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Teaching kids to drive in a 30-year-old Land Rover I hated teaching my children to ride bicycles. It was less an opportunity for bonding, more a chance for me to…

Acropolis Rally Animals of rare species are generally, and quite properly, preserved from extinction by protection orders which make it illegal to kill them. All rarities should be so protected, among…

Don’t ruin Australia’s day Sir, So now we know. No matter that the Australians possess some of the finest and best-loved Grand Prix circuits in the world – and beautiful…

The 75th anniversary of Lagonda’s greatest moment in racing will be celebrated at Oulton Park in August, when the ‘Great Lagonda Race’ will be held to commemorate 75 years since…

THE INVICTA GOES NORTH. BEING SOME NOTES ON THE CONDITIONS MET WITH BY A COMPETITOR EN ROUTE TO TALLINN, AND ON THE EARLY STAGES OF THE JOURNEY TO MONTE CARLO.…

Sir, I very much enjoyed the article on the Volkswagen in the January issue of Motor Sport, but I feel sure that you slipped up on the question of "U.S.…

Sir, Mr. C. J. Turner's letter in the May issue prompted some reminiscing by my father; R. McV. Weston, who was riding mechanic to A. J. Mulder in the 1926…

The Motor Sport / Motoring News petitions against the 70 mph speed limit on motorways proved enormously popular, and we are pleased to announce that a total of 70,000 signatures…

The ex-Alan Jones Williams FW06/2 returned to racing after an absence of two decades during the Grand Prix Masters races at Pau. Owned by Graham Willcox, the car has been…

Steaming to Brighton This isn't about a former journey on the LB & SC railway, but how I did my 37th "active" Veteran Car Run on Bob Dale's 1900 Gardner-Serpollet.…

Sir, Enclosed you will find pictures of an engine which I acquired when I purchased my house some years ago. In spite of much searching, reading and talking to local…

POINTS OF VIEWNORMAN Il LACK ON TEAM DISCIPLINE /AM often asked by serious minded persons, who evidently expect some clever answer, the reason I go in for racing, and how…