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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…

DSJ called this year's German Grand Prix a race of attrition, as there were only eight finishers out of 26 starters. I was reminded of the pre-war BRDC 500-Mile Races…

Round the Clubs THE RILEY MOTOR CLUB. This Club, which was formed in Edinburgh on the completion of this year's London to EdinburghTrial, held its first annual dinner at the…

Sir, I am writing a book on the delivery, in 1907-8, of a Wolseley car by Messrs. Bede J. F. Bentley and Reginald G. Wells to the Emperor of Ethiopia.…

"Like old wine, their value increases the longer you have them. Down at Weybridge, overlooking the Brooklands track, is Veteran Cars Ltd. — the only company in the country devoting…

Several manufacturers have introduced new cars in recent weeks, some of them being displayed at the current Racing Car Show at Olympia which closes on February 2nd. Not to be…

SPORTING MACHINES ON TEST. THE 499 c.c. RUDGE-WHITWORTH. By THE EDITOR. FAITHFUL readers may remember that in February, 1927, we reviewed a Rudge-Whitworth of that date, which, though possessed of…

The other day I had a chat with H. G. Munton, Works Manager of Boon & Porter Ltd., who was racing mechanic to the late B. S. Marshall in the…