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Matters of moment, August 1958
Blood tastes bad Motor racing has attained immense popularity. Crowds of some 120,000 watch the Daily Express Meetings at Silverstone.…
Blood tastes bad Motor racing has attained immense popularity. Crowds of some 120,000 watch the Daily Express Meetings at Silverstone.…
Silverstone, July 19th. AFTER the defeat by Ferrari at Reims it seemed almost certain that Vanwall would regain their pride…
L'Equipe Walker scores a double Caen, July 20th. Held over 86 laps of the 3.52-kilometre circuit, the Grand Prix of…
This year's event proved exceptionally difficult and until the organisers decided to cancel the results of two of the timed…
In connection with the letter from Mr. John B. Smallshow, published last month, the Daily Express asks us to point…
On the evening following the V.S.C.C. Oulton Park Meeting I availed myself of a long-standing invitation on the part of…
Saloon car races appeal to spectators as providing an exciting spectacle, and, although, depending on the race rules adopted, engines…
All those motorists who make use of the efficient Channel Air Bridge operated by Silver City Airways and Air Charter…
IF any spectator has the feeling that he is being starved of motor racing then he should pay a visit…
Europe has a bit of a go MONZA, ITALY, June 29th. WELL, well! After all the fuss and furore caused…
"The Trailblazers," by T. R. Nicholson. 178 pp., 8 9/14 x 5 3/8. (Cassell & Co. Ltd., 35, Red Lion…
A section devoted to old-car matters INTEREST in vintage cars is spreading rapidly in Belgium. Stopping at a Shell garage…
Sir, The current correspondence in MOTOR SPORT regarding Cubitt cars reminds me of an incident might be of interest. In…
Sir, I have just recently bought a 1928 Marmon which I intend to restore but I have had great difficulty…
Effortless silent travel at over 120 m.p.h. characterises this French luxury-cum-high performance car FRANCE, once famous for cars such as…
A review THERE is little point at this late stage after the Le Mans 24 hour race in giving a…
Avon A new high-speed car tyre is the latest product to come from this Wiltshire firm, and it is named…
IT has been known for some time in motoring's inner circle that the Nuffield Organisation has been working on a…
Three versions of the installation of the four-cylinder Offenhauser engine as used in all the Indianapolis cars at Monza. Left:…
In hot sunshine one of the world's great motor races commences. At the fast circuit set in the rolling plain…
One of the biggest talking points of an F1 season in which Lewis Hamilton broke the all-time career stat records previously held by Michael Schumacher has been just how big…
Ken Block, the Gymkhana star, rally driver and car modifier has passed away at the age of 55
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Click here to buy the lead image. From the editor Damien Smith The Grand Prix motor…
Touring cars are great to watch for a number of reasons. Mostly notably the racing is extremely close and you’ll see cars passing each other in places that you never…