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Matters of moment, December 1963
The quality of cars Motor Sport has repeatedly exposed unreliability in cars for, however fast, controllable and comfortable a car…

The quality of cars Motor Sport has repeatedly exposed unreliability in cars for, however fast, controllable and comfortable a car…
Volvo—1st Volkswagen—2nd Saab—3rd This year's R.A.C. Rally followed the pattern set by Jack Kemsley in 1961 of relatively easy road…
The ordinary Ford Corsair was written-up, not very favourably, by "M. L. T." last month, but, not having driven this…
"The Story of the British Light Aeroplane," by Terence Boughton. 320 pp., 10 in. x 6 1/8 in. (John Murray,…
On November 8th, when I.T.V. fans were looking at "Pie in the Sky" or gaping at the smooth wisdom of…
In 1962 the Mexican Automobile Club invited some GP drivers to participate in a Formula One race on the circuit…
We have written so many words about the Hobbs Mecha-Matic transmission that readers may suspect we are biased. In this…
We all make mistakes but our readers' eyebrows seem to have been raised higher than usual when The Times of…
From "Essex Schooldays," by Simon Dewes (Hutchinson, 1960), we learn that Sir William Hyde-Parker, who resided at Melford Hall, had…
The picture at the top of this page shows the bridge at Newbridge-on-Wye, which, replacing a timber structure of great…
A section devoted to old-car matters The 67th London-Brighton Veteran Car Run, (Nov. 3rd)—or a Disappointing Day with a Decauville…
A I lampshire reader asks whether his 1929 Singer Porlock is the only one of its kind in daily use.…
A reader is in desperate need of a 4.08-to-1 crown wheel or a complete axle for a 14/40 Delage. F.…
The other day I had a chat with H. G. Munton, Works Manager of Boon & Porter Ltd., who was…
The Bleriot-Whippet was one of the better-looking and more Practical of the cyclecars which flourished for a brief period between…
Sir, You mention twice in your article on the American Car Rally at Beaulieu last month that the Marmon Roosevelt…
Sir, Reading your article on Hudson Essex cars brought back many memories of journeys and adventures in numerous Hudson, Essex,…
Sir, I was most interested to see photographed in your report of the American Car Rally at Beaulieu an Overland…
Sir, You may be interested to hear of the performance of a 1936 Austin 18 station wagon which this summer…
Sir, My attention was drawn to the article in the September Motor Sport on the Roamer-Duesenberg. Mr. Jones does not…
Six-time MotoGP king Marc Márquez will undergo further surgery to his right arm in the USA, which could be his last chance to keep racing
One thing’s for sure about this year’s Bahrain GP. It got Formula One much more mainstream media coverage than usual, even in America. The New York Times led last Saturday’s…
Max Verstappen's 2023 Monaco GP win was a triumph of performance, tyre management and strategy — in stark contrast to Ayrton Senna's experience 35 years earlier, writes Mark Hughes:"there was a time when the driver could largely do whatever the hell he wanted"
When Norris's bold attempt to pass Piastri ended with a crash into the Montreal pitwall, it stirred memories of McLaren's infamous 2011 clash between Button and Hamilton at the very same circuit, says Mark Hughes