On the day that the August issue went to press, the Minister of Transport announced proposals to amend the basis on which Vehicle Excise Duty is levied from use to possession.…

Sir. As an enthusiastic "Fordist," I was delighted with Mr Sellen's nostalgic article on the model-T Ford, but feel I must point out some errors. Front-wheel brakes were never fitted…

Valentino Rossi's Ducati gamble is over. After two seasons with the Italian marque he will return to Yamaha next season. When the seven-time MotoGP king and Ducati got together at…

Maserati 8CTF Sir, May I add some further information to your article on Cameron Millar's 8CTF Maserati, chassis number 3031. These big Maseratis have always fascinated me and I have…

Spot the Pub Sir, I enclose two enprints, together with negatives, recently found in an attic. They are all I have left of a motor tour undertaken by my paternal…

The Week-End At Reims All The Winners. — Fangio in Mercedes-Benz No 18 which won the French G.P., Kling in Mercedes-Benz No. 20 which finished second, and Alfred Neubauer, who…

Sir, I have recently acquired a 1962 Gilbern GT; to my knowledge the only one in the US. The car has been used for autocrossing for many years now but…

The figures for new car registrations in 1971, from January to September, show British Leyland substantially in the lead, with a total of 398,631 private cars, an improvement over the…

Sir, Your article in the November 1975 issue, "The Mini Revisited", brought back some varied memories, not all of them pleasant. Like C.R./J.W., I too ran a fairly early Mini…

Champcar racing could return to Brands Hatch after a 25-year break following the cancellation of the Rockingham 500 planned for May 2003. Rockingham's new CEO Ashley Pover has canned the…

Round Two of the FlA Cup for Thoroughbred Grand Prix Cars with MOTOR SPORT fell on a soaking Magny-Cours circuit John Fenning was the deserved victor of the rain-blighted third…

Sir, Your correspondent Mr. N. Buxton would like to know about the Brook's Super Sparker. He will be interested to know that this is the subject of British Patent (not…