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Matters of moment, April 1971
Jaguar's new V12 At a time when new British cars lack glamour or mechanical ingenuity, the advent of the long-awaited…
Jaguar's new V12 At a time when new British cars lack glamour or mechanical ingenuity, the advent of the long-awaited…
Announced last month by the Motor Circuit Developments Ltd. combine was news of what is billed to be the richest…
In last month's issue we described four new 1971 racing cars, three of them destined for Kyalami where they raced…
Youngsters in motor racing The old adage about never being too young to start certainly seems to be true in…
USAC launched its 1971 season on a somewhat controversial note when it suddenly announced that its first race of the…
Swedes and Finns are the acknowledged experts on snow rallies, both as organisers and as competitors. It is understandable, therefore,…
One of the most popular clichés these days is "the rising cost of motor racing", usually uttered by people who…
In the middle of the summer, from June 30th to July 4th, the Swiss Veteran Car Club are organising a…
I cannot really recall which was the first mid-engined coupé I saw, but the fibreglass Porsche 904 was probably the…
A company which is a fresh name to me, although they have existed for two years, is Car Preparations based…
Travel down Kingston-on-Thames High Street and you will see possibly the oldest established tuning and accessory business in the country—V.…
Mallory Park, March 14th Formula Two racing returned to Mallory Park, for the first time in almost four years, with…
Donington Park.—By 1939 the circuit of Donington Park, on the estate of Mr. J. G. Shields just south of Derby,…
The annual Tasman Championship run over seven rounds during January and February finally resulted in a victory for the New…
One of the better-known two-stroke cars, the Valveless, was built by David Brown & Sons between 1908 and 1914. It…
Those who regard the MMM as some sort of substitute for Brooklands, inasmuch as one meets fellow enthusiasts and unusual…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters VSCC Pomeroy Trophy Contest (March 13th) Devised by the late Laurence Pomeroy, this event…
It is depressing to consider how pre-war cars went, because most of the better ones were so very slow. Some…
Montagu Motor Museum is having its 200-m.p.h. Sunbeam and Golden Arrow record-breakers refurbished. The historic racing-car race which should have…
The first round of this year's Motor Sport Brooklands Memorial Trophy Contest, with £150 in cash prizes, takes place at…
My blog in this space two weeks ago – about the possibility of Bernie Ecclestone and some partners making a bid to buy the Long Beach GP – evinced denials…
For some, Carlos Reutemann represents the archetype of a Grand Prix driver. He looked the part, a moody, enigmatic figure who drifted in and out of focus through the 1970s and early ’80s with a languor that belied formidable talent and explosive speed.
Then as now, sports car racing was booming. There was no World Endurance Championship, but the manufacturers were flocking to take on the challenge of the Le Mans 24 Hours…
A Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut' Coupe has become the most expensive car ever known to be sold after fetching €135m in an exclusive private auction. The price for the 1955…