be quite…

Fords in the Alpine Trial. SIR,—The following fact has only recently been brought to my attention, and I must therefore apologize for commenting at so late a date. In your…

Congratulations to the MG CC's Triple M Register, whose members, subject to official confirmation, set new records at Millbrook on August 28/29, with five pre-1934 MGs. The ten new records…

Coys International Historic Festival After years of planning and much frantic building activity in the runup to the event, he Coys International Historic Festival heralded the official opening of Britain's…

MORE D.B. RECORDS Apart from the Class H records referred to on page 560, E. Bayrol's D.B. has set up new Class J 500-c.c. records at Montlhery for 50 to…

Ferrari recorded a 19 per cent rise in sales last year. The cabriolet version of the F355 is unlikely to discourage growing interest in the marque Let's look at that…

So extremely popular have been MGs that a great number of books have covered their design, development, the different models and their racing and rally successes. I have 26 on…

Mercedes-Benz marked the opening of its new facility at Brooklands with the return of the ‘Blitzen Benz’ record car which last ran at the venue in 1922. Sir Stirling Moss…