After a dismally short production run of only 27 months in both 1,340-c.c. and 5,498-c.c. form the Classic has been quietly dropped by Ford and replaced by the Corsair. This…

Last season saw the Yeoman-Credit Racing Team change their colours from the rather sickly green to the bright leaf-green and red livery, and next season the identity of the team…

Sir, John Perrett's allegation (Motor Sport, March 1987) that the people who buy foreign goods are the cause of Britain's industrial decline is ludicrous! People do not buy foreign goods to…

We hear that the last of Challenor Barson's many Berson Specials is still in use, but that at 87 this inveterate specials-builder has decided that enough is enough, he and…

"Readership of Motor or Autocar is not regarded as a prerequisite; in fact, the winner read only Motor Sport!"—The Guild of Motoring Writers' News letter for April, referring to the…

Offers to road-test tuned cars such as Ford Cortinas and Mini-Coopers are never lacking at Motor Sport. Because of these cars' obvious sporting associations there is a big market for…

A visit to any good toy or model shop will provide ample evidence of the recent boom in the market for l/24-scale racing car kits. European offerings in this scale…

"Whatever Happened To The British Motorcycle Industry?" by Bert Hopwood. 315 pp. 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" (Haynes Publishing group Ltd., Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JJ. £8.95) In view of…

Sir, The criticism of the 1600 Lancia Beta expressed in your columns surprises me very much. I bought my car in December 1974, trading in a 2200 Rover TC with…

Sir, Presumably Joe Bayley's "Laid Back" letter (Motor Sport, April 1987) was a stir? In the photos, Nuvolari's head is further forward than his shoulders, whilst Farina's head is angled backwards.…

Bruce Halford only completed half a lap of the 1959 Monaco GP. He explains why it still means more to him than any of his more conventional successes 1959 Monaco…

Third place in the Spanish Grand Prix was the subject of an intense dispute between Jody Scheckter's Wolf (No. 20. above) and Jochen Mass' McLaren (No. 2) seen in our…