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Matters of moment, April 1953
A Budget gesture? Motorists, perhaps more than other mortals, await the Budget with both fear and anticipation. It is not…

A Budget gesture? Motorists, perhaps more than other mortals, await the Budget with both fear and anticipation. It is not…
The Competition Manager of a firm interested in racing has an interesting but hectic career. His job is to sign…
The Series YB M.G. saloon is an interesting and logical variant of the sports TD model from the famous Abingdon…
Character Cars of Wimbledon recently put on a clever demonstration of the fact that used cars, even if twenty years…
Edinburgh U.M.C. Driving Test (Feb. 21st) 1st: R. M. McLaughin (M.G. TC); 2nd: W. S. Howgate (Bentley); 3rd: N. Somerville…
By "Carrozzino" By the time these words are read Easter will be upon us and the racing season will be…
Now that the Mercedes-Benz company has announced the withdrawal of its 300SL models from International racing, it is not without…
Those Bentley Days by A. F. C. Hillstead. 196 pp., 9 in. by 5 1/2 in. (Faber and Faber, Ltd.,…
The puzzle picture of a radiator bearing the name "Cummins Diesel" which appeared on page 133 last month caused much…
A reader sent in the following Quiz with solutions in a sealed envelope and the Editor, swelling out his chest,…
This contribution to a popular series comes from William Charnock, who, although well known as the motoring bard and a…
By "Baladeur" In an earlier article of this series, I indulged in a day-dream to the effect that, having been…
In spite of the fact that it is common to compare the lubrication system of an internal combustion engine with…
R. = Restricted Event. C. = Closed Event. C.I. = Closed Invitation Event. N. = National Event. I. = International Event.…
We hear... A Riley-engined car for 1954 Formula I racing is being built by a trials driver. Hollywood is said…
The Plymouth M.C. Calendar is as follows: April 19th: The 4th Annual " Lady Drivers Only" Standard Production Car Rally. …
Understanding readers might be excused for imagining that the title of this article refers to a happy jaunt in a 30/98 on…
On the third Saturday in parched March the B.A.R.C. opened the British racing season before an excellent crowd, with the first…
I cannot but regard with affection the small concerns which still strive to build individual cars. Consequently, I felt nostalgia never experienced…
Aston-Martin finishes second The International 12-Hour Sports-Car Race at Sebring, U.S.A. was notable for David Brown sending out two DB3 Aston…
Marussia and Caterham are in administration, other teams are rumoured to be on the brink of financial meltdown and there are cries for Formula 1 to rethink its financial model.…
As Pastor Maldonado chased Fernando Alonso in the late laps at Melbourne, I confess I pictured Rubens Barrichello – watching the race on TV in Sao Paulo – thinking, ‘If…
One of the hottest of hatches is back... This is the new Renaultsport Megane R.S. Another weaponised hot hatch with somewhere close to 300bhp, a limited slip differential, clever front…
Why GT3's downward momentum isn't an issue for the burgeoning British GT grid GT3 has all but died as a national platform. But British GT seems to…