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Matters of moment, July 1963
More Marpleisms This summer, not only will Marples' 50-m.p.h. speed limit be imposed over 750 miles of trunk roads at…
More Marpleisms This summer, not only will Marples' 50-m.p.h. speed limit be imposed over 750 miles of trunk roads at…
The second of the 1963 Grande Epreuves took place on the super-fast Spa-Francorchamps circuit, nowadays not such a billiards-table as…
Ferraris all the way Right from the start this year's race was short of runners, for a great number were…
While most people in the racing world were at Monaco recently, for the Grand Prix, the Commission Sportive International of…
A 120 m.p.h. very spacious, fully-equipped luxury saloon in the best tradition of the famous make. Followring value-for-money perfection in…
A clause of the 1962 Finance Act refers to all vehicles on the road requiring a "Road Fund" Licence, whether…
Goodwood (June 3rd) The B.A.R.C.'s National British Race Meeting at Goodwood on Whit Monday June 3rd, although being the secondary…
This year it was the turn of the Monaco Grand Prix to be called the Grand Prix of Europe, but…
"...there are limits to the performance of any suspension system which employs a rigid rear axle..."—John Bolster in Autosport. ***…
Vallelunga Autodrome—Two Heats The little Vallelunga Autodrome just north of Rome has recently been lengthened to 3.2 kilometres to the…
The Editor thoroughly enjoys driving the Ford Consul Cortina GT, finds the current Chrysler Valiant V-200 "Compact" commodious, essentially restful…
"The reduction to a maximum engine capacity of 1.5-litres for Formula One racing cut costs drastically. There was a potent…
At Francorchamps three entirely new Formula 1 cars appeared in public for the first time and took part in the…
Since the demise of front-wheel-drive cars at Indianapolis at the end of the nineteen-forties, the Frank Kurtis-inspired "Roadster" has held…
The six-hour saloon car race sponsored by The Motor will be held on July 6th and will give spectators the…
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer are in the process of planning a new film which will feature Vintage cars very prominently and which is…
While at Indianapolis last year, driving a Mickey Thompson car with rear-mounted V8 Buick engine, Dan Gurney had the idea…
A section devoted to old-car matters 1,000 Miles in 24 hours in "Chain-Gang" Frazer Nash cars In 1936 the late…
Time was when freedom to use the Queen's Highway was the RIGHT of all law-abiding subjects, a right jealously guarded…
The Motoring Defence League Ltd. is a Company limited by guarantee, incorporated under the Company's Act 1948. The principal AIMS…
You have to give it to Jimmie Johnson. The guy is going after an unprecedented fourth consecutive NASCAR championship in the best possible way by racing to win and trying…
A BMW M1 that popular racer Harald Ertl converted to set an LPG land speed record is heading to auction The BMW M1 will always have plenty of advocates, given this supercar…
Adrian Newey's reputation speaks for itself. But what of his book-writing skills? Mark Hughes reviews How to build a car Adrian Newey’s written a book – and it’s quite superb.…
The latest US news roundup: veterans step away from NASCAR but Alonso could make his jump to the US. Plus, customers line up for Cadillac, Toyota makes a shock announcement…