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Matters of moment, August 1974
The Brighter Side Non-political citizens residing in this off-shore island of Europe can be excused for feeling confused as well…

The Brighter Side Non-political citizens residing in this off-shore island of Europe can be excused for feeling confused as well…
Some time ago we referred briefly to the Car Recovery Service Club. Since then we have had experience of how…
Minuscule Dijon-Prenois, July 7th: Naturally enough, in their own Grand Prix, there were more French drivers having a dabble in…
My reflections on the French Grand Prix actually began in the Department of the Marne, when I made a detour…
[By means of which our roving European reporter keeps in touch with the Editor.] Dear W. B., After motoring about…
Watkins Glen, July 13th: When a change of rules was announced for Group 5 sports cars, banning the 5-litre Porsches…
The months of June and July are possibly the busiest time of the summer for the motor racing fraternity and…
Opel Commodore GS/E for Britain C.R.'s regret that the Opel Commodore 2.8 GS/E is not imported into Great Britain (Road…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters VSCC Silverstone Meeting, July 13th: Another good day's racing racing, with the rain keeping…
Vauxhall Staff Car Sir, Your piece in the June issue about the Vauxhall D-type Staff-car was most interesting. Last year,…
Probably the most difficult single decision ever to confront a racing driver is the question of the most timely moment…
(With partial apologies to Charles Dickens) The Editor tries the new 2500 TC and comments further on the popular Dolomite…
The World Rally ChampionshipThe CSI has announced its list of qualifying events for the 1975 World Rally Championship for Makes,…
A collection of new and revised machinery The Alfetta GT In my road test of the Alfa Romeo Alfetta saloon…
Recent releases include an Auto Replicas' Porsche 356 Speedster, and Aston Martin Zagato and 1938 Porsche Le Mans coupe kits,…
Ferrari all the way Zandvoort, June 23rd: The Grand Prix scene moved from the flat Anderstorp circuit in Sweden to…
When the Ferrari team finished in an unchallenged first and second place in the Austrian Grand Prix in 1970, with…
Granada Ghia v. Commodore GS Luxury and pace from Ford Cologne (with help from Dagenham) and Opel of Russelsheim. A…
RONNIE PETERSON gave the four-year-old Lotus 72 its second Grand Prix win of the year when he beat the two…
The Goodwood press day is the only one in the year where I am allowed to play poacher come gamekeeper. While there to report on news surrounding the forthcoming Festival…
There’s talk – serious talk – that this might have been the last Monaco Grand Prix. Well, if so it signed off memorably. It took around an hour to get…
Anyone who thinks historic racing is just about old guys having fun in old cars could not be more wrong. There was ample young talent on show at Brands Hatch…
McLaren’s factory has its ornamental lake, a couple of swans and endless identikit corridors borrowed from one of Pinewood’s James Bond sets, but such are not presently the design details…