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Vintage Postbag, May 1973
Carnivals Sir, One can appreciate the editor's distaste of fetes, carnivals, etc., in which veteran and vintage cars are featured…
Carnivals Sir, One can appreciate the editor's distaste of fetes, carnivals, etc., in which veteran and vintage cars are featured…
Sir, I read with great interest the letter of Mr. Grigg, of Hornchurch, under the heading "Inconsistent History" in the…
Sir, I found the enclosed photograph the other day and thought you might be interested to have it. It was…
Sir, Mr. R. J. Evans' interesting letter about early car electrical systems, particularly those of CAV, underlines how the English…
Sir, In his book "The Vintage Car", T. R. Nicholson says that the second "n" was dropped in 1921—presumably to…
Sir, I can add very little information to add to "Sorting Out the Sunbeams". I confirm mine having chassis No.…
Sir, For the sake of those future historians to whom Motor Sport must remain an impeccable source of reference, may…
Sir, I will attempt to reply briefly to Mr. Doland's letter in your last issue. Nothing can prevent an individual…
Sir, Can you help me? I have recently restored an old engine which has been in my possession for about…
Sir, The enclosed photograph is that of an Enfield. My late father bought this car in April, 1913. He sold…
Tuning topics There are several ways of buying 150 m.p.h. performance and shattering acceleration for over £7,000, but the only…
A poky estate from the north A compact yet roomy sporting estate car offering good handling and performance in the…
One category of racing that rarely merits much more than the passing mention in the pages of motoring magazines yet…
Rally review Choose any rally in the world and, if you wanted to, you could probably pick out a score…
Rome, March 25th. Last year's onslaught by Ferrari on the World Championship for Makes was impressive, but not entirely without…
Last February Motor Sport published a colour feature devoted to our staff's idea of what constitute ideal pairs of cars.…
The history of the ERA in pre-war "voiturette" races has been well chronicled and widely acknowledged as one of the…
by Denis Jenkinson. 143 pp. 9-1/2 in. x 7-3/4 in. (Michael Joseph Ltd., 52 Bedford Square, London, WC1. £3.00) This…
Know Thy Beast by E. M. G. Stevens. 193 pp., 8-1/2 in. x 5-1/4 in.. (The Vincent-HRD Club, 102a Doddinghurst…
Usually these references to cars which figure in non-motoring books are based on what I come upon in old volumes…
Driver coach to the stars, Rob Wilson will join Ed Foster and the podcast team for the next Royal Automobile Talk Show in association with Motor Sport He's sat beside some of…
Marc Marquez didn’t set MotoGP’s opening Sepang tests alight, but the rider with the fastest pace – Jorge Martin – believes Ducati's new recruit could challenge for victory at the first GP
The biggest technical regulation changes in recent memory are set to hit the F1 grid in 2026, with widespread changes to the hybrid power unit and aero systems set to…
Before Lawrence, Lance and Fernando – and even the DBR4 – Aston Martin placed world championship aspirations behind an experimental car that barely had a proper test