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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.…

Lepelletier AEL I would be very grateful for any information regarding a sports / race car that I've purchased. It is a two seater body of aluminium, this is attached…

Prince Bira's racing career will be one of the themes of the annual Louis Vuitton Classic to be held at the Hurlingham Club in London on Saturday 2 June. It…

THE GRAND P IX DE LA MARNE. ETANCEL1N WINS BY 1/5th SECOND FROM W1MILLE, BOTH ON ALFA ROMEOS. Df,BUT OF WHITNEY STRAIGHT IN G.P. RACING RESULTS IN 4th PLACE. ESPECIAL…

"Private Entrant," by Michael Cooper-Evans, 194 pp). 8 1/2 in. 5 1/8 in. (Cassell & Co. Ltd., 35, Red Lion Spare, London, W.C.1. 30s. This book, by an author who…

If Grand Prix drivers thought that the annual rush down to La Source was tight at the start of the Belgian GP, they'd find it's nothing compared to the squeeze…

CLIMAX AT BRIGHTON The 1936 season has been remarkable for the continued revival of interest in sprint motoring. Cummings' patent Vauxhall-Villiers is probably the outstanding sprint car of the moment,…

The VSCC season opened with the third rally to Measham, for driving tests at the well-known Measham Motor Sales ground. This is an ideal venue for such tests, being spacious, ideal for spectators and…

Sir, How much I enjoyed reading "A Thing of the Past" (Motor Sport, April 1989). It brought back many happy memories of the International Trophy and British Grand Prix meetings…