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An estimated 30,000 spectators watched the second Berne Revival Meeting on June 23/24, run over what remains of the old Bremgarten circuit. Sadly, all the landmarks visible in photographs taken…

Oscar Moore (HWM-Jaguar) leads second round of "Motor Sport" Brooklands Memorial Trophy Contest It was certainly Glorious Goodwood on May 17, for the second BARC Members' Meeting (sports cars only) of 1952. Wives and girl…

"Lewis broke all the records when he arrived in Formula 1 in 2007,” says the managing director of McLaren Jonathan Neale. “People were advising us that he should come in…

Sir. It was with great interest that I read your tale of two Alfas. I was a potential admirer of this famous and, as far as I knew, erstwhile reliable…

Sir, I have noticed in your columns (and others) frequent reference to the excellent handling of the post-war Morris Minor car. Whilst I agree that the handling is better than…

May I again extoll the merits of the H-registration Ford Sierra 4 x 4 EFi which I am using, as having possibilities for those in the market for a used…

By "Carrozzino" The season of road-racing got under way with an excellent start at Easter, with a galaxy of events in this country and the International meeting at Pau on…

These one-make registers which also exist for Lagonda, Alois, Sahnson, Crossley, Vauxhall, Rover Eight, O.M., " 14/40 " Deluge and Lea-Francis, do excellent work in keeping owner-pride at. peak, putting…

Two articles in Aeroplane, one about how racing racing driver Richard Shuttleworth found the ancient aeroplanes now in the Old Warden Collection at Biggleswade, the other a history of test…

A 70 mile-an-hour" Runabout." WHAT is claimed to be the most powerful petrol marine engine so far developed on, this side of the Atlantic for regular commercial use has just…

It is something of a chicken or egg puzzle. I refer to the fact that the CARkeys website has put a motoring cat among the publicity pigeons by posing the…

Sir, I enjoyed your article on the introduction of the Bell full-face helmet to racing, and the role played by Dan Gurney in bringing this important piece of safety equipment…