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Among the many aspects of vintage and veteran interest, may I suggest another one that of keeping one's eyes open for interesting pictures with motoring themes in pubs, restaurants and…

WHAT MOTOR CYCLE MANUFACTURERS ARE DOING FOR 1929. BASED ON OBSERVATIONS MADE AT OLYMPIA. THE 1928 Motor Cycle Show was interesting, like many of its predecessors, for the display -of…

THE PARIS NICE TRIAL GORDINI, WINNER OF THE BOL D'OR 24-HOUR RACE, RUNS OUT EASY WINNER WITH HIS SIMCA FIAT THE Paris-Nice Trial organised by the Automobile Club de Nice…

Sir, Laurence Meredith's dream of a team of six new race-worthy Auto Union V16s, inexplicably all in mountain climb guise, sounds wonderful (MOTORSPORT, June), but is wide of the mark;…

We hear that the Pan-Pacific Rally in Christchurch, New Zealand had an entry of 800 old cars, the majority American makes, but that from West Germany came one of the…

Rob Wells Politics don't usually figure so large in car books, but as this concerns a motoring life in Rhodesia before it became Mugabe's basket-case Zimbabwe it's unsurprisingly a significant…

To mark the publication of Vol. I of his European "Lost Causes" book, reviewed on page 628, Lord Montagu held another gathering of defunct makes, in front of Palace House…

Sir, Motor Sport continues to bring joy and interest monthly to this Spanish hillside and your October edition was no exception. "Chasing Ghosts" chased up a memory for me—an a…

The Ford V8 as a Racing Car A Remarkable Facet of Between-Wars Indianapolis History The Ford Motor Company has won so many races and other competition events that it is…

T. T. TIT-BITS. The return of the Rudge to the T.T. Races is very welcome, though it is a pity that the entries are not direct from the factory. This…

Jaguar in safe hands Sir, Huge thanks to all concerned for the most tremendous feature I have read in many editions (E-type vs Ferrari 2505WB, September). It really does give…

List of Entries for the Tourist Trophy Races, 1926. Make and C.C. 498 H.R.D. 498 H.R.D. 498 H.R.D. 498 H.R.D. 498 H.R.D. 498 H.R.D. 498 H.R.D. 498 H.R.D. 498 A.J.S.…