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Sir, Sergeant M. .J. Moon. in his letter " A Car Breaker ?," is repeating the query whir+ has been asked for quite while now when he asks. "Is Moss…

Before the war it was the greatest fun to spectate at mud trials, or even go on them, as I did occasionally with someone who regarded them rather as others…

As each European season begins I receive numerous letters from readers who are planning a holiday on the Continent and wish to take in a motor race while they are…

Emotional tide All sorts of emotions must have been running through Damon Hill's head as he crept back to the pits on the 36th lap of a scintillating Australian GP,…

ONCE again, thanks to David Harper's excellent organisation, the 1982 version of this enjoyable annual occasion when enthusiasts for old cars and old aircraft assemble together took place at Finmere…

• • Sir, As a regular reader of MOTOR SPORT I am always particularly interested in the appreciations of vintage cars in the correspondence columns. I run two Austin Twenty…

THE LAGONDA RAPIDE VIVID ACCELERATION, HIGH CRUISING SPEEDS AND SILENT COMFORTABLE TRAVEL ARE FEATURES OF THIS STRIKING 4-LITRE CAR. THE announcement of a 4i-litre Lagonda at the end of 1933…

Trials Puzzle I have recently found a trials special in the Cullompton area of Devon and I am keen to identify it. The general appearance is in keeping with the…

Custom Fords by Pierce Riemer and Stephen Mills. 120 pp. 101/4" x 8". (GT Foults & Co, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ, £12.95). Those who are interested in custom cars will…

THE WAY OF THINGS. REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS HE benefit of the pure racing car to the sport and the industry has never been seriously denied except by those who wish…

Sir, As an Elizabethan pilot whose hobby is cars, I think I may be able to help Mr Carver, who expressed an interest in the comparative acceleration of aircraft and car. Mr Carver…

MATTERS OF MOMENT HOW RUSTY IS YOUR MEMORY? While we are sorry to learn that many of 11.M.C.'s employees are now obliged LO work a four-day week. they might well…