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Matters of moment, November 1956
The Earls Court Motor Show The London Motor Exhibition at Earls Court is an important shop window for the Industry as well as a…
The Earls Court Motor Show The London Motor Exhibition at Earls Court is an important shop window for the Industry as well as a…
This delightful Cinemascope romance by British Lion, in Eastman colour, a John Stafford production directed by Ken Annakin, stars Glynis…
The outstanding fixtures next month are the Diamond Jubilee RAC Brighton Run on November 4th and the MCC National Rally from November…
The winner of this year's Motor Sport Brooklands Memorial Contest, decided on points at BARC Members' Meetings at Goodwood, is PJS Lumsden (Lotus-Climax), who…
The new high-compression engines in the Austin A35 and Morris Minor, necessitating the introduction of lead indium big-end bearings, were…
High-quality badges, such as the Union Jack, for attaching to car bonnets, etc, merely by wetting with petrol, are offered…
This year the preview news and grapevines indicated that the Paris Salon would not contain very many surprises or new innovations,…
AC, Stand 141 AC have abandoned he 2-litre saloon to concentrate production on the sports open Ace and closed Aceca models, which…
Automotive Products Ltd. Improved suspension joints and automatic transmissions are on view and oil and fuel filters. Stand 369. Avon India…
by Carlo Demand and Charles Meisl. 151 pp, 71/2 in by 101/2 in. (GT Foulls and Co Ltd, 7 Milford Lane, Strand, London, WC2. 17s 6d) An…
Edited by Albert Douglas. 96 pp, 91/2 in by 71/2 in. (Ian Allen Ltd, Craven House, Hampton Court, Surrey. 10s 6d) This annual…
by W/Cdr "Sandy" Powell. 212 pp, 81/2 in by 51/2 in. (Allan Wingate, Ltd, 12 Beauchamp Place, London, SW3. 15s) This is a book…
by John Thornley. 187 pp, 83/4 in by 57/16 in. (Motor Racing Publications Ltd, 13 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, London, W1. 21s) This revised edition…
by Lord Brabazon of Tara, GBE, MC, PC. 227 pp, 83/4 in by 51/2 in. (William Heinemann Ltd, 99 Great Russell Street, London, WC1.…
Castellotti wins for Osca Imola Sept 30th. Postponed from the beginning of June, the Imola race was eventually held at the end of…
A high-grade British car featuring a twin overhead camshaft, high-compression engine and all-round independent suspension in a luxury saloon possessing unusually…
At the beginning of the year I wrote about the possibilities of Britain getting a foothold in Grand Prix racing, pointing…
Motor Sport visits the BMW and Porsche factories and tests representative models On arrival at Stuttgart Airport last month, we found awaiting us…
[The Austin Seven has probably given more pleasure to a greater number of impecunious enthusiasts than any other car. Consequently,…
The 1956 London Motor Show is notable for modified models rather than exciting new cars. British manufacturers have adopted automatic transmission…
Double Le Mans winner and former Benetton, Williams and McLaren Formula 1 driver Alexander Wurz will be guest on the Motor Sport podcast in association with Mercedes-Benz tomorrow (Wednesday February 8). …
I hope that the response of the general public to the reveal of the new BMW M3 and M4 is somewhat more charitable than that I’ve seen among the diehard…
Cars could sport one pedal in the future to aid regenerative braking. Don't scoff at the idea... I’m old enough to remember when cars with automatic gearboxes weren’t at all common.…
Andrew Frankel pays tribute to Sir Stirling Moss, who has retired from the public eye To anyone who has known of Sir Stirling Moss’s battle to fight back from the illness…