by David F Ogilvey The Miles family's first attempt at producing an enelosed cabin monoplane, the M3 Falcon, appeared in 1935 as a development of the successful Hawk open two-seater. Using the ubiquitous…

Guy Griffiths has informed us that the Griffiths Formula, formed to encourage the preservation and racing of sports and sports/racing cars of the 1947 to 1960 period, has been wound…

Peter Arundell ‘King of Formula Junior’ Peter Arundell has died aged 75. His FJ exploits in 1961-62 won him promotion to the Lotus Formula 1 team. He won the famous…

The annual Race of Champions has been moved from Wembley – its home for the past two years – to Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ stadium (left), which hosted the 2008 Olympics.…

Stock-car racing, a la Pugh, continues at New Cross Stadium, which has been converted from a dirt to a tarmac surface for the purpose. Although it may seem that no…

Sir, I feel duty bound to comment upon the service provided by the Jaguar/Daimler garage in Dijon. Recently my XJ6 had the misfortune to throw a piston on the autoroute…

Really fast and exciting cars are apt to be exceptionally thirsty, so that in this age of austerity Motor Sport gets fewer opportunities for sampling them than was once the…

The cars, planes, bikes and stars will be at the Goodwood Motor Circuit from September 1-3 In garages, sheds, and lock-ups the classics are being polished in readiness for the…

Peter Collins Makes Fastest Lap, at 93.3 m.p.h., in the Thinwall Ferrari, Outclassing the B.R.Ms. Bicknell's Revis Runs Away with the 15-lap 500-c.c. Race. Jimmy Stewart's Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar Wins…

Sir, In the November 1969 issue of Motor Sport you printed your impressions of the Fiat 125S and during the course of the article you invited readers' experiences on the…

Sir, Further to your enquiry, as they say, at Curborough, after my first and only run, the trouble was the steel liner coming away from the brake drum, nearside rear.…

A section devoted to old-car matters V.S.C.C. Driving Tests, Blackbushe (February 10th) An untimely fall of unforecast snow, which came just as the vintage cars were about to start their…