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Matters of moment, April 1978
Ford's 75th anniversary This year the Ford Motor Company of America celebrates its 75th anniversary. It began, like other purveyors…

Ford's 75th anniversary This year the Ford Motor Company of America celebrates its 75th anniversary. It began, like other purveyors…
Silverstone, March 19th This year saw the running of the thirtieth International Trophy race at Silverstone, the first one in the…
Another fascinating, if overcrowded, calendar British club racing has now reached the stage where there are more clubs organising more…
Brands Hatch, March 18th. The opening round of the European Touring Car Championship at Brands Hatch on March 19th proved…
As a dream the setting was almost perfect. Brands Hatch, slumbering in unfamiliar emptiness through a sunny weekday lunch break.…
The Bob Roberts/Michael Barker Sports Car Collection at Bridgnorth Motor museums are springing up around this green and pleasant land rather…
When the CSI published its list of World Rally Championship qualifiers for 1978, among the 11 rallies was New Zealand's…
Peterson saves the day for Lotus Kyalami, March 4th At one time the South African Grand Prix was a very…
The South African Grand Prix certainly was a remarkable race, with five different drivers leading in turn and the winner leading…
Silverstone, 4th March The Pomeroy Trophy competition at Silverstone once more gave VSCC members their annual opportunity to match their post-war…
The RAC Tourist Trophy Exactly why the figure of 100 should mean so much to British people is difficult to…
Sir, With reference to "The Brooklands Society Controversy" which has appeared in your last two issues, it seems as if…
Described to the Editor in a recent interview Those who are inspired by pre-war MG performances will certainly not have…
A section devoted to old-car matters The 1914 Grand Prix Opels We have received the following letter from Mr. N.…
Sir, In your February issue you printed a letter about the late Henry Williamson's Alvis Silver Eagle mentioned in "A…
Sir, I wonder if you find some details of a journey from here to Melbourne recently completed by my son,…
Sir, I wonder if you or any of your readers are aware that there exists in New Zealand a most interesting…
Sir, With regard to the 3-litre double o.h.c. Armstrong-Siddeley, I can confirm that this car was indeed designed by W.O.…
"Historic Fairground Scenes" by Michael E. Ware, FRPS. 96 pp. 9 1/2 in. x 7 1/4 in. (Moorland Publishing Co., The Market…
Sir, As one who lived in Southport in the 1920s, I regularly watch the race meetings on Birkdale beach and…
The MotoGP finale in Valencia cemented Aprilia's resurgence and belatedly celebrated Marc Márquez's renewed greatness but it also produced a strong gesture from the other success story of 2025: 'The other' Márquez
“Oh s**t,” says Allan McNish after a long pause. I had just explained how much track time I was getting for the Le Mans Legends race this year and how…
Part of France's golden F1 generation of the 1980s, Patrick Tambay was charismatic, cosmopolitan and quick. Andrew Marriott remembers the two-time grand prix winner
Amid a tense battle for victory in the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours, Kamui Kobayashi still found time to jokingly insult a rival — and receive an acknowledgement