Sir, I have recently purchased a Facet Vega HK 500 which is presently undergoing some minor renovatory work. Obviously since purchasing the "monster" (as it is affectionately known by my…

Sir, I have just been informed that Rolls-Royce have declared themselves bankrupt. None of the people I know or friends (and workmates) out here are motoring enthusiasts, and they do…

Wacky-Bristol The Arnolt-Bristol was the brainchild of a shrewd American entrepreneur known as Stanley Harold Arnolt, or 'Wacky' as he preferred to be called. In keeping with the great American…

90 years ago, on the eve of the inaugural 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Howard C Marmon faced a dilemma. As president of the Indianapolis-based Nordyke & Marmon Company, he possessed…

J-Series MGs (cont'd) I believe the fastest TT-bodied two-seater J4 performance was that of Hamilton's car, which was second in the 1933 Ulster TT at around 73 mph and later…

Time to go Dutch Sir, Following Nigel Roebuck's item in the January 2005 edition, I'd like to point out that though Zandvoort is no longer the track it was during…

Top left: The ill-fated Type 59 Bugatti driven by Neil Corner, followed at close quarters by D. Barber's blown SS100, in the Pre-War All-Corners' Scratch Race. The Bugatti crashed, the…

When Jack Brabham retired from motor racing and returned home to Australia he sold his firm, Motor Racing Developments, to Bernard Ecclestone, an enthusiastic businessman from South East London, who…

The first round of this year's Motor Sport Brooklands Memorial Trophy Contest, with £150 in cash prizes, takes place at the Vintage SCC's Silverstone Race Meeting on April 24th. The…

(Oct. 10th) The final meeting for 1954 on the Montlhèry track near Paris took place on the Sunday of Paris-Salon week and included races for modified production cars, the Monomill…

Rauno Aaltonen is to contest the London-Sydney Marathon next year. The Finn drove a works BMC 1800 'Land Crab' in the original event in 1968, but will contest the 2004…

Old transAtlantic political wounds have been re-opened by FISA's successful attempt to block the international expansion of CART's Indycar Championship. CART Chairman John Fraser pulled off a coup for his…