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When I was a kid my favourite sports car wasn't a Ferrari, a Lamborghini or a Porsche. It was a Caterham. I was just seven when Colin Chapman sold the…

Taking hold of the reins at ‘historic racing only’ Motor Sport This year marks the 15th anniversary of the relaunch of Motor Sport by its then-new proprietor, Haymarket Publishing. I…

Former World Champion motor-cycle racer and Grand Prix driver Mike Hailwood, fourteen times a Manx TT winner, has been awarded the Segrave Trophy for 1979 following his comeback in which he won…

No. 22: The Silver Hawk Although the Silver Hawk had a very short life span and cannot have been made in any numbers, it deserves inclusion because it was one…

For any who admire the days when drivers were fat and tyres were skinny, the name 'Fon' de Portago will have particular resonance. Not because he was tubby - another…

THE SPORT Although motor races, trials, hill-climbs, speed trials, rallies, record attempts, high speed tests and the rest are grouped together under the heading of " The Sport," it is…

Top Cars Sir,A major advantage of having been born well before the 1914-18 War is that one could motor at a time when motoring was a real pleasure rather than,…

BOOK REVIEW The Brook lands Year Book-1939 (Brooklands Automobile Racing Club, 1/-). This year's edition of the B.A.R.C. Year Book matches previous editions and contains a fund of information about…

C. J. P. Dodson Recently we had regrettably to report the death of Pat Driscoll and now comes the sad news of the demise of another great pre-war exponent of…

Sir, With reference to your article on Rupert Keegan in the July issue, I'd like to point out that the Hesketh models raced by Anthony Horsley's team in 1976 were…

Two Newcomers. TWO fresh entrants to the motor marine field have recently made their appearance, one emanating from a well known car firm's factory, the other being an addition to…

Although this is another big book in the coffee-table style, it is more attractive than most of these tomes, because it is solely about motor racing and presents us with…