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Sir, There has been much talk, rumour and criticism recently in MG circles concerning the possibility of Leyland Cars discontinuing with the marque of MG. However, their advertisement on page…

The Rover 14/45 Sir, Thank you for publishing yet another of my laboured efforts in Motor Sport. Having driven various types of Rover cars, I am especially interested in all…

Sir, Is it not time that the British motorsport enthusiast got a better deal from Silverstone? When one is paying a minimum of £58 for a Grand Prix ticket entitling…

From blazing cars to victory by inches, the Motor Speedway’s official historian talks us through the most dramatic race climaxes There has long been a saying in the United States,…

History takes a lot of notice of Formula 1, and not enough notice of the rest. Here's a great British driver remembered by F1 only because he turned down an…

With four weeks between the British GP and the German GP, due to the latter event being moved from August 3rd to August 10th so that it did not clash with…

Tribute to fallen GP ace at Shelsley Ferrari and Aston Martin racer to be honoured at hillclimb The life of Peter Collins will be celebrated at Shelsley Walsh in August…

AUTO UNION WINS ITS FIRST RACE VON STUCK VANQUISHES THE FERRARI ALFA ROMEOS IN THE GERMAN GRAND PRIXFAGIOLI (MERCEDES-BENZ) SECOND AND CHIRON (ALFA ROMEO) THIRD. EVERY year of motor-racing produces…

Vintage 'Buses Sir, Your correspondent N. P. Tucker cannot recall the make of the "Comfy Cars" 'buses operating in St. Albans in the 1920s. May I help by reminding him…

Ferrari Defeated by Tyre Trouble After the cancellation of the Belgian Grand Prix, the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium realised what a waste of a good circuit this cancellation was…

Sir, With reference to "Matters of Moment", January, specifically the paragraph mentioning the Tamworth monopoly. In this paragraph you bemoan the lack of a "sporting three-wheeler" of the Morgan ilk,…

Cars in Books Sir, Mr Vic Butler writes of the intriguing story of the invention of a gas turbine racing car recorded in "Sicilian Circuit" in 1933 and wonders if…