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Matters of moment, April 1976
Motoring Easter-eggs Readers of our "Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage" pages may have noticed that these hardly ever cover post-war vehicles. This implies no…
Motoring Easter-eggs Readers of our "Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage" pages may have noticed that these hardly ever cover post-war vehicles. This implies no…
Derek Bell and David Hobbs head a new Leyland Cars team of XJ5-3Cs. It seems almost too good to be…
Hunt the Hero Brands Hatch, March 4th For those of the estimated 35,000 who were fortunate enough to penetrate through…
A retrospective view Kyalami, March 6th Although Niki Lauda won the South African Grand Prix in apparently comfortable style, this…
Mention is frequently made to the FIA and its various working groups without being more specific than referring to "them",…
A section devoted to old-car matters The VSCC at Silverstone again This year's first Vintage SCC Silverstone Race Meeting will…
"Another look at Nanette" I was most interested to read your article on Felix Scriven's car "Nanette" to which I…
Sir, I was interested to read of "Nanette" in the February issue. I'm always interested to read of Thomas-engined cars…
Sir, In your February edition of V-E-V, there was an article "Babs on TV", with Wyn-Owen quoting from the programme…
Sir, I was very interested to read the various letters that appeared in the February issue of Motor Sport in…
Sir, I was interested, as one of the participants, to see the photograph of Cambridge riders on page 136 of…
Sir, One could only expect an erudite and informed publication such as Motor Sport to publish such an academic snippet…
Sir, I would like, if I may, to comment on the article "More About Mercedes" (December 1975 issue) and also…
Sir, I have a 1926 (the date is stamped on the rear axle housing) Aurea which is in as-found condition.…
"Opel—Wheels To The World" by Karl Ludvigsen. 96 pp. 81 in. s 9i in. (Princetown Publishing Ltd., 90, Cleveland Lane,…
"Automobile Year" Edited by Douglas Armstrong. 240 pp. 12 1/8 in. x 9 3/8in. (Patrick Stephens Limited; Bar Hill, Cambridge,…
"The Designers" by L. J. K. Setright. 199 pp. 10 in. 6 1/2 in. (Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd., 11, St.…
"The Upper Crust" by John Bolster. 200 pp. 10 in. 6 1/2 in. (Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd., 11, St. johns…
"A Boot Full of Boots" by Evan Green. 281 pp. 9 1/4 in. 6 in. (Cassell & Company. Ltd., 35,…
There has been a complete dearth of commercial miniatures for some time, and as I refuse to refer to models…
Ed Carpenter is playing David versus the Goliaths of Penske and Andretti at Indianapolis this year. The 32-year old Carpenter is the only owner/driver in the Izod IndyCar Series. He’s…
Things got a little heated in Jeddah last Sunday, didn’t they? Finally with a fully competitive car this year, Max Verstappen’s energy has blown an excitement into the season that…
They insist that they didn’t offer him more money and that he did not seek priority status. The other ‘they’, meanwhile, insist that they fought hard to keep him. So…
Haas has revealed its 2018 Formula 1 car, the VF-18. The United States-based team revealed its car a day before Williams, and before any other F1 team. The VF-18,…