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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…
Pacifying and managing the no-compromise expectations of Max Verstappen must be at times exasperating and exhausting. You’d almost be moved to feel sorry for Christian Horner and Helmut Marko if……
Yesterday afternoon Valentino Rossi ended his 422nd grand prix in 14th place, 22 seconds behind winner Marc Márquez and 1.3 seconds in front of MotoGP rookie and brother Luca Marini.…
New World Champion Lewis Hamilton returned to McLaren headquarters the conquering hero today and received a rapturous welcome home from the whole staff. Boss Ron Dennis gave permission for his…
If you could race it, Vic Elford would race it — fast. One of the most versatile drivers in motor sport history has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 86, after a career racing just about anything