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Sir, Congratulations to Mr. D. A. Girdler on his very excellent suggestion that British cars be M.O.T. tested before leaving their place of manufacture. Such an inspection and test might…

Crinted by (1929) LTD. TEE & WHITEN and J. MEAD LTD., , 39 Victoria Street, London, S.W Copies obtainable and subscriptions W H Simin 21 City Road, London, E.C.1, and…

It's hard to think of a recent equivalent to the Matra racing regime. In one glorious decade, from 1965 to 1974, Matra fielded victorious Grand Prix cars and Le Mans…

AFTER wandering about for two years in 1959 to the Avus and 1960 to the South Circuit of the Nurburgring, the German Grand Prix this year returned to its traditional…

SPRINT RESULTS OF 1937 Sprint meetings did not have quite such a successful season this year as the pointers of 1936 suggested, chiefly because the lack of suitable venues still…

Sir, I have read several times over your article in regard to the TR6 which you have the mis-fortune to own. A little encouraging news is always a good tonic…

Part one, before the goldrush Some big names in Formula 1 can be unrewarding to interview. For understandable reasons, they are guarded in the presence of a journalist, and swathe…

REWARD FOR BRAVERY A motorist who chased a man who had attacked a girl appeared in Court at Leeds to give evidence, which resulted in the assailant being sent to…

Sir, I have been reading Motor Sport now for many years and must congratulate you on producing a first-rate publication for the true enthusiast. One is saddened to hear so…

At the end of this season Formula Junior comes to an end, to be replaced by Formula Two and Formula Three. Has the formula been a success? As a training…

 — A washout Osterreichring, Knittelfeld, August 17th The entry list for the Austrian Grand Prix was very full, almost to the point of overflowing as regards drivers, but after the…

This year the traditional annual devolution of the vintage lightcarists into Wales took on a stern assignment—that of tackling the Northern route used in 1924 for the RAC Six Days'…