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Matters of moment, December 1978
The motoring factor With another eventful year running to a close, the motoring factor, which presumably affects all who read…
The motoring factor With another eventful year running to a close, the motoring factor, which presumably affects all who read…
The RAC Veteran Car Run is not a race, in spite of what some papers say. At one time certificates were…
"Whatever may have been said in the past, I find it difficult to say that J. C. Bamford's ex-Ecosse XKD…
Lotus announced a limited edition of the mid-engined Esprit 2 at the NEC, painted in black and gold and fitted…
March again... For the first time since 1972, the European Formula Two teams returned to South America for a Temporada series…
Provisional results show that Alan Jones is the new Tarmac British Racing Champion, 10 points ahead of Gordon Spice with John…
Motoring journalists tend to be in more need than most of the facilities of stop-watches, whether it be for checking…
With 170 b.h.p. on tap, Porsche's turbocharged version of their 924 is claimed to be the most powerful 2-litre production sports…
November 11th: Held on a rather a grey, misty day, with occasional very light rain, the Lakeland Trial this year was…
Last season's British Formula One Championship, sponsored by Aurora AFX, makers of model motor racing systems, succeeded beyond most people's expectations;…
Those readers who failed to fight their way into the NEC Motor Show missed a treat on the Pininfarina stand. …
Bugatti -- An Illustrated History of the Cars from Molsheim by Hugh Conway and Jacques Greilsamer. 280 pp. 9-1/2" x 12-1/2". …
In the 1920s Leslie Wilson of Shelsley Walsh fame was responsible for some children's pedal cars based on the 12/50 Alvis…
It is the illustrations which catch the eye, from a motoring standpoint, in "If Britain Had Fallen" by Norman Longmate (BBC/…
A section devoted to old car matters... A rare Fiat: At the 1919 Olympia Motor Show, Fiat showed two new…
The person who owned that "unknown cyclecar" that was runner-up for first prize in this year's Cyclecar Rally from 1969…
Carden Cyclecars Sir, My first car in 1920, was a Carden for which I paid £3. At that time there…
Mr. R. H. Beauchamp, AMIME, follows up his account of working for Parry Thomas (Motor Sport, Oct. and Nov. issues)…
Two Renault 5's came up for test last month, the sporting TS and the newly-introduced 5-Auto. There is not much…
When the Scuderia Ferrari could no longer keep up with the German cars from Daimler-Benz and Auto Union, with their 2.9-litre…
All the talk since the British Grand Prix has, quite understandably, been about Max Verstappen v Lewis Hamilton and THAT crash. And in many ways, that’s been great for the…
Entering F1 together in 2007, Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton were both tipped as hot prospects. Many races later, Matt Bishop remembers the Finn's only grand prix victory
Whether it was grand prix stunners, sports car stars or even shock Le Mans winners, McLaren has an illustrious history of churning out interesting, innovative and sometimes just plain gorgeous racing cars. Robert Ladbrook takes a look at some of its best.
Ferrari has appointed the FIA's former safety director and deputy race director Laurent Mekies to its Formula 1 team. Mekies will report to Ferrari technical director Mattia Binotto when he…