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Matters of moment, January 1983
Design trends As another year commences, it is satisfactory to be able to record that motor-car design ts as fluid…

Design trends As another year commences, it is satisfactory to be able to record that motor-car design ts as fluid…
Colin Chapman 1928-1982 Lotus chief Colin Chapman died at his home in Norfolk during the night of December 15th/16th at…
Teesside Yesteryear Motor Club Those readers in the North-East who own vintage, pre-war or post-war and classic cars might find…
The calendar of the major events for 1983 was published in good time this year, but the dates of lesser…
When you see the sports car of today coming towards you it is possible to be mistaken as to its…
There were times during 1982 when criticism was levelled against the points allocation system used by FISA for the World…
Malcolm Wilson took MRG as co-driver on the RAC Rally... There is little doubt that no other current rally car…
In 1937 the Aldington brothers were importing the 2-litre 6-cylinder Type 328 BMW sports car through their firm AFN Ltd.…
ONE of the oldest World records in the books, for the fastest boat on salt water, has fallen after nearly…
ONE should not think of Finland when writing of the RAC Rally. Too late for any change, we realised that…
We do not want to labour the seat-belts compulsion thing, but in view of the letter from Mr. Harold E.…
In contrast to the much-publicised efforts of other Englishmen to bring back the Beaujolais Nouveau as quickly as possible, David Howard,…
Despite the general slump in car sales, BMW's production figures have been steadily increasing. A large proportion of this is…
It had been my intention to reduce the road-testing of ordinary family-type cars in what should be sporting pages, but I…
The Jowett CC has already decided on the venue for this year's National Jowett Rally. It is to be at…
While the Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 was being put to rights by Alfa Romeo (GB) Ltd., after its first 9,285…
Austin Rover group (ARG) launched two limited production and considerably more rapid model derivatives of the MG Metro and the Rover SDI V8…
The MCC's 54th Exeter Classic Trial will take place on January 7th & 8th, mainly in Devon and Somerset. Since two…
The Vintage SCC has announced its full 1983 fixture-list, of 29 happenings. Some which are open to non-member spectators are:—…
As last year, the winter Driving Tests of the Vintage SCC took place at Barford St. John, with 68 entries…
As the sun shone on Sunday afternoon, the crowd of 125,000 enjoyed a fantastic British Grand Prix on one of the best racing circuits in the world. But over the…
The first instalment in Simon Arron's 'on the road' series, tracking Motor Sport’s features editor as he pursues his lifelong passion All photographs: Simon Arron In essence this is a…
Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri for the remainder of the 2023 F1 season; how far can his comeback go?
TOCA has opened a tender for a hybrid supplier for the BTCC TOCA has invited contractors to express interest in supplying hybrid units for the British Touring Car Championship from 2021…