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Millionaire's choice CONTINUING THE STORY 0111 IL MILLIONAIRE WHO COULD buy any car he fancied and was influenced by race results, as portrayed by the highly talented motoring historian and…

* * MOTOR-CYCLE OUTPUT Sir, Apropos your article "FIAT Racing Engines 1922-27," it may interest readers to know that the 1950 G.P. Triumph motor-cycle has a claimed output of 45…

Sir, With reference to Mr. Cansick's letter in the February issue, I would not agree with W.J.T. that the performance and handling of the Major just happened. Although not having…

The Story of Brooklands -- The World's First Motor Course, Vol. 1, by W. Boddy, Editor of Motor Sport  (Grenville Publishing Co., Ltd., price 12s. 6d.) When a journalist is asked…

Monaco, the Hesketh way I was sitting at my desk at ITN in London in May 1974 when life suddenly got better. A lot better. "You know a bit about…

THE CHEQUERED FLAG 1111 111 FOR GRAN TURISMO AND COMPETITION CARS !el • • I • • ii• . 8-type JAGUAR fixed-head coupe, 1962 series. Two hundred miles only from…

Sir, David Smith (Letters, December) tells us that Monza '63 was the only Grand Prix to have two different circuit configurations during one event. Not quite right. At Barcelona in…

Our starting time was 5.37 a.m, and our number 537, the last car to start in the 1957 Mille Miglia. For the previous three mornings we had been out on a…

eta- SUTTON COLDFIELD AND NORTH BIRMINGHAM CLUB. THE Vesey Trial held by the Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham Club on Saturday, June 4th, proved a great success and there were…

HARRISON AT MIAMI. ALTHOUGH official confirmation is not to hand at the time of writing, it is understood that the Colonel Green Trophy has been won by Crawford, an American.…

Derek Warwick has always worn his heart on his sleeve. With only a Le Mans drive for Courage on his itinerary, he bares his soul to Mike Cotton Confidence and…

"Monza 1963." The Official Year Book of the Autodrome Nazionale di Monza. 143 pp., 11 1/5 in. x 8 1/2 in. (Monza Autodrome Italy.) This beautifully-produced annual, with its fine…