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Sir, May we refer to the article in the August issue of Motor Sport by Mr. Rob Walker about his Mercedes-Benz 300SL. It was very good of Mr. Walker to mention the…

The Things They Say . . . -AMID all he weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth over thc demise of the MG Morgue I hope the flood of tears…

— GERMANY — — — Sir, Like your reader F. L. Hodgson, B.A.0.11I am not in the habit of writing to magazines. However, his apparent sick-, weari, and tiredness over…

Sir, The articles by David Tremayne and David Phillips on advanced F1 technology and the relatively advanced age of IndyCar drivers in June's issue were both illuminating and topical. A…

Sir, I have been reading with considerable interest the correspondence appearing in your columns with reference to the Arab car, the more so as I happen to be the son…

RUMBLINGS The Volvo t2.2.S has a fine reputation for high quality and now that it is available with the new 1780 c.c. 90-b.h.p. BI2 engine and disc front brakes it…

The 1982 US (West) Grand Prix – Lauda’s first win after his ‘retirement’ The red light shone, then the green, and away they went, the young de Cesaris making a…

The Editor encounters a hot-rod Last September PF Payne made fastest sports-car time of the day at the Gosport Speed Trials in his Ford, clocking 15.02 sec for the ss quarter-mile. During December…

Having mentioned elsewhere that Mr. Minchin was seriously ill, we are deeply sorry to learn, as we close for press, that he has died, in S. Africa, where he went…

An enigma Public perceptions of BMW and its products are probably more disparate than for any other manufacturer, German or otherwise. The Munich company is rightly renowned for very high-performing,…

Although motoring historians make play with the variants of the Talbot name, which has been applied to widely differing cars, we must try to look at the present car bearing this…

Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. The Jan./Feb. issue of the club's journal contains a brief account of activities from 1911, when the club was formed, to the commencement of racing at…