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"Air Aces of the 1914-18 War," Edited by Bruce Robertson. 211 pp. 11¼ in. by 8½ in. (Harleyford Publications, Ltd., Letchford, Herts. 45s.). Here is another painstakingly compiled, exceedingly comprehensive book…

TROJAN, one of the largest yacht manufacturers in the world have decided to break into the U.K. market via the importing company Elliott & Garrood Marine Ltd., a Yarmouth based…

The Aston Martin DB2 is often overlooked as a successful competition car, which isn’t surprising given the existence of the DB3S, DBR1 and more recently the DBR9. But it’s the…

Sir, I was most interested in the further details on Mercedes in the letter from Mr. Walsh. Mr. Walsh is, of course, quite correct in pointing out my error—Earl Howe…

It would be interesting to know what was going on in the mind of M Michel Cosson, president of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, when he sat beside FISA president…

A number of readers wrote to us in response to the article last month about the 1939 British Empire Trophy race at Donington Park, answering queries or adding information. Of…

The battleground is laid the moment you enter the McLaren Technology Centre, speak to the team behind the MP4-12C and witness the spotless surroundings in which it is assembled. Because…

Triumph Spitfire 4 A new small-capacity sports car to challenge the Sprite and Midget market is something of an event. Standard/Triumph have succeeded in extracting another variation from the Herald…

The founder of steering wheel manufacturer Momo, who has died aged 71 after a long battle with cancer, was a successful sports car racer, but perhaps his greatest achievement was…

The New Fiat 131 1600S Mirafiori Back in January MOTOR SPORT described the new Fiat Mirafiori range of family cars, explaining how, as with British Leyland's Morris Marinas, these were…

Mario Andretti’s comfortable victory in the opening round of the CART Indycar World Series at Phoenix, Arizona was the fiftieth win of his career in the United States’ premier single-seater…

Niki Lauda/Brian Muir won the first round of the European Touring Car Championship in the lone BMW-Alpina 3.0 CSL. Muir, left, hurtles the 330 b.h.p. BMW round Lesmo. Their average…