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Matters of moment, March 1966
The new season's prospects The 1966 Club racing season commences in earnest this month. A very intense year's activity looks…
The new season's prospects The 1966 Club racing season commences in earnest this month. A very intense year's activity looks…
Two Fiat 850s, a saloon and a coupe, recently undertook a 24-hour run at Snetterton. Driven by a team of…
We have had good results from Holt's, and particularly from Total, spray-on de-icing fluid when clearing the screens and windows…
American Fords quieter than Jaguars? Sir, The American market is probably the most important single Export target for any British…
After Stirling Moss had won the 1961 Oulton Park Gold Cup race with the Ferguson P99 Four-wheel-drive car, in a…
SAAB Wins Swedish Rally Unlike the Monte Carlo Rally which .started well and then turned into a nightmare, the Swedish…
News from Ferrari Due to various delays the factory Ferrari team was not ready in time to take part in…
"Auto-Universurn-1966." Edited by Arthur Logoz. 212 pp. 13 in. 9 1/4 in. (Arthur Barker Ltd., 20, New Bond Street, London,…
by George A. Oliver. 14 pp. 14 in. s: 18 3/4 in. (Hugh Evelyn Ltd., 9, Fitzroy Square, London, W.…
by Grp. Capt. F.R. Wynne. 96 pp. 7 1/2 in.x 5 in. (Peter Skelton Ltd., 44. Old Bond Street, London,…
"My Father Mr. Mercedes," by Guy Jellinek Mercedes. 319 pp., 9 in. 5 3/4 in. (G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd.,…
by John B. Rae. 265 pp. 9 1/2 in. 6 1/4, in. (The Univercity of Chicago Press, 70, Gt. Russell…
Having enjoyed "Motor Tramp" by John Heygate (see this column last December), I set about reading his earlier book "Talking…
There is an account of a forced landing on an island in the Nile when the Clerget engine of a…
B.M.W. 1800 TI Road test Sir. Reading your road-test report on this car, I was left wondering once again why…
Audi 1700. A Luxury Family Saloon with High-Compression Mittel-druckmotor. "The Auto-Union Powered by Mercedes-Benz" The name Audi is unfamiliar in…
Audi 1700 The F.102 was a small luxury car and when Volkswagen N.G. obtained the majority of Auto-Union shares in…
Are We Back To Square One ? At Le Mans in 1952, during the practice sessions, the Daimler-Benz concern tried…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters V.S.C.C. Charterhouse driving tests (February 6th) The driving test meeting of the Vintage S.C.C.…
When V.S.C.C. members gathered at "The Phoenix," Hartley Wintney last month the question could well have been "Where have all…
I asked him if he thinks sports car racing is on its way back to the glory days of the 1970s, when any performance car manufacturer worth its name was…
Title Five seconds: a penalty that neutered the Canadian Grand Prix, sent Sebastian Vettel into apoplexy and set off a wave of nostalgia. With Lewis Hamilton all but guaranteed victory…
On the surface, it might not appear a particularly forward-thinking move to rehire a 73-year-old official five seasons after he stepped away from Formula 1. But the return of Herbie…
Formula 1 cars will adopt the halo as of 2018 The FIA has confirmed the halo protection system will be introduced to Formula 1 from the 2018 season onwards. All…