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Matters of moment, July 1966
The V6 Ford's International Class Records Due to our traditional monthly publication sequence coupled with early deadlines, it is only…

The V6 Ford's International Class Records Due to our traditional monthly publication sequence coupled with early deadlines, it is only…
The Mayor of Stourbridge, Clr. H.R. Stephens, has declined to serve on the local Bench, quoting his dislike of unfair…
Results : Heat 1-30 laps-41.7 miles : 1st : J. Brabham (Brabham-Honda) ... 28 min. 18.4 sec. 88.39 m.p.h. 2nd:…
Crystal Palace,(May 30th) Formula Two-Two Heats The domination of Formula Two races by the works Brabham-Hondas is becoming a rule…
The second race in the 1966 series of Grandes Epreuves was the Belgian event, held on the traditional and splendid…
Le Mans, France, June 18th/19th. This year Ford came to Le Mans in a much more organised manner than in the previous two years…
The Monte Carlo Rally unresolved, the doubt as to who had won at Indianapolis, the protest over the Acropolis Rally,…
After the cut-and-thrust of the street-racing of Monte Carlo the Grand Prix scene moved to the exacting, high-speed circuit of…
Among the many interesting happenings of last month was the first appearance in Europe of the Chaparral car from Texas.…
At the Monaco Grand Prix two more 1966 Formula 1 cars made their first public appearance, these being the V8…
Engine: McLaren-Ford 90-degree 8-cylinder in vee formation; four overhead camshafts; bore and stroke 95.6 X 52.07 mm. (2,995 c.c.); Hilborn-Travers…
Engine: B.R.M. 16 cylinders in H-formation as two horizontally-opposed eight cylinders one above the other; four camshafts on each side…
Engine: B.R.M. 16 cylinders in H-formation as two horizontally-opposed eight cylinders one above the other: four camshafts on each side…
(continued) ... immediate explanation only six of the fifteen cars had appeared at the end of the first lap, with…
Engine: Not yet released; 2.7-litre Coventry-Climax 4-cylinder engine in use until V12-cylinder engine is ready. Gearbox: Hewland 5-speed and reverse…
The Acropolis Advertising and, generally speaking, publicity of any sort are the means by which manufacturers bring their wares to…
Impressive Win by Chaparral, Nurburgring, Germany, June 5th. The German club that organises the annual long-distance race over 44 laps…
The 50th Indianapolis 500-mile race will be remembered for two major upheavals, other than the lap one crash. Firstly, it…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The vintage car movement and its associated derivatives has never been in better or…
Curborough correction Sir, I feel I must write to correct a slight error in the report of the V.S.C.C. Curborough…
Dieselgate's latest casualty looks set to be Volkswagen's hugely successful World Rally Championship project Volkswagen will quit the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of this season, ending four…
Rossi to stay at Yamaha until at least 2020 Nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has signed a two-year extension to his Yamaha contract, keeping him at the squad until at…
I liked him even before he revealed – 30 years after the fact – that not only had he owned a Fiat 131 Mirafiori Sport but also that he considered…
Valentino Rossi will hang up his leathers at the end of the 2021 MotoGP season