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Alfa Romeo 2600 Register Sir, I have recently been persuaded by a small nucleus of Alfa Romeo 2600 owners within the Alfa Romeo Owners Club to organise a 2600 Register. I…

THE GRAND PRIX OF THE GLOBULES Kendrick Achieves an Astonishing 58.68 m.p.g. in an Austin-Cooper in Tough Mobil Economy Run NOT CONDUCIVE TO ECONOMY.— The Editor taking a Vauxhall Victor…

THE NEW FORMULA LATER STILL News is to hand that the abolition of the body dimensions regulation of the 1938-lo Formula no longer holds good. Apparently the Bureau Permanent des…

A section devoted to old-car matters Hispano Souza and Supercharging In the "Books Review" pages of this issue of Motor Sport I have accorded high praise to the new book…

Last month 1 commenced this feature with a tale of how I tried to trace the career and eventual outcome of the aero-engined car built originally by the famous pilot…

Sir, I read with great interest your article on "The Diesel Background". In 1953 my father visited Stuttgart and bought a Mercedes-Benz 170DS which we still have in daily use…

Modern times If a week is a long time in politics a month is an age in Formula One. Since we last met on this page we've had three more…

Sir, In your article, "A Matter of Nomenclature," I observe that I am criticised for painting the name of my car on the bonnet. As this is the first complaint…

European Historic Grand Prix: Zolder The biggest event of the season at Zolder marked the 40th anniversary of Belgium's 'other' racetrack. The undoubted star of the show was Mike Littlewood,…

We regret to record the death of Formula Ford team owner Mick Gardner, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a freak road accident just before Christmas. Our sympathies go to…

Privateer racer Dr Tony Goodwin didn’t let RAF Service stand the way of his racing exploits, as his new book recalls Back in the late 1960s and early '70s, I…

Sir, l am hoping one of your readers can help me with some photographs or drawings of any 1965/6 F2 Lola T60s, which will assist me further in the accurate…