It is sad that Great British makes are taking on new manufacturing identities and that long-established factories such as Vauxhall's at Litton and Austin's at Longbridge are faced with closure…

Sir, Anyone who believes that Ader flew, or even "hopped" in "AEOLE" or "AVION" in the late 19th century should read Charles Gibb-Smiffi's exhaustive book on the subject. Gibb-Smith uncovers…

Sir, I have just received my August Motor Sport, and was very interested to read Denis Jenkinson's article about DAD 10, that well known Lotus Elite owned by Les Leston…

June 3 James Baxter added another VSCC hillclimb victory to his growing tally when he hustled his Frazer Nash single-seater to the top of the Harewood climb in early June.…

THE Swiss G.P. held on the Bremgarten circuit at Berne was the first clash between the "works" Alfa-Romeos and Ferraris, and it was clearly seen in the practice periods that…

Continuing our survey into the activities of some of Britain's smaller motor manufacturers. This month we deal with Deep Sanderson, Ginetta and Marcos. Ginetta Last year (September 1962 issue) we…

Sir, What a marvellous picture John Perrett conjures up in his article "An Engineer Remembers" on the goings, on at Brooklands between the wars. He mentions John Cobb, and if…

Happy Birthday While we are inclined to agree with D.S.J. that there are far too many anniversaries of varying periods being celebrated these days, no doubt encouraged, even invented, by…

Sir, The Bahrain Grand Prix 2012 marks a new low in the fortunes of Formula 1. Never has the cynicism of its rulers been laid bare so clearly. A virtually…

I was very interested to read Brian Joscelyne's letter mentioning Lt Cmdr Robert Hichens (spelled without a 't') driving at Le Mans in 1939. 'Hitch' (spelled with a 't'!) had…

Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this list. C = Closed Event. CJ = Closed Invitation Event.…

Motor Sport has solved several motoring mysteries at one time or another and here is one which the readers may care to ponder over. The other day I was idly…