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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CARS? A NEW COMPETITION WHICH WI LL IN BE A REGULAR FEATURE OF "MOTOR FUTURE SPORT." THE ability to distinguish the make of cars by…

I see that David Ogilvy, who used to do flight tests of light aeroplanes for Motor Sport, is doing this for General Aviation. If those who had a fast sportscar…

As a great admirer of the work of restorers Crosthwaite & Gardiner, I read with much interest GC's recent article about this company. They said that Jenks used to visit…

An engineer's mind, Lancaster pilot's backbone and quick wits made FRW 'Lofty' England a truly great team leader, says Robert Edwards When considering the career of FRW 'Lofty' England, one…

The advent of a new Corgi "Classic" is always enthralling and their latest in this series, a remarkably detailed 1912 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost with many-windowed Barker Pullman limousine body, is…

No hoax Sir, I was most amused to read in Matters of Moment (Motor Sport, March 1988), that you seem to endorse a suggestion that the recent sale of the…

Sir, Your Lancaster reader contacted me some time ago and I gave him most of the relevant history on his Singer. His car, as far as I know, is the…

In its day The Klausenrennen was the longest toughest mountain-climb of them all. Andrew Frankel journeys to Switzerland to find a forgotten gem. You will be forgiven for never having…

In the tracks of Nuvolari -- 123mph to Brescia Fifty years on from Stirling Moss's record-breaking Mille Miglia victory, this is a very appropriate subject. After winning that legendary 1000…

Sir, We have now witnessed the humiliating spectacle which surpasses all seen before: a Peer of the Realm, cap in hand, pleading for those of us who prefer to drive…

From 1953 to 1965minus a spot of National Service Terry Kitson was one of that generally happy band of Cooper Car Company staff, in their famous Surbiton factory, just south-west…

Jaguar Returns Elsewhere in this issue we report on the debut of the new Jaguar XJR-6 Group C car in the Mosport 1000 kms. Given the professional nature of all…