The Judge looked down on the pleader, And said with a long-drawn sigh, "The police caught you using red petrol, You must know that 'tis better to die. Your licence…

Still More Steam!  Sir, I have been very interested reading of the steam wagons of the past. One unique example was an under-type Foden which was fitted up as a…

by Terry Grimwood. 128pp. 93/4 x 71/2. (Osprey Publishing Ltd, 59 Grosvenor Street, London W1X 9DA. £8.95). Reference works for complete beginners in motorsport have become all the more necessary…

Burkard Bovensiepen's Alpina company's 3.0 CSI.. vanquished the works Fords and BMWs in the 37th 'tourist Trophy Race at Silverstone on September 23rd. Unlike the rest of the ETC. series…

Motor Racing – the early years Brian Laban Here are 350 pages of truly stunning images, running from 1894 up to the end of the 1950s. The range of content…

Valve Gear Sir, Your article about Arab valve gear was very interesting, and I hope you will keep passing on your knowledge of early engines in many similar articles. Of…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters "Daily Express" International Trophy Historic Car Race, Silverstone (April 27th) 12 laps—Full Circuit—Wet A varied field of 28, hampered by the conditions, put on…

The sale of Maserati 250F chassis 2524, in which Spanish aristocrat Francesco ‘Paco’ Godia-Sales finished in fourth place in the German and Italian Grands Prix of 1956, was the highlight…

An Army Major, who prefers to remain anonymous, writes of high-performance rather than of sports cars, and his views should be of considerable value to those who intend to build…

It is common practice not to award number 13 in the start list for any form of motorsport. On the Tour of Corsica, there has been no number four since…

Sir In reply to the letter on Special T Fords by Mr. H. F. Spong, it is probable that I owned one of the sporting Ts that he used to…

The United States Auto Club has gone a long way toward putting its house in order by finally naming a full-time executive director to oversee all its operations and at…