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Sir, I was delighted to read in your June issue of the growing interest in a possible fuel consumption Grand Prix formula, and especially of Keith Duckworth's advocacy of this.…

On May 26th the Standard Register stages its annual gathering at Gamecock Barracks, Bramcote, near Nuneaton, and also plays host to other surviving pre-war Coventry-made cars. The Herbert Museum, Coventry,…

"I’ll give you the same tip I gave to Jacky Ickx in 1973 when he was driving the Targa for the first time, in the Ferrari 312P,” says the voice…

Colin McRae has always promised to end Britain's barren run in the World Rally Championship. In New Zealand, he fulfilled it There can be no denying that, throughout the year,…

Sir, I have just read with interest your article on the TR7 with V8 engine. I have just completed 25,000 miles with my own version. In many ways the specification…

Road-Test Impressions of a Really Fast, Luxuriously-Appointed Coventry-Built Coupe The excellence of the Jaguar is now proverbial and it was a pleasure to drive again behind the famous twin o.h.c.…

The racing careers of the leading Grand Prix drivers have been repeated so many times that they are well known to most followers of the Sport. We feel that there…

The Editor Unravels Some History Relating to the Oldest British Motor-Car Manufacturer Introduction TWO years or so ago I wrote a history of the Armstrong Siddeley car for MOTOR SPORT…

"Spitfire," by John W. R. Taylor and Maurice F. Allward. (The Harborough Publishing Company, Ltd., price 15s.) This book gives as much as anyone will ever need to know about…

BRIEF SPECIFICATION Engine : Four-cylinder 75 x 100 m.m. (1,767 c.c.). 13.95 h.p. Tax ,1:10 10s. Threenbmring crankshaft. Push-rod o.h. valves. Coil Ignition with band over-ride control. Pump and fan…

* Afzal Kahn of Kahn Design has bought the ‘F1’ licence plate for £440,625, beating the previous record amount of £331,000 when Bonhams auctioned ‘M1’ in July 2006. * A…

More than 100 cars from the VSCC will take part in the Brooklands Speed Trials on Saturday June 5, competing on the Mercedes-Benz World Handling Circuit adjacent to the Brooklands…