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Vintage Postbag, May 1981
"The McKenna Duties" Sir, Further to your article on "The McKenna Duties", I can confirm that vintage American cars' "mudguards,…
"The McKenna Duties" Sir, Further to your article on "The McKenna Duties", I can confirm that vintage American cars' "mudguards,…
Arising out of the publication of a photograph of a 1920s propeller-driven cyclecar in the March issue (page 299), a…
Despite a rather gloomy forecast, the 1981 Wessex Trial took place in dry, if cold, weather at the beginning of…
A reader, John Classey of Totteridge, writes in praise of the BBC-2 programme about the 1921 French Trans-Asian Expedition, using…
An Occasional Section Devoted to Aeronautical Affairs After the War, an "Aerial Derby" In the beginning the aeroplane was an…
Sir, I was most interested in the March Air article by "P.T.C." — presumably P. T. Capon and wonder if…
Rio in the rain! Rio-de-Janeiro, March 29th For most Formula One teams, the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix represented the second…
The Vee Six Honda powered Halt established itself as the car to beat in Formula Two right from the start…
Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet won the Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires on April 12th driving his Brabharn-Cosworth BT49C (top…
If one considers that any Grand Prix racing driver is, in terms of basic talent, comfortably within the top ten…
Graham Priaulx (top) managed to get into the top ten with his sports/racing Tiga SC80 with a very tidy and…
Audi's superb Quattro —4-wd appeal—but so much else as well While some new cars are heralded by an enormous publicity…
I had just switched off a TV programme called "Did Darwin Get It Wrong?" the other night when it occurred…
"Remember, it's not a sports car," were the words of advice from BMW's UK press representative as we discussed a…
A Wealth of Experience One of the many pleasant things about visiting California for the Grand Prix at Long Beach…
Peking to Paris, 1982 When Prince Scipione Borghese undertook his amazing pioneer drive from Peking to Paris in the summer…
Development of the chain driven Frazer Nash car was more or less continuous from 1924 to 1938 and members of…
"Automobile Archaeology" by David Burgess-Wise. 160 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (Patrick Stephens Ltd., Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB3 8EL.…
One-make histories are among the more fascinating of the floods of motoring titles pouring from the presses, and we have…
N.B. - Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them. -…
How much does it cost to go to the Las Vegas GP – and is it the most expensive F1 race to attend? Here are the general admission ticket price for every world championship grand prix
At the very beginning of 2014 I spent five days on the Dakar Rally with the Race2Recovery team. You can read about the trip in the April issue of Motor…
You may hate me for saying this, but following MotoGP sometimes feels like Groundhog Day. Each weekend’s schedule mimics that of the last race you went to, so occasionally you…
Air used to be dirty in Formula 1. Nowadays it’s expectant. There’s a whiff of madness in it too. Ten years ago the sport was in the Doldrums, glum and…