In almost perfect racing weather Formula III racing and sports cars were assembled at Brands Hatch and an excellent series of events took place. The first race consisted of four…

I have had a letter from Zimbabwe, from a reader who went out to Africa in 1952. In Johannesburg a year later, this long-time Motor Sport reader found a rare…

You think a twisty 38km stage is tough? What about Hannu Mikkola doing more than 6350km on the Safari? And he enjoyed Ford Escorts much more than Audis Ford or…

The BARC are to introduce a novel idea in the coming season and run an evening race meeting at Crystal Palace. Naturally they have chosen the middle of the summer,…

Montagu Motor Museum is having its 200-m.p.h. Sunbeam and Golden Arrow record-breakers refurbished. The historic racing-car race which should have coincided with the Monaco GP has been cancelled. Max Hill…

One of the more surprising aspects of the activities of Barkers was that they did not confine themselves to building coachwork in the traditional way. Not only did they adopt…

Jimmy McRae scored a resounding win on the Isle of Man Historic Rally in his first event since a major accident in Kielder forest in April. Back at the wheel…

Elements of Automobile Engineering. By Maurice Platt. (Pitman's.) 5/-. Described on its title page as "a general introduction to automobile engineering for students," this little book must certainly be classed…

Sir, Following your correspondent's criticism of the position of the front number plate on my 1914 GP Mercedes, I enclose a photograph (by courtesy of Dudley Gahagan) of the car…

Chevron's Oulton celebration -- HSCC Oulton Park Gold Cup,  August 28-29 An unparalleled celebration of the Chevron marque is the centrepiece of the HSCC's Gold Cup meeting over the August Bank…

Four of the greatest Rally drivers will honour the memory of Colin McRae by contesting the McRae Stages in September at the wheel of Ford Escort Mk2s. Ari Vatanen, Stig…

A section devoted to old car matters... A rare Fiat: At the 1919 Olympia Motor Show, Fiat showed two new models. There was the excellent Tipo 501 10/15 h.p., which…