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Matters of moment, May 1974
The right road When we realised that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer was named after a car, our hopes…

The right road When we realised that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer was named after a car, our hopes…
Brooklands enthusiasts would do well to flock to the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, at 7.30 p.m. on Bank Holiday Monday, May…
Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included In this…
This time it is again the Editor's turn to comment under this heading. Apart from obvious spelling and other errors…
A popular win for Reutemann Kyalami, March 30th After a two-month break following the two South American Grand Prix races,…
12 N. Lauda (Ferrari flat-12) 312B3/012 1 min. 16.58 sec 18 C. Pace (Surtees-Cosworth V8) TS16/02 1 min. 16.63 20…
Earlier this year another era ended in the history of MG when a compulsory purchase order forced the closure of…
A few years ago the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, who organise the Le Mans 24 hour race, realized that preparation…
Stuck the unbeatable The European Formula Two Championship which started at the splendid Montjuich Park circuit at Barcelona on March…
Alpine-Renault win at home At the Circuit Paul Ricard, on Sunday, April 7th, the opening round of the 1974 European…
All things being equal, though in motor racing they seldom are, the 1974 Tyrrell Formula One should have made its…
A splendid motoring garden party Silverstone, April 6th/7th One good thing about British sponsors is that they expect their teams…
A section devoted to old-car matters Light cars at Llwyn-Barried (March 30th/31st) Over the last week-end in March the Light…
Sir, I have just noticed a statement in your V-E-V Miscellany regarding the Lancia armoured car being the only one…
Sir, Brian Finglass was enquiring last month about a sports/racing Delage which he sold to Pat Garland, an Englishman living…
From Sir Clive Edwards, Bt. Sir, Mr. Gordon-Marshall's interesting picture of the Rolls-Royce used by Alcock and Brown on their…
Sir, Looking recently through a copy of an aviation year-book for 1931, I noted that amongst the civil aircraft registered…
Sir, Reading of Cecil Roberts' autobiography in January's Motor Sport, I was interested in the mention of Bunny Hill. The…
Sir, Your evocative article "Where Are They Now ?" in the February issue, deserves to dredge up an interesting answer…
Sir, Regarding your enquiry into the "H-S" of Lord Donegall, Hall-Scott was never a contractor for Liberty V12s, although they…
There are lies, damned lies and statistics, so the old saw goes. But there are fundamental truths in numbers, too. John Surtees won 38 of his 68 world championship motorcycle Grands…
As he celebrates his 70th birthday watch Lauda outline his regret at walking out on dominant Ferrari at the end of 1977 Niki Lauda celebrates his 70th birthday today, and he…
Recounting memories of Valentino Rossi, who turns 40 on Saturday Valentino Rossi celebrates his 40th birthday on Saturday, hoping against hope to become the first forty-something to win a world…
Karun Chandhok reviews the 2017 Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix from Yas Marina I think we can all pretty much agree that this year's race will not go down…