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Matters of moment, January 1963
Last month we commented on the disbelief expressed by the German motor journalist von Frankenberg as to the size of…

Last month we commented on the disbelief expressed by the German motor journalist von Frankenberg as to the size of…
Excellent Acceleration and a Top Speed of 110 m.p.h. for less than £950 THE story of how Standard-Triumph developed the…
Engine: Four cylinders, 86 x 92 mm. (2,138 c.c.). Pushrod-operated overhead valves. 9.0-to-1 compression ratio. 105 (gross) b.h.p. at 4,750…
The following stop-press statement from the Hon. B. G. Rootes of Devonshire House has been received re the forthcoming Hillman…
Luxury, Sumptuous Appointments and 100 m.p.h. All for £1,263 ITALIAN CAR, ENGLISH VILLAGE.— The Fiat 2300 outside the thatched Post…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters CLERES MUSEE DE L'AUTOMOBILE FRANCE has woken rather late to an appreciation of motoring…
Having accepted an invitation from Dudley Gahagan to ride with him to this meeting in his 1926 Type 37 Grand…
First-Class Awards : B. N. Clarke (Austin Seven), D. K. Brown (12/50 Alvis). Second-Class Awards : R. G. Winder (Austin…
De Dion Controls Sir, I hope you will forgive a letter which will appear to be niggling about unimportant trifles,…
In spite of new competition from aluminium and far better chromium plating, the use of stainless steel for motor-car trim…
THE Commission Sportive Internationale, or C.N.I. for short, are the people who make decisions concerning motor racing and its kindred…
In this last part of our series on concessionaires of foreign cars we deal with American and German Ford, B.M.W.…
Lesney's new year offering is a tiny replica of the Mercedes-Benz 220SE coupe with doors that open to reveal armrests,…
The first of the 1963 Formula One cars was revealed to the motoring Press just before Christmas. This car is…
255 pp. 8-1/8 in. x 8 in. (Anthony Blond Ltd., 56, Doughty Street, London, W.C.1. 84s.) Most reviewers go into…
256 pp. 5-5/8 in. x 4-1/4 in. (B. T. Botsford Ltd., 4, Fitzhardinge Street, London, W.1. 9s. 6d.) Botsford made…
70 pp. 8-3/4 in. x 7-1/2 in. (B. T. Botsford Ltd., 4, Fitzhardinge Street, London, W.1. 12s. 6d.) Having published…
128 pp. 8-1/2 in. x 8 in. (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 20, New Bond Street, London, W.1. 27s. 6d.) This is…
190 pp. 8.4 in. x 5.5 in. (G. T. Foulis Co. Ltd., 1-5, Portpool Lane, London, E.C.I. 21s.) Sprint motoring,…
554 pp. 9 in. x 5.75 in. (G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 1-5, Portpool Lane, London, E.C.1. 25s.) This…
Poor reliability cost Porsche dearly in 2023. But its 963 Hypercar started winning at the end of last season and is setting the pace again in 2024. It's still early, but anticipation is rising ahead of Le Mans, says Gary Watkins
F1's 75th anniversary celebrations burst into life at an elaborate season-opening show. Since then, it's missed plenty of opportunities to mark the momentous occasion, says Katy Fairman
Call me sick and twisted, but I’ve been enjoying my favourite document of the year: the MotoGP crash report. This isn’t because I like to spend the winter hibernating beneath…
Formula 1 drivers; IndyCar and NASCAR winners; high-profile celebrities: Skip Barber Racing School has coached them all