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Sir, I have read the two articles on the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the August issue of MOTOR SPORT, and whilst I would be the first to admit that…

Fiat at Brentford.—it used to be Wembley. But these days the headquarters of the great Fiat organisation in this country are sited at Brentford, off the Great West Road. European…

Sir, The article on Vanden Plas in the October number of Motor Sport was of very great interest to me specially as I once owned a 1949 Austin A 135…

Sir, Having -owned and driven many 30/98s in the 20s may I correct the particulars you give in the June issue of Motor Sport. (1) The OE was 4 1/4-litres…

• FORTHCOMING MAIDSTONE MID-KENT M.C. TRIAL • " & This club's • " Bossom Trophy" Trial will start from the Square, Lenham, Kent, at 11.05 a.m., on November 12th, and…

HERE AND THERE. SERVICE FOR OLD CROCKS. An 1894 Clement, belonging to Mr. Bertram Plewes, was the oldest car in the recent Emancipation Day Commemoration run from London to Brighton…

The death, at the age of 82, of Edward Pailthorp Eves leaves the world of motoring writers bereft of one of its leading exponents. Eves was, however, far more than…

Those who enjoyed building the Merit plastic D-type Jaguar will welcome the latest Merit kit, from which a realistic and large-size 1955 G.P. Mercedes-Benz can be constructed. All the necessary…

FOLLOWING the remarks on the Senechal car appearing in another part of this issue, its performance during the course of the Victory Cup Trial is rather interesting. After our preliminary…

Some comments about British Leyland's remarkable universal four-wheel-drive car The Range Rover, latest revolutionary vehicle to emanate from the workshops of the brilliant engineers at Solihull, is unique technically, and…

A pilgrimage to the site where Jim Clark died surprised our former staffer who reported on that fateful race at Hockenheim. It was harder to find than he expected By…

HWM 1 The HWM team of single-seater Formula 2 cars made a good name tor themselves in European racing in 1951 and 1952, but as Formula 2 began to forge…