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An Apology Sir, I take the strongest possible exception to the report appearing in Motor Sport that I made a derogatory remark about the car I had driven to Brighton…

It is a remarkable factor in Automotive engineering that the piston and the poppet valve have survived virtually unchallenged into the new Millennium. Sleeve valves, rotary valves, the Imperia slide…

Brian Jones spent the weekend of his 70th birthday last month commentating on a 750 Motor Club meeting at Brands Hatch — and he wouldn't have had it any other…

ROAD conditions abroad are very different from those which prevail in this country, while the long distances often covered by the continental driver in a single session call for a…

Southeby's invited us up to Elvington Air Museum on May 8 to see what their hand-out described as a "World Land Speed Record attempt" by the 1925 Sunbeam "Tiger" (which…

WE hear that the Morgan Motor Company have changed the specification of the 4/4 for 1982 and will be fitting an in-line version of the 1,600 c.c. engine developed by…

Moss rated him and yet Colin Chapman dropped him from Team Lotus. Did his record accurately reflect the talent of Innes Ireland, asks Andrew Frankel? One of the few things…

Last year's World Rally Championship can only be described as a confused, tragic muddle. There were the dreadful deaths of both competitors and spectators, drastic new vehicle rules with new…

Those who saw a small model aeroplane flying round and round its pylon at the Model Engineer Exhibition last January, and who watched it take off and land, probably dismissed…

" Handy-bility " is the keynote of the Royal Automobile Club's 1961 Guide and Handbook which has made its appearance in a bright " new look " three-colour cover and…

Editorial Notes. The 1925 Season and our Policy. As the organisers of many of the Motoring Clubs are busy just now in formulating their programmes and working policies for the…

Imola, June 2nd Alfa Romeo's sweeping victory at Monza in April flattered only to deceive. As last year, the Matra-Simca team has had to overcome engine unreliability early in the…