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We hear:-  John Cummins has purchased the Type 37 ex-Cholmondeley-Tapper Bugatti with LMB ifs. The blower and a few other parts have gone out to Herb Ford in Australia to enable him to…

Sir, Is it possible for a magazine to be too good? I cite your June issue: substantial features on Moss, Clark, Hill, Brooks, Boutsen and Southgate, plus authoritative contributions from…

GUISEPPE CAMPAR I and Tazio Nuvolari driving together on one of the new 2i-litre straight-eight Alfa-Romeos won the Italian Grand Prix which was run at Alonzo. on Sunday, 24th May.…

WITHOUT question the event of past weeks was Jim Clark winning the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in a Lotus 38-Ford V8, beating the American track specialists at their own game,…

During October the direct exports of Lodge car and aero-engine plugs were more than four times the 1939 figure - and exports are still rising. The company's total plug production…

The newspapers didn't sensationalise; the facts were hideous enough. 'Grand Prix Ace in Helicopter Crash' read the headlines. 'Life not in danger' they assured, in smaller type. But then phrases…

CONTINENTAL REPORTS CIRCUIT OF AIX-LES-BAINS WITH no works Ferraris entered for the fifth Circuit du Lac at the ideal holiday resort of Aix-les-Bains, the first reaction was that the race…

Sir, I have been fortunate enough to secure a copy of Motor Sport recently in Malaya, and am dismayed to read of the new 70-m.p.h. national speed limit. Also of…

THE G.P. OF SUPERCORTEMAGGIORE MERANO, September 6th. Some idea of the trend of sports-car racing could be gained from the race held over the 18-kilometre circuit at Merano, in Northern…

Sir, I was dismayed to hear how malicious spectators had apparently caused the time consuming mishaps which delayed Colin McRae and Armin Schwarz on the recent Monte Carlo Rally. I…

The present Formula One, for 3-litre unsupercharged engines and 1½-litre supercharged, was started in 1966, since when there have been so many secondary roles introduced that we have had, in…

An excellent and enjoyable small sports car from British Leyland Since Motor Sport's criticism of British Leyland's Press-car service and following PRO Keith Hopkins' letter, which was published in the…