Articles from the archive

Sir, I was saddened to read the letter from Tim Llewellyn whose great enthusiasm and splendid expertise in the field of vintage car racing I greatly admire. And as for…

Motorsporting artist Jim Bamber perhaps best known for his cartoons, which are both topical and extremely funny. But in Harrogate other aspects of his artistic ability were put on display…

Sir, Over the past few months there have been so many letters in your columns denigrating the quality of British cars, that I hope you will find the space to…

In the February issue I ran a photo from the 1972 Targa Florio showing a weird-looking little Italian sports-prototype which I thought was probably the world-famous Giliberti A112. Various correspondents…

Brooklands Museum fixtures for 1996 include meetings there by such clubs and cars as the Singer OC (May 5), MG Day and Packard OC (May 12), Citroen Specials Club (May…

XVIth RALLYE DES ALPES F, OR the 16th time the RaIlye des Alpes, organised by the Automobile Club de Marseilles, was held over the mountains of France. Italy and Switzerland.…

Sir, I am writing to see if any other reader is interested in joining me to form some sort of memorial to Francois Cevert. I have not decided what form…

Sir, I have been buying your magazine since the early 50s and feel compelled to reply to the Brooklands Trophy piece by WJT (Motor Sport March 1988). It is a…

This time, thanks to the generosity of a reader, Bob Hammond of Palm Springs, California, I have been reading what I think must be avers rare title, namely, "The Car That…

Happy birthday I must say I am rather glad that Motor Sport is not yet 100 years old. Just as it was the first sporting motor journal, so The Autocar…

Is that Nelson Piquet? Ian Flux casts his mind back to when he used to dream of F1, and drives a car once handled by someone who tried to thump…

RUMBLINGS Probnblv lots of new names will appear in motorracing when it recommences, but so far not many people have taken their plans far New Names beyond the stage of…