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The Amalgamated Drawing Office 28 We expected the just-announced Morris Marina (or ADO 28) to be an enthralling car, for it is the first completely new model to emanate from…

The event for pre-1917 cars organised by the Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. on July 16th was one of the best veteran fixtures yet, for, besides the usual rally, ending at…

THIS RALLY BUSINESS THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE ANNUAL STRUGGLE TO MONTE CARLO By T. G. MOORE When friends ask you, " Why on earth are you going on the…

British Hill-Climb Championship In spite of an encouraging growth of new faces and machinery the top half-dozen places in the Shell/RAC Hill-Climb Championship have a distinctly familiar look about them.…

by Doug Nye. 199 pp. 9¾ in. x 5½ in. (B. T. Batsford Ltd., 4, Fitzhardinge Street, London, W1H 0AH. £3.50). This is a difficult book to review. Knowledgeable students…

Sir, Your article on the resurrection of the Kieft Grand Prix car in the March edition, coupled with earlier writings on the AJB flat-four racing engine, sent me rummaging in…

Perhaps one should not have expected to find much for this feature in the much-read, controversial "Peter Hall's Diaries — The Story of a Dramatic Battle" (Hamish Hamilton, 1983, edited…

Maserati’s survival into the 1990s is almost as much a marvel as were its racing cars of a bygone age. There remain flaws, but there is hope… The bigger you…

N.B.,—Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them.—Ed. "Showtime Soliloquy"—Ferguson on the defensive Sir, You refer to views on 4-W-D and non-locking…

An improved Ricardo Head now available. There are probably a considerable number of our readers who have obtained a very marked increase in the performance of their cars by fitting…

It is with the deepest regret that we learn of the death from cancer of T A (Bob) Roberts, OBE, a Vice-President of the Bugatti OC, owner of the Midlands…

Among the many interesting happenings of last month was the first appearance in Europe of the Chaparral car from Texas. To those who follow American sports car racing the name…