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Sir, Fangio definitely let Moss win! It was a wonderful gesture and appreciated by all who saw it. Three friends and I were in the stand on the last bend…

German Grand Prix, August 3rd 1958 As I drove through the Eifel Mountains towards the Nurburgring for the first time and the rather forbidding castle suddenly came into view, shrouded…

(Continued  from the  August issue.) Having thought about how and when 100 m.p.h. was achieved in various classes over varying distances, the next exercise would seem to centre round about…

Qualified: 6th Result: 2nd The Österreichring qualifying performance of the year, not in terms of position, but in terms of performance. Less than a tenth slower than Amoux's Renaultand quickest…

etta /lewd S.B. AUTO CLUB. The Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham Auto Club will hold their September Trial on Saturday, the 6th. On Sunday, the 7th, a run will be…

The popular MOTOR SPORT wall calendar will soon be available once again. In keeping with tradition, LAT Photographic has selected an evocative collection of monochrome images from its unrivalled archive.…

  Easter Champions Easter saw some interesting racing at Goodwood, when a record B.A.R.C. crowd, estimated at 50,000, was present. The "stars" were hardly in the ascendant and Stirling Moss…

1937 RECORDS World's and International Class Records to date WORLD'S RECORDS INTERNATIONAL CLASS A.--Over 8,000 c.c. INTERNATIONAL CLASS B.-5,001-8,000 c.c. ... INTERNATIONAL CLASS C.-3,001-5,000 INTERNATIONAL CLASS D.-2,001-3NC Fire= INTERNATIONAL CLASS…

Steve Cropley's recent reference in Autocar to a Daily Mail story about 'A car that runs on water' sparked a distant memory. Back in 1935 there was to be a…

THE annual commemoration run for veteran cars from London to Brighton will take place this year on Sunday, 12th November. The run is organised by the R.A.C. to commemorate the…

Sir, The letter from Mr. P. S. Pollock, Managing Director of Vintage Tyre Supplies Ltd. in your April issue is both instructive and timely and I hasten to associate myself…

A string of successes by Duncan Hamilton OKV 1 and SHELL X-100 motor oil OKV 1 (a 31 litre D-type Jaguar) and J. Duncan Hamilton (a native of Berkshire and…