"Understand Your Car," by H. A. Hazell, A.M.I.M.I. (Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Ltd., price 5s.) A new edition of this little book has recently appeared, with many new illustrations.…

Sir, It is a credit, I am sure, to your publication that you attract readers of all sorts, and also to the appeal of road sport that it can be…

We Hear Competition Cars, Ltd., have in their possession a what sounds like the old "flat-iron" Thomas-Special which at one time took diesel records. It now has the straight-eight engine…

Sir, Your recent correspondence about the most popular real sports car in the world, i.e. the MG-B (I don't consider a car is a sports car unless it is a…

In but a few days time, another intense season of Grand Prix racing will start in Brazil. Two types of engine, turbocharged up to 1.5-litres and non-blown up to 3.5-litres,…

Sir, Just how does one contact British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd.? Upon enquiry at the local distributors I was told that their head office was at Longbridge, Birmingham, but a…

On March 16 there was a memorable happening in London, when representatives of every branch of British motor racing–from drivers, through constructors and team owners, all branches of the industry,…

Letter of the month So much for commitment... Sir, I was amused to read in your Jim Clark tribute the section on the Lotus 30/40 and your assertion that Colin…

In an event the size of the Mille Miglia it is not possible to mention every praiseworthy effort, but one that was particularly good was that of the Belgian driver…

Sir, Several items in the February issue of your always interesting publication attracted my attention. The accomplishments of Connaught in racing car design and engineering were well portrayed in your…

Ferrari's fourth successive victory Entries for the R.A.C.'s Tourist Trophy, organised by the B.A.R.C on the 2.4-mile (3.86-kilometre) Goodwood circuit, on Saturday, August 24th, were as well up to the…

A while ago I mentioned that J P Oates was building not so much a replica as a near-original copy — using the correct parts where possible — of the…