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In reply to our correspondent Colin Ward (Letters, MOTOR SPORT, October 1987), Harry Edwards, well-known historian of the Morris Register, confirms that registration letters were originally allocated on the population…

BRITAIN'S NEW RECORDS CAPT. G. E. T. EYSTON AND J. R. COBB ON LAND, AND SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL ON WATER SELDOlvl in the history of the land speed record has…

After a long wait, the local lending library was able to obtain for us a copy of "Open Cockpit" by John Nesbitt-Dufort, DSC (Speed & Sport Publications, London. 1970-ISBN 85113-140-2),…

A reader since 1970 who owns the Jaguar XK120 which was one of three raced by Risca Garages of Swansea, South Wales, in 1953/54 (chassis 661048) would like to know…

Veteran Edwardian Vintage A SECTION DEVOTED TO OLD-CAR MATTERS THE VSCC CYCLECAR RALLY Claddesby lIi1, Leicestershire, September 2151 IT WAS AN excellent idea of the Light Car Section of the…

SOME BRAKING PROBLEMS HOW ROAD SURFACES AND CHASSIS DESIGN AFFECT THE BRAKES. DRIVERS frequently have heated arguments as to the methods of obtaining maximum braking efficiency, with special regard to…

Richard Twelvetrees, AMIMech.E., etc.  Capt. Richard Walter Rickard Twelvetrees, who died last year at the age of 96, was Editor of Motor Sport in the mid-vintage years from 1925 until…

• Places for Races A faint cloud of ominous colour is drifting about on the motor-racing horizon. The rumour is abroad that Silverstone circuit may be engulfed by a Government…

John Gordon, widely-read columnist of the Sunday Express, wrote in his "Current Events" feature of September 2nd that 120 m.p.h. on the Mt may not be illegal but by any…

Indianapolis 500-Mile Race (May 31st) 1st: R. Ward (Leader Card Special) 135.857 m.p.h. 2nd: J. Rathmann (Hopkins Special) 3rd: T. Thompson (Racing Ass. Spec.) 4th: T. Bettenhausen (Hoover Spec.) 5th:…

SALMSON gf6Q Finest unblou n San Sebastian outside France. Act ually raced Lasarte, entirely rebuilt modernised. Touring and racing equipments. Box 1:119 go MOTOR SPORT.

Goodwood. It's still a name that means something to the British racing public, even though it's 27 years since a pukka race meeting was held at the West Sussex airfield…