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Matters of moment, August 1975
The Editor looks back It must be apparent from the contents of this issue that MOTOR SPORT has attained its…

The Editor looks back It must be apparent from the contents of this issue that MOTOR SPORT has attained its…
A Motoring Jamboree Silverstone, July 19th An evening out at the circus is always pleasant, a full day at the…
Morocco Rally If a bookmaker had to give odds on the runners in the RAC Rally, the Monte Carlo Rally…
Swiss Grand Prix The Swiss Grand Prix used to be one of the classic motor races, held on a very…
Mundy's Marvel Since the days of the 3.8 Mk. IIs, Jaguar saloons have grown into rather more "luxury" than "sporting"…
"Francois Cevert" by Jean Claude Hall. 213pp. 8¾ in. x 5½ in. (William Kimber & Co. Ltd., Godolphin House, 22a,…
From "The Rainbow Picnic", Daphne Fielding's portrait of Iris Tree (Eyre Methuen, 1974), I learn that Iris Trees mother was…
Stuart Turner was one of the many keen and enthusiastic young men who have worked within the pages of our…
An Englishman wins Zandvoort, June 22nd Everyone went to the seaside circuit in Holland resigned to the fact that the…
A section devoted to old car matters The Brooklands Society reunion(June 29th) The Brooklands Society staged its Annual Re-Union at…
Today impecunious young enthusiasts buy shot Minis and have their fun via Issigonis's front-wheel-drive. When I was a young man…
On July 6th the House of Seagram, importers of G. H. Mumm's Cordon Rouge champagne, again sponsored the Classic Prescott…
The Truth, At Last, About That Renault Missing Link We publish hereunder a most interesting letter from the one person…
No. 20—Hoyal the Coachbuilders IN 1929 Hoyal was a name well-known in both the car and boating worlds. The Company…
Runaway win for Ferrari Paul Ricard, Castellet, July 6th The outcome of the French Grand Prix was made abundantly clear…
I was hanging out of a sidecar at the time, riding as passenger to World Champion Eric Oliver in 1948,…
When the Brooklands Gazette was started in July 1924 Great Britain was well respected in Grand Prix racing, with the…
Motor Sport visits the home of Britain's most exclusive car Since the end of World-War-Two the Bristol has earned a…
James Hunt scored a fine win in the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort in his Hesketh 308. Hunt (top left),…
On June 29th, 1956, the new, standard production, short-nose D-type, XKD 573, was handed over to Phil Weaver, head of…
McLaren will join the Hypercar class of the World Endurance Championship in 2027, as it targets a second overall Le Mans win — and a new bid for racing's triple crown
Based on what we saw in qualifying last weekend this year’s Indy 500 will witness a titanic battle between Roger Penske’s and Michael Andretti’s Chevrolet-powered multi-car teams. The Penske and…
Pecco Bagnaia scored his third consecutive victory on Sunday, chased by miracle-maker Fabio Quartararo, while third title contender Aleix Espargaró struggled
Daniel Ricciardo won the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, Hamilton misses podium and Vettel falls to eighth Daniel Ricciardo won the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix after a decision by…