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The 1925 FN (no, not a Frazer Nash but Belgian-built FN) which I owned for a short time in 1956 (Reg No ML 4317) and which I had seen only…

Pre-selectors Dear AH, We take the telephone and the postal services very much for granted, though some people grumble about them, but life would be very dull without them. Most…

Lotus: Heading the 1979 list, naturally enough, is Team Lotus, no longer supported by John Player, the cigarette firm, while the cars will not be called John Player Specials (not…

Sir, The 'terrifying story' recounted by Nigel Roebuck about Commendatore Ferrari's reaction to Castelotti's death ('Castelotti morto... e la macchina?') prompted a memory of a distant event at a distant…

January 17: Al Unser Jnr escapes with a shaking after crashing his Penske heavily during testing at Phoenix. 18: Franck Lagorce, one of the European F3000 Championship favourites, signs for…

e"‘,..-"1".""ki-o'Ve'Ar"#1, "e"•1,.""NrovV."1"-Wel SPORTING CARS ON TEST: THE "WINDSOR SPECIAL." By RICHARD TWELVETREES. 4"e"...."11.4-1 "..e",".#41,..-1...4"4","."•-410.,r4."4ev-INev-oVe4 AS there has always been some doubt as to the exact interpretation of the term "…

A new high-performance small saloon, the Peugeot 205 GTi, and the revised VW Golf GTi reached the British market last month, priced at £6,295 and £7,867 respectively. Volkswagen virtually created…

The one that got away Keke Rosberg: 1982 Belgian Grand Prix Formula One's most exciting racer had just been killed, but his heir kept focused and was set to score…

The rights of owners of the older motor vehicles were underlined last October when the Vice-President of FIVA and the French historic car organisation held a protest meeting at the…

In writing a stop-press review of the Earls Court Show I inadvertently ascribed Goodyear tyres to the Indianapolis Lotus-Ford which was on Show. The Indianapolis race was won on Firestone…

Sir, As a Ford model-T enthusiast, I was very interested to read the report of the 50th Anniversary Rally at Beaulieu on September 20th in the November Motor Sport. Regarding…

MOTORING SPOR (NEW SERIES). SMEN III. KAYE DON. T Brooklands during the past decade there has been no more conspicuous figure nor live personality amongst the leaders of the sport…