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The 1954 Alpine Rally This toughest of road competitions took place at a time which made it inopportune to carry a report in last month's Motor Sport. We now have…

BUG ATTI monopostA) 14 litre Hill Climb Special. Must sell, going abroad. Complete with trailer, spares etc. £75. Particulars, Morgan, 33, Limpfield Ave., Thornton Heath, Surrey.

OBITUARY IT IS with sorrow that we heard of the death last August of that great veteran-car enthusiast, Francois W. Hutton-Stott, following a long illness. Francis discovered the fun of…

By PRINCE CHULA OF THAILAND [Prince Chula of Thailand, who is well known as the owner and entrant of the cars which "Bira" drove so successfully in all manner of…

In the mid-1980s a privateer team pulled off a remarkable feat in winning the classic Le Mans 24 Hours race two years running. Joest Racing was the team and its…

Petrol Injection 38/250 Sir, Perhaps I may be allowed to correct a few minor errors appearing in your recently published letter from Mr. David Scott-Moncrieff. The "White Ninety Mercedes" was,…

Coys Festival preview If you’ve never seen a Maserati 250F in full flight or a Porsche 917 flat out, then you’d better head for the Coys Festival in July. As…

Sir. In the May issue of your unique journal you say that Goodwood on Easter Monday was "proficiently organised." Had you been on the north side of Lavant at about…

It was a country on the verge of a revolution, in need of a hero. Three years had passed since the death of Eva Peron and an uneasy nation watched…

Silverstone International Trophy 1954 "I only touched the tyres..." It is interesting how many readers saw and heard their first racing car in action at Silverstone. Since 1948, when the…

The Le Mans Harrington Sunbeam Alpine seen at Frensham Pond in Hampshire. The firm of Thomas Harrington Ltd., of Hove, have gone a stage further in their embellishment of the Sunbeam…

MORE ABOUT MOTOR-BOATING By "PROP SHAFT" IF any of my readers have doubts about the reliability and effectiveness of the modern type of outboard motors, these should be dispelled by…