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A 1911 40/50-h.p. "Silver Ghost" Rolls-Royce described by its owner, John Bolster. It all started when I bought a 1912 Rolls-Royce catalogue. This sumptuous publication was full of coloured pictures…

Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this list C = Closed Event CI = Closed Invitation Event.…

Mercedes-Benz W125 Technical overview The Mercedes-Benz has an eight cylinder 5660cc blown twin-cam engine with four valves per cylinder and wet steel cylinder liners in an alloy block. The latest…

Sir, Your re-test of the VW 1500 S was of great interest to myself. I purchased a new 1500 S from Renwicks Garages of Newton Abbot, Devon, in February 1964…

Big names will appear at the 2007 Motor Sport Business Forum on December 5/6 at the Grimaldi Conference and Exhibition Centre in Monaco. Speakers include Max Mosley, BMW Motorsport director…

TRIPLEX 21st BIRTHDAY. On August 2nd the Triplex Safety Glass Company celebrated its 21st birthday for it was on August 2nd, 1912 that the first board meeting of the company…

No one got hurt in the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis in 2005, but otherwise it was one of the most disastrous days in the history of Formula 1. Michelin,…

[This, the ninth article of the series, is by C. W. Moss, the well-known competition driver, now in the R.N.V.R. He describes, from memory, the very large and varied number…

Sir, I think I can throw a little light onto the case of the overfilled sump. The motoring writer in question, who I believe is known as "Long John Kick…

Audi bids to make more Le Mans 24 Hours history with its new R10 prototype but German make admits its going to be tough to emulate the outgoing R8 Audi…

JACK BRABHAM Sir, Some years ago, I was required to close my eyes and fold my hands in supplication before commencing a meal while the senior at the table said a…

by D.S.J. A great part of the enjoyment of Continental race coverage for Motor Sport is the time between races, motoring about from circuit to circuit, criss-crossing Europe in circles,…