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Club News, April 1989
The first issue of a quarterly News Sheet has been published by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, founded…

The first issue of a quarterly News Sheet has been published by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, founded…
Vehicle users should be warned that the Department of Transport is hoping to get through Parliament a new Bill altering…
It has become commonplace for historic cars to sell at auction for sums between £100,000 and many millions of pounds,…
Still further revisions to the calendar for this year's World Sports-Prototype Championship have now reversed the reinstatement of Silverstone's May…
In three years time the name of the dominant Formula One team of the Eighties will be seen on a…
After lodging an entry for Gabriele Tarquini and building its first chassis, Lamberto Leoni's First Racing team pulled out of…
The man behind Ford's involvement with the Cosworth DFV is to retire this month. Walter Hayes, Vice Chairman of Ford…
While the majority of Formula One teams elected to test at Paul Ricard prior to the sojourn to the official…
If a manufacturer's fortunes are affected by individuals, then Ferrari's have taken a definite upturn with the announcement this month…
Silencing regulations which looked likely to damage historic racing in Britain have been set aside. Previously, all such events in…
Problems, problems When 1988 ended with the prospect of three competitive teams providing close contests in 1989, it was felt,…
Growing pains The current Group C World Sports Prototype Championship goes into its final two years on the crest of…
Brave new world As the issue of Motor Sport was being distributed to the newsagents the first Grand Prix of…
"The spectator comes first" Not so long ago, Silverstone Circuits had an unenviable reputation as the complacency capital of British…
"I believe. . ." Eddie Jordan is one of those Irishmen who has kissed the Blarney Stone, but the fact…
Thinking positive Now that the anguish of Brands Hatch last August has subsided, and months of physiotherapy are successfully behind…
Alfa to omega Today most major motor shows are biennial affairs in centres such as Tokyo, Detroit, Frankfurt and Paris,…
Looks can deceive . . . It used to be that any small four-wheeldrive car was seen as a mini-Quattro;…
Model: 323 Turbo 404. Importer: Mazda Cars (UK) Ltd, Tunbridge Wells. Type: 4WD four-seat hatchback. Engine: inline four, 1597cc (78…
Geneva star What is it about some cars which enables them to avoid the fate of obsolescence? Where most go…
The 2021 British Grand Prix will be one of the first Formula 1 races with a capacity crowd in attendance since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year. Silverstone…
The Festival of Speed seems to come round quicker every year. Whether this is because we’re getting older or that it is one of the undisputed ‘meetings of the year’…
Jaguar has announced that it will enter the FIA Formula E Championship next season, heralding a return to motor sport after more than a decade away. The last time a…
What do Aldous Huxley, Lawrence of Arabia, Richard III and James Joyce have in common? They all appear in the first few pages of this remarkable new book by Mat…