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A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters V.S.C.C. Silverstone Driving Tests (December 7th) The traditional driving tests of the Vintage S.C.C. took place, in traditionally damp and cold conditions, at Silverstone,…

Sir, I was interested to read your article on the 1935 Comet. My attention was drawn to this car in the 1960s shortly after Jeremy Collings, John Warburton and I…

Now that we have had the first two races of the 1990 Formula One World Championship season we can take stock of reality and forget the rumours and surmise of…

"Hawker Aircraft Since 1920," by Francis K. Mason, A.R.Ae.S. 475 pp. 8 7/9 in. x 8 1/2 in. (Putnam and Company, Ltd., 42, Great Russell Street, London, W.C.1. 63s.) Putnam and Company…

Manners at Bourne Sir, Your feature on Mike Spence (June 2005 issue) brought back happy memories of a works outing to the BRM factory at Bourne, Lincs, at the end…

There can be no debate that, in only two years, the Christie's Historic Festival at Silverstone has firmly established itself as the world's foremost historic meeting. This year, its reputation…

I sometimes think that I was put on this earth, ineffectively, to try to answer motor racing puzzles. The most recent, put by a young Formula One mechanic, relates to…

Under the heading "Cars In Books" last month, when referring to Lord de Clifford's case before the House of Lords, we said he was driving a Frazer-Nash. We should have…

Motor Sport Events for October lit Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 15th of the preceding month are included in this list * R= Restricted…

The Veteran C.C. has issued its Journal again, after a three years' break, to announce a most important development. In order to save pre-1905 veterans from destruction it has formed…

The masters historic festival, featuring one day of racing on the Brands Hatch Indy circuit and two days on the Grand Prix circuit, will run over the Bank Holiday weekend…

Sir, I would like to thank Mr. Lee, secretary of the Crossley Register, for the information he was able to provide about the Crossley, a photograph of which you published…