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From a handout which arrived on the Editor's desk recently :— " Trust women to add a touch of colour and gaiety to motor racing. Two of the contestants in…

Roads to Oblivion Triumphs and Tragedies of British Car Makers 1946-56, by Christopher Balfour. Bay View Books, £24.95. I suppose a book on dead makes is less morbid than a…

— Conclusion Seldom has an article in any motor paper aroused so much interest amongst correspondents as that on "The Motor-Car in Fiction," which appeared in Motor Sport last April.…

John Cooper has had his years of hard work for motor racing officially recognised. The father of the modem F1 car has been awarded the Commander of the Order of…

HSCC: Snetterton Double-headers and longer races were the theme of the HSCC's annual Snetterton meeting, which proved a test of man and machine as hot sunshine graced the Norfolk venue.…

"Geentair! Alors, un nouveau record du tour pour Reeshi Geentair!" May 14 1961, Monaco, by common consent the greatest drive of Stirling Moss's life. In Rob Walker's old Lotus 18,…

Formula 5000 and sports cars are in the frame this month at two classic British tracks – Oulton Park and Thruxton KEITH LEWCOCK Historic motor sport fan Mr Lewcock had…

A mystery of sixty years' standing was solved last month when the owner of an early Frazer Nash was taken by AFN Ltd's MD, John Aldington, to the AFN Archives…

Sir, I have just finished reading your excellent article on British Leyland's "new" car. Studying the late Mr. L. Pomeroy's theories, there can only have been one car for him,…

Some very fine motor miniatures have been released recently. Lesney have brought out a really fine 1913 Mercer Raceabout (No. 7 in their "Models of Yesteryear" series, price 3s. 11d.),…

THE TRICKS OF THE TRACK A LAP OF GOODWOOD WITH BARRIE WHIZZO' WILLIAMS I GO DOWN THE MIDDIE OF THE FROM' STRAIGHT BECAUSE IT IS LESS BUMPY. You brake in…

The Way of Things Thank You ! JUDGING by the large number of letteis we have received from all parts of the world, the revival of MOTOR SPORT in its…