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The Editor invites Club Secretaries to send details of their fixtures, sporting and social, for publication in these columns. These items should be sent to reach this office not later…

Don't be deluded by Fiat's current caged car advertisement for the Supermiraflori into thinking that this new twin-overhead-camshaft version of the 131 is a powerful wild beast trying to escape; there were…

The Vanguard Road Test. Sir, I have just obtained my first copy of Motor Sport and have placed a regular order. Is it possible to obtain a complete set of…

For Sports-Car Owners With the idea of catering particularly for the needs of those who run " vintage " sports-cars, such as 3-litre Bentleys, 30/98 Vauxhalls, 12/50 Alvis, old Bugattis,…

Muddled and confused is the only way to describe the Formula One scene at the moment if you try to follow the reasoning and thinking of all parties with vested…

Simplicity itself The aircraft industry had a bad time immediately after the Armistice of 1918, orders for military aeroplanes having been cut drastically but civilian air services having scarcely begun.…

Sir, I have been a fan of Masten Gregory since my first meeting, the Daily Express Trophy at Silverstone in May 1958, when he won the unlimited sportscar race and…

A great many readers keep their old copies of Motor Sport, many having them bound year by year, not only for re-reading during dull moments, but as books of reference.…

THE WORLD'S ONE-HOUR RECORD A HISTORY M.P.H. Drivers , ( %n. 1(.l. c.c. Date Distance Place Tn. y. 70.07 S. F. Edge .. Napier .. .. .. 6 7,724 29/6/07…

THE start of the BRDC's 31st International Trophy race at Silverstone saw eventual winner Eddie Cheever heading the field away in his orange Osella. Alongside him was Englishman Brian Henton…

N.B.—Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and "Motor Sport" does not necessarily associate itself with them. -- Ed. The Worth of American Engines Sir, I looked forward very much…

Sir, As the owner of a Model-T Ford I was rather shaken to read in Mr. Carter's book, "Edwardian Cars," that the Model-T Ford drove on one rear wheel only…