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Michael Barker believes that there is more fun to be had from building a car for club racing than by buying your racer ready-made. His Alton-Jaguar made its debut at…

Sir, I recently drove my Peugeot 504 estate ear, at no less than the legal limit, down the M3 motorway when a military vehicle, not unlike the old forward-control Land…

Sir, I really enjoyed the article '100 Greatest Drives' in your January issue. I was a race marshal for 30 years and I am pleased to say my three greatest…

Sir, It was interesting reading Mr. Blight's letter in your March issue. I have owned, at one time or another, a great many cars, both British and of foreign make.…

Down the years we have published quite a lot of complimentary articles about the pre-1915 Ettore Bugatti-designed Bébé Peugeots. They were excellent little motor cars and the forerunner of later…

My Thirty Years Motoring for MOTOR SPORT" by Bill Boddy. 160pp. 11" x 8 1/2" (Grenville Publishing Co. Ltd., Standard house. Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4DA. £14.90). This book, which…

Sir, Although always a great admirer of MOTOR SPORT, I fondly believed as I collected last month's shiny new copy that this admiration would inevitably be mingled with self-congratulation. That…

Herbert Linge was the first person taken on by Porsche in 1949. Heading its racing department while enjoying a successful career at the wheel made his name synonymous with the…

Lady racing drivers became a fairly notable aspect of Brooklands during the post-war years. One of the more prominent was Mrs Kaye Petre, who first appeared in the 1930s driving…

Five prepare for title climax The battle for the 2010 World Championship looks set to be the closest ever, with five drivers separated by just 20 points as the teams…

When the dust and paper had settled and the noise had abated a quiet wander round the grandstands, pits and paddock, was most interesting. The spectators were out on the…

Fiat tuners don't abound in Britain so I was very interested in two Standard House visitors who called to tell us of their activities recently. The company name is Equipe…