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eta4 /lewd BUGATTI OWNERS' CLUB An extremely successful opening rally was held on April 11th. Thirty-two cars gathered at "The George," Huntingdon, where lunch was taken in a very pleasant…

Lesney Products have added a number of amusing little miniatures to their "Matchbox" range including Morris 12 pick-up truck,  Ford Thames van in Singer sewing machine colours, Ford 3-ton 4…

(MOTOR SPORT TEST 1962) When the Jaguar E-type was announced at last year's Geneva Show it aroused World-wide admiration and was an immediate success. So naturally, everyone wanted to try…

JACK BRABHAM, the oldest driver in the race, made a decisive bid for a fourth World Championship by winning the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in his brand new…

On June 19, just after this issue of Motor Sport will have gone to the printers, lnnes Ireland, President of the BRDC, and HRH Prince Michael of Kent are due…

Just 27 miles from the start, Nino Farina's dream of winning the Mille Miglia shattered. Farina had driven Alfa Romeos into second place in the 1936 and '37 Mille Miglias…

Sir, Recent conditions here, chiefly sub-Arctic, have led to quite a lot of fun. For the last three weeks the mercury had been hovering around 20-24° "below", and we were…

by W. Boddy, Editor of Motor Sport Volume Two, like the first volume, is based on the official B.A.R.C. records and contains authentic lap-times, etc. It runs to some 300…

Sir, After a difficult two-year rebuild. it was most satisfying to see that Motor Sport reported the debut of my 12-12 'M' Type at Thruxton. May I however please correct…

Sir, For some reason one or two people seem to have misconstrued your footnote last month regarding the possibility of the V.S.C.C. introducing a long-distance scratch race for sports/racing as…

In the distant past, you applied for a licence to drive and were encouraged to study the Highway Code (cost in the beginning, one penny) in the hope that it…

Patrick Head watched the Japanese Grand Prix from the comfort of his armchair at home. He was struck by Michael Schumacher’s behaviour after Ferrari’s V8 blew up while the German…