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Sir, I've been reading the Motor Sport for more years than I can remember. But, with 'hand on heart', can honestly say that Volume LXXIII no7 (July) is the finest…

He was 27 when he saw his first race, but Robert Daley then spent a decade photographing grands prix. Here are some of those images and his words Robert Daley…

Last year's RAC winners Stig Blomqvist and Arne Hertz (above) were the main challengers to Roger Clark's supremacy. Driving a works Saab 96 V4 they eventually finished second overall after…

Tyrrell double again Nurburgring, Germany, August 1st. There was no doubt in my mind that the return of the German Grand Prix to the Nurburgring after its brief removal to…

Despite the UK's plethora of one-make championships, David Finlay finds that the Ginetta G27 series has strong arguments to justify its launch One-make race series can be a bit hit-or-miss.…

THE SIX-CYLINDER AMILCAR. The six-cylinder Amilcar which did so well in the Two Hundred Miles race is now being produced as a standard model in a special department of the…

Sir, I am writing in connection with an advertisement that appeared in your August 1971 issue, concerning a Veteran and Vintage Auction to be held at Alexandra Palace, London, on…

On February 7th, 1943, the N.Z.S. and R.C.C. held its first competitive event, in the form of a speed hill climb. The venue was a 1,300 yard long section of…

The Internet has changed many things in the world of cars, but few more than the attitude of car makers towards their customers. Twenty years ago all you needed was…

A Reply to Mr. Michie and Alvis Sir, You can imagine my huge delight to read the letter from my old friend Mr. D. Michie. It was so good that…

The initiative to bring Group C cars to four rounds of the British Touring Car Championship got off to a shaky start at Brands Hatch over Easter. A slender field…

CONTENTS The Way of Things ••• LAND. Double-Twelve Prospects The Grand Prix of Monaco Rumblings ... Mercedes wins " 1,000 Miles" The M.G. Six (Mk. I) Speed Model The Owner's…