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Matters of moment, February 1976
VASCAR—And the very best of luck! Ever since the motor car came into being its owners and drivers have been…

VASCAR—And the very best of luck! Ever since the motor car came into being its owners and drivers have been…
Just over five years ago Ford were busy establishing, and producing the first high performance Escorts, from a new Advanced…
There was a time when everyone felt that the home of the RAC Rally was in London. The base near…
It's (nearly) all go at Donington All looks set for the re-opening of Donington Park as one of the best…
(January 3rd/9th) The great gale had subsided in time for the "Measham" to happen, and cooperation by the local authorities…
The Editor Looks Back on the Cars he Drove During 1975 Last year was a particularly thin one on the…
A section devoted to old-car matters Still More About Mercedes A few controversial points have arisen from the article "More…
Sir, I was most interested to read the comments of John Oldham on the Austin Twenty and other vintage models;…
Sir, For more than forty years I have been surprised that no mention has been made by the motor press…
Sir, How nice to read John Oldham's comments on the Austin Twenty! My wife and I own a 1928 20/4—but…
Sir, That was a very interesting article by on the racing Bentleys and Mercedes in the 1920s and 1930s, an…
Sir. The Hon. Alan Clark's account of Some destructive testing makes entertaining reading but is, of course, an irrelevancy as…
It is possible that the Hispano/Ghost contest, described under the somewhat sensational heading "A Test to Destruction" in your December…
Sir, May I please be allowed to comment on Alan Clark's amusing article in the December issue? I am Sure…
Sir, I read with great interest the article on Austin Twenties in the December issue. I also suffer from "Twenty…
Sir, I once owned a SARA, which I traded in to Gatehouse Motors, many years ago, in part-exchange for a…
Genuine Brooklands cars, especially of the vintage period, are infrequently encountered these days. So there was interest in 'looking again…
The Texaco oil company has saved the 1976 Tour of Britain, threatened with cancellation by the withdrawal of sponsorship by…
Castrol blenders of the "Master piece in Oils", can now supply their excellent engine lubricant in squat 2.5-litre (0.54 Imp.…
"Lord Ryder must believe in Father Christmas if he believes that his talk to Leyland's shop floor and management in…
A number of top drivers around the world decided to retire this year. These included Nico Rosberg, 31, Felipe Massa, 35, Jenson Button, 36, Mark Webber, 40, and Jeff Gordon and…
The numbers that show Valentino Rossi hasn't lost his speed; whether Márquez is making Honda look good & Jorge Lorenzo's injuries: Mat Oxley's second instalment from the 2019 MotoGP Dutch TT Photo:…
Formula 1 is back in Europe; that has a nice ring to it. Drivers seems to enjoy it, journalists too. Is it the familiarity, or maybe the fact that we're…
Hamilton on pole, Verstappen second and Ferrari flop as rain threatens the German Grand Prix Illness didn't prevent Hamilton from taking pole Photo: Motorsport Images When you have a Mercedes…