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Matters of moment, December 1974
Short Staffed Motor Sport will be a bit understaffed on the road-test front for the next few weeks. Not because…

Short Staffed Motor Sport will be a bit understaffed on the road-test front for the next few weeks. Not because…
Referring to the Calais-Cannes exercise between a BMW 3.0Si and a light aircraft, Mr. Graham Horder, the pilot, informs us…
"I think we have all had enough for the time being of elections and confrontations. We now have a new…
The Goodyear Tyre Company have produced an excellent Calendar, size approximately 17-1/2 in. x 24-1/2 in., a page for each…
It needs sorting out At times during the past season there have been as many as 40 Formula One cars…
A year ago we had a good deal to say about the then-new Alfasud, that near-mass-produced small car from the…
Evans and Redman win Formula 5000 titles The world of the 5-litre V8-powered single seaters, Formula 5000, has been dominated…
Final Triumph for Matra Kyalami, November 9th: The loss of Chrysler (Simca) sponsorship could result in a seriously curtailed programme…
Thumbing through a sex magazine the other evening I saw that its Motoring Correspondent had done some long runs in…
Quite Sherlock Holmes' like feat of tracing a hit and run car after it had caused a fatal accident involving…
It seems that new editions of the complete Aston Martin history and of Batsford's "Vintage Car Pocketbook" can be anticipated…
It is with great sorrow that we learnt of the death last month of Anthony Bird, whose erudite letters have…
A Section Devoted To Old Car Matters VSCC Lakeland Trial, November 9th: On the way to this year's edition of…
[I am delighted to publish this article about the 1928 FWD Alvis TT cars, from Hugh Torrens, of Keele University,…
Crossley Reliability Sir, I was very interested to see the Crossley chassis picture. In 1922, my firm had a 25/30…
The BMW 3.3 L Sports Limousine BMW of Munich have not only built up a great reputation for high-quality cars…
"What do you know about Armaglaze?" This question brought a blank stare and a series of mental pictures that were…
"Seven Years With Samantha" -- By Clive Ball -- 247 pp. 8-3/4 in. x 5-1/2 in. (PSL, Bar Hill, Cambridge.…
"The Aston Martin—A Collection of Contemporary Road Tests-1921-1942" By Adrian M. Feather. 80 pp. 11-1/4 in x 8-1/4 in. (From…
Something rather exciting for Brooklands enthusiasts—Grand Prix Models have brought out a cast-metal kit for making a model of Count…
The Formula 1 season-opener surprised many as Ferrari was off the pace Ferrari Formula 1 boss Mattia Binotto has said that Ferrari wasn’t “comfortable” at the Australian Grand Prix from the get-go. …
Haas has revealed its 2018 Formula 1 car, the VF-18. The United States-based team revealed its car a day before Williams, and before any other F1 team. The VF-18,…
Well at last someone has put some figures to a situation we’ve known has existed for years, namely that car manufacturers have been actively manipulating mandatory EU tests to determine…
Jimmie Johnson drove another superb race on Sunday, scoring his seventh win of the year and all but guaranteeing his third consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championship. Johnson enjoyed a perfect…