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Castrol have issued a set of six full colour pictures of Grand Prix cars of 1948-1967, ranging from the 4CLT/48 "San Remo" Maserati to the present-day Type 83 B.R.M. They are…

Reflections in the Eifel WHEN the Formula One drivers boycotted the Niirburgring with its challenging 14 miles of winding, twisting, diving, climbing road, because it was too dangerous or too…

Sir, Being a fan, I was delighted to see two pictures of my car in your January 2000 issue (Carrera-PanAmericana 1999 Pictorial Review). I am the pilot of the 1954…

The Editor Looks Back on the Cars He Drove in 1959 It is customary for motoring journalists to sum up their road-test findings at the end of every twelve-month period…

THE B.M.W. 1800 TI SALOON Engine : Four cylinders, 84< Ro mm, (1,773 c.c.). Over head valves, operated by an overhead camshaft. 9.5-to-I c.r. Ito (net) b.h.p. at -5,800 r.p.m.…

R. G. V. Venables apologises for writing of a journey made in nothing more potent than a Morris-Cowley, but the run he describes was certainly memorable; his enthusiasm and his…

Just before 1974 went out in a welter of costly petrol and low speed-limits I was invited by Philip Stein of Volkswagen GB Limited to the show village of Broadway…

Sir, Just to get the records straight, my 1931 Austin Seven saloon completed the End-to-End Run (see page 480, May Motor Sport) in 21 hours 10 minutes, not 19 minutes,…

To say that the news of Anthony Mayman's sudden death at the early age of 43 came as a profound shock is an understatement. The sad tidings devastated members of…

Saturday The weather Gods decided to look kindly upon the VSCC when they hosted their annual pilgrimage to OuIton Park following conditions which have ranged, in recent years, from indifferent…

During the war motor racing ceased but the spirit of the sport survived and this magazine played a major part in sustaining it. In July 1941, MOTOR SPORT published a…

Due to the efforts of the Committee of the British Drag Racing Association, headed by Sydney Allard, a great number of people were able to watch the s.s. ¼-mile being…