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A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters THE V.S.C.C. SILVERSTONE RACE MEETING (July 30th) ON a day during which the weather fluctuated, like the £, from torrential rain to sunny spells, the…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters V.S.C.C. Driving Tests, Shrivenham (Feb. 4th) The Vintage Sports Car Club season opened with this event, on the day following the traditional Marshals' Dinner…

EDITORIAL. A FRENCH LEAD TO ENCOURAGE RACING THE sensation of last month was undoubtedly the announcement by the Automobile Club of France that the entry fee for the French Grand…

Sir, In common with other readers, I have become exasperated with your bias towards the foreign manufacturers. I well remember your inordinate praise of the 2 c.v.—round our part of…

The Editor invites Club Secretaries to send details of their fixtures, sporting and social, for publication in these columns. These items should be sent to reach this office not later…

Dear Reader, We live in changing times, I am glad to say, otherwise we would stagnate and then go backwards, and while there are some things I would like to…

A FANTASTIC MONTE CARLO RALLY ZAMFIRESCOU AND CRISTEA WIN ON V8 FORD — SCHELL (DELAHAYE) SECOND LAHAYE AND QUATRESOUS (RENAULT) THIRD The 1936 Monte Carlo Rally will go down in…

Team principals discussed the Mosley scandal with Bernie Ecclestone at the Spanish GP. A majority was in favour of a joint letter expressing the teams’ displeasure, but Ferrari, Red Bull…

BLUE-BIRD COMPLETED. MESSRS. Gurney Nutting are to be congratulated on their success in building the latest body on Sir Malcolm Campbell's car The Rolls-Royce power unit now fitted is much…

Old masters Once open a time deciding what to put in Motor Sport was comparatively simple. Grand Prix racing took precedence, and after that anything on two or four wheels that was…

Last month we published a short report on the Kyalami 9 Hours and since then the Springbok Series has continued with all the 2-litre sports cars providing some excellent racing…

Alan Mann Sir, I have just read about Alan Mann's death, and I would ask you to pass on my condolences to his family and friends. I never had a…