Light aeroplanes Sir, As one of your avid readers, who learnt to fly in gliders shot from long rubber ropes, and then in gliders launched from a motor winch (1924,…

Apologies to Mike Allison for changing his sex last month. He (not she) is Secretary of the Triple-M and Vintage M.G. Register —address : 25, Meadow Close, Grove, Wantage. Berks.

Sir, Mr Ronald K Hunter's letter has probably caused much amusement among Bugattistas. Fancy trying to repudiate the fact that the Bugatti is a superbly designed and constructed motor car, and in…

Sir, The articles concerning Minerva's which you publish from time to time in MOTOR SPORT have always interested me as over the last six years I have never owned less…

James Hunt scored a fine win in the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort in his Hesketh 308. Hunt (top left), can be seen on the winner's rostrum, laughingly knocking the…

Peugeot claim to have made a significant breakthrough in the development of the electrically-powered car. Using nickel-iron batteries with a life of 2,000 tuns, they have managed to squeeze both…

Lancastrian racer Steve Hartley completed back-to-back Historic F1 titles when he clinched the 2007 FIA championship during the ninth and final race of the season at Dijon-Prenois in France. Hartley…

N.B.—Opinions expressed are those of our correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them.—Ed. How Long Do Lotus Elans Last? Sir, With reference to the letter questioning…

14/40 or 16/60? Sir, Although I would not dream of crossing pens with Peter Pringle, is RPK500 a 14/40 Lea-Francis? In 1953, when the car was owned by F. Willcox…

Sir, It would appear that we (the British) are a long-suffering nation. Excellent this may be, in some ways, but it has its disadvantages. Despite our democratic form of Government,…

Sir, Above Nick Harley's letter (Letters, May) concerning the Super Squalo, you publish a picture of car number 48 at Monaco in 1955, attributing it to Paul Frere. Frere took…

Ist: Farina (Alfa-Romeo) ... 1 hr. 15 min. 49 sec. 2nd: Trossi (Alfa-Romeo), 3rd: Wimille (Afa-Romeo). 4th: Nuvolari ( Maserati).