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Matters of moment, July 1966
The V6 Ford's International Class Records Due to our traditional monthly publication sequence coupled with early deadlines, it is only…

The V6 Ford's International Class Records Due to our traditional monthly publication sequence coupled with early deadlines, it is only…
The Mayor of Stourbridge, Clr. H.R. Stephens, has declined to serve on the local Bench, quoting his dislike of unfair…
Results : Heat 1-30 laps-41.7 miles : 1st : J. Brabham (Brabham-Honda) ... 28 min. 18.4 sec. 88.39 m.p.h. 2nd:…
Crystal Palace,(May 30th) Formula Two-Two Heats The domination of Formula Two races by the works Brabham-Hondas is becoming a rule…
The second race in the 1966 series of Grandes Epreuves was the Belgian event, held on the traditional and splendid…
Le Mans, France, June 18th/19th. This year Ford came to Le Mans in a much more organised manner than in the previous two years…
The Monte Carlo Rally unresolved, the doubt as to who had won at Indianapolis, the protest over the Acropolis Rally,…
After the cut-and-thrust of the street-racing of Monte Carlo the Grand Prix scene moved to the exacting, high-speed circuit of…
Among the many interesting happenings of last month was the first appearance in Europe of the Chaparral car from Texas.…
At the Monaco Grand Prix two more 1966 Formula 1 cars made their first public appearance, these being the V8…
Engine: McLaren-Ford 90-degree 8-cylinder in vee formation; four overhead camshafts; bore and stroke 95.6 X 52.07 mm. (2,995 c.c.); Hilborn-Travers…
Engine: B.R.M. 16 cylinders in H-formation as two horizontally-opposed eight cylinders one above the other; four camshafts on each side…
Engine: B.R.M. 16 cylinders in H-formation as two horizontally-opposed eight cylinders one above the other: four camshafts on each side…
(continued) ... immediate explanation only six of the fifteen cars had appeared at the end of the first lap, with…
Engine: Not yet released; 2.7-litre Coventry-Climax 4-cylinder engine in use until V12-cylinder engine is ready. Gearbox: Hewland 5-speed and reverse…
The Acropolis Advertising and, generally speaking, publicity of any sort are the means by which manufacturers bring their wares to…
Impressive Win by Chaparral, Nurburgring, Germany, June 5th. The German club that organises the annual long-distance race over 44 laps…
The 50th Indianapolis 500-mile race will be remembered for two major upheavals, other than the lap one crash. Firstly, it…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The vintage car movement and its associated derivatives has never been in better or…
Curborough correction Sir, I feel I must write to correct a slight error in the report of the V.S.C.C. Curborough…
Friends, countrymen, Romain… Sunday’s 60-lap Nürburgring nail-biter underlined many things, not least that Romain Grosjean is almost as hard to decipher as Lotus team-mate Kimi Räikkönen – albeit for very…
Bonhams is selling a number of road cars borne out of their racing cousins at the Quail Lodge auction on August 24 Bonhams’ Quail Lodge Auction is a collection of…
Red Bull aims to catch up to Mercedes and Ferrari with upgraded Renault power unit Renault introduces its upgraded motor for the Montreal Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend.…
The struggles of Red Bull's litany of second drivers is similar to that faced by Ducati almost 20 years ago, as Karun Chandhok explains in this month's magazine