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Rumblings, August 1961
A new oil The elite of the motoring press assembled at Sutton Place near Guildford (built 1520-30 by Sir Richard Weston,…
A new oil The elite of the motoring press assembled at Sutton Place near Guildford (built 1520-30 by Sir Richard Weston,…
It's happened once again! The Editor was reading "Cornish Years," by Anne Trenner (Jonathan Cape, 1949), thinking that in this schoolmistress'…
Latest in the International Sports Car Series of "Aurora," Playcraft Hobby Kits, is the Mercedes-Benz 300SL scale model. For 3s. the…
Another Ferrari Triumph Aintree, Liverpool, July 15th. After the fast straights of the Reims circuit the Grand Prix scene moved…
The public at Brooklands used to complain of the closely-spaced, high, spiked iron railings through which they had to peer.…
Regular readers of Motor Sport will be aware at I am strongly in favour of the ID and DS Citroëns, the most advanced…
After the Spa race, where Ferrari cars dominated, everybody was resigned to an even greater demonstration of mechanical superiority on the…
Fuel vapour lock is a minor motoring bogey. But it can be a very tedious one. What happens? Take a highish climb, with…
So much has been written in so many places about Dagenham's latest family car, which was released dramatically, at midnight…
by Olivier Merlin. Translated by Louis Klemantaski. 216 pp. 8-3/4 in. x 5-1/2 in. (B.T. Batsford and Co. Ltd., 4, Fitzhardinge Street,…
The spate of motoring books, many of them admittedly of a very high standard and quite irresistible to true enthusiasts,…
"The Grand Prix Year" by Louis T. Stanley. 192 pp. 10-3/4 in. x 8-5/8 in. (Max Parish & Co. Ltd., 55, Queen Anne…
Some very fine motor miniatures have been released recently. Lesney have brought out a really fine 1913 Mercer Raceabout (No.…
by Stirling Moss. 239 pp. 8-3/4 in. x 5-5/8 in. (William Kimber & Co. Ltd., 46, Wilton Place, London, S.W.1. 25s.) In "A…
by William Boddy. 253 pp. 5-3/8 in. x 4-1/4 in. (B. T. Batsford Ltd., 4, Fitzhardinge Street, London, W.1. 8s. 6d.) "The…
"Phew! Pretty hot isn't it? The speaker shaded his eyes carefully with his hand and watched Meeson's A.C. flash over the…
The public showed its apathy towards the Intercontinental Formula by staying away from Silverstone in their thousands and the most…
A section devoted to old-car matters The V.S.C.C. Richard Seaman Trophies, Oulton Park Race Meeting (June 24th) One of the…
Daimlers, etc. Sir, Many thanks for another interesting issue, and especially for the Daimler articles. You may not remember that…
Sir, When in Oban, Argyll, recently a stone damaged a brake backplate on my 3-litre Bentley and I needed some…
Mercedes finishing 1-2, Lewis Hamilton from Nico Rosberg, was just a routine story. Romain Grosjean running fourth in an impounded Lotus, pressuring the one-stopping Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel for the…
These days most people in racing take the HANS Device for granted. Invented 20 years ago by veteran American sports car racer Jim Downing and Michigan State University bio-mechanical engineering…
I know that I don’t need to tell anybody reading these pages that motor racing is an expensive sport. Really expensive. I play football regularly - just a five-a-side thing…
Just 90 days after its announcement, the Vantage looks ready to go in this year’s DTM The new Aston Martin Vantage DTM car has had a track debut in a…