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The American Rolls-Royces R-R’s early Stateside history is intriguing and its reputation disputed I have no compunction about discussing Rolls-Royces, those ‘Best Cars in the World’, in Motor Sport, because…

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"John Cooper - Grand Prix Carpet-Bagger" by John Cooper with John Bentley. 230 pp. 9 1/2" x 7" (Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JJ. £5.95.) We have had…

Draft calendar a work in progress for Bernie The 2012 F1 calendar announced by the FIA World Motor Sport Council in June has been thrown away after Bernie Ecclestone made…

Sir, I noticed in your report on Crookham Court School's vintage gathering, you state Chalcroft's 1923 M.A.G.-engined Morgan as the oldest known 4-seater 3-wheleer. So as to correct your records…

Club News WE HEAR Lt. Ames, R.N.V.R., contemplates following in Cyril Peacock's footsteps and trying to find a 27-h.p. Hispano-Suiza for post-war motoring. He reports meeting Mountjoy, who used to…

2004 Review: Part 3 -- Rallying and VSCC Hillclimb... Armajaro Historic Rally Championship -- Ford's army can't crack Nutt's 911 This was just about as close as anyone could get…

The Peugeot 404 KF2 Pininfarina Coupe It is always a pleasure to drive a Peugeot and recently this was extended to trying the 404 KF2 fuel-injection Pininfarina coupe. French manufacturers…

CARS I HAVE OWNED ISUPPOSE that it all started through finding a copy of "Motor-cycles and How to Manage Them," printed in 1902, with a picture on the cover of…

NEW TRICKLE CHARGER demand In response to the growing demand throughout the country for high amperage trickle chargers, Runbaken have produced Model 1240, which has a charging rate up to…

Sir, With regard to "A Club for Stags" (Motor Sport, April), as a member of the Stag Club of America (1404E Street, Gertrude P1, Box 15024, Santa Ana, California, USA…

Sir, In Lunch With Robin Herd (March issue), Robin tells of Ronnie Peterson wanting to leave Lotus and return to March. There was a rather amusing side to that story.…