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Matters of Moment, August 1964
AT LAST! Out in Australia, Donald Campbell has at long last broken the motor-car speed record, by a few m.p.h.…

AT LAST! Out in Australia, Donald Campbell has at long last broken the motor-car speed record, by a few m.p.h.…
A Six-Cylinder, Two-Carburetter, All-Independently-Sprung Family Saloon of Luxury Demeanour, Selling for Under £1,100 One of the more interesting aspects of…
I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed my day at Brands Hatch on July 11th, but it was more in…
The Editor samples a Simca 1000 "Grand Luxe," drives an 845-c.c. R4L Renault Estate car, and attends some vintage gatherings…
Last year the Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers instituted a Symposium on the Design of Small Mass-Produced…
This isn't a road-test report, but the long week-end I recently spent with a Mercedes-Benz 300SE so profoundly impressed me…
The Hants & Berks M.C.s "Sloggin & Clatter," organised by Nancy Cawthorne, is not as ominous as its title -…
Although the Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of France has not been held 50 times, this year celebrated a…
It was my intention to write articles after each major Grand Prix race, reflecting on my thoughts and views which…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The V.S.C.C. Oulton Park Race Meeting (June 20th) The E.R.A.s vanquished by Cooper-Bristol …
VINTAGE POSTBAG Brush or Spray? Sir, So the Editor wondered whether the Banfield Chevrolet at the H.C.V.C. Brighton run was…
Kenneth Ball of Autobooks Ltd. is restoring a vintage Cierva autogyro and would be pleased to hear from anyone who…
The names of Team Lotus, Cooper Cars, Owen Racing Organisation, etc. are household words, for they are constantly in the…
Last year's re-union of Brooklands habituees was so successful that Boddy and Gahagan had to do it all over again…
A Race to the Finish REIMS, FRANCE, July 5th. With the French Grand Prix having gone to Rouen, the A.C.…
The Formula Two Race It is said that "after the Lord Mayor's Show...", and in this case there were swarms…
During the practice for the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch the B.R.M. team produced an experimental 4-wheel-drive car, which…
STUTTGART, GERMANY, July 19th. Although it had the makings of a rousing good Grand Prix race the event at Solitude…
A Hard Time for Clark Brands Hatch England July 11th The British Grand Prix has never had any particular home,…
In the past, the Swedish Rally to the Midnight Sun has often clashed with the dates of the Coupe des…
Motorcycle racing and other sports are bubbles – microcosms of life that allow competitors and fans to invest themselves in something wonderful but ultimately trivial. When working in the paddock…
Click here to buy the lead image. Subject to FIA approval and any sporting director spotting an operational flaw in the plan, qualifying will now become a timed elimination event,…
This week in motor sport, from the database July 27 // July 28 // July 29 // July 30 // July 31 // August 1 // August 2 // July 27 1953 French Formula 1 driver Philippe Alliot celebrates his 65th birthday today.…
It’s taken him 98 races and 78 crashes but it’s all been worth it – Crutchlow has finally made it all the way to the top Andrea Iannone one week,…