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Sir, I was most interested in your comments (Editorial, December MOTOR SPORT) on re-introducing the freewheel, for much of my motoring over the last two years has been in vehicles…

Maserati V8 RI Part Three At the end of part two of this story we had reached the point where the four Maserati V8 RI cars had reached the end…

After the cut-and-thrust of the street-racing of Monte Carlo the Grand Prix scene moved to the exacting, high-speed circuit of Francorchamps, near Spa, the finest and purest Grand Prix circuit…

THE AUSTIN A6o COUNTRYMAN ESTATE CAR Engine : Four cylinders, 76.2 < 88.9 mm. (1,622 c.c.). Push-rod-operated overhead valves. 8.3-to-I compression-ratio. 61 b.h.p. (gross) at 4,500 r.p.m. Gear ratios: 1st,…

by Terry Cole. 111pp. 91/4 61/4. (GT Foulis & Co, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ £7.95). Here is a little book full of advice for those starting out on a motor racing…

Project additions Sir, As an elderly ‘anorak’ whose specialist subject is ‘Aston Martin Racing 1962 to 1964’, I would like to comment on Andrew Frankel’s feature about Project cars. The…

It seemed like it was going to be the hottest day in August when I went to see last month's strange Anglo-American V8 cocktail, the Allard J1, but it would…

A personal Matra battle Brands Hatch Any thoughts of the 1,000-kilometre race affecting the outcome of the Manufacturers' Sports Car Championship were long gone, for the Matra team swept the…

It was like a Hollywood script: an underdog team, a chassis from an unproven designer, and the first flash of genius from a champion-to-be. Ayrton Senna's '84 drive through the…

The Willment Racing Lotus Elan 26R raced by John Miles in 1966 competed for the first time in Europe for over 30 years when new owner Pat Thomas contested the…

Motor Sport Fixture List for DECEMBER -21, Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the faeces:sat, information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this list dr C…

The eighth round of the 10-race series for the International Championship for Makes was run in the form of a six-hour endurance event at the 2.3-mile Watkins Glen circuit in…