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Matters of moment, August 1980
Full circle with FIAT? " ... the phrase, 'the racing-car is the touring-car of tomorrow', is none of my coinage .…
Full circle with FIAT? " ... the phrase, 'the racing-car is the touring-car of tomorrow', is none of my coinage .…
As two different dates were quoted for Hans von Stuck's appearance at Shelsley Walsh with the Auto-Union, in last month's article…
On the day that this issue closed for press Mr. Fowler, the Minister of Transport, announced proposals to change the basis…
The Vauxhall 30/98 is not one of the most desirable of cars. You cannot stand beside it (your investment)) and claim "It's…
The Appleton Special In the 1931 Tourist Trophy race on the Ards circuit in Northern Ireland car number 34 was one…
By any standard the Renault 5 equipped with mid-mounted engine and turbocharging is an extraordinary motor car. Its looks are strongly…
It fell flat Brands Hatch, July 13th Enthusiasm was running high for the British Grand Prix two or three weeks…
The Formula 3 race on Sunday morning was a bit like the Grand Prix, for practice had suggested a very…
Ferrari produced a brand new T5 for Villeneuve (048), while Scheckter had his usual car (046) and the spare was 044…
Volvo 244 GLT Twenty years ago, when Volvo and Saab were less well-established here, I went to Sweden for a week,…
The Talbot Solara SX The first of the range of cars now known as Talbots (but far-removed from my 1922 Talbot-Darracq and…
[Described to the Editor in a recent interview] Even the younger generation should have heard of CEC Martin, that versatile and capable…
It is well known that while Louis Coatalen was responsible for the engineering affairs and racing and record-breaking activities of the…
The well-liked Alfasud has been sensibly modified along its nine-year span, to enable it to retain its popularity among those…
"The AA — A History of the Automobile Association, 1905-1980" by Hugh Barty-King. 319 pp, 101/2",111/2". (The Automobile Association, Fanum…
A section devoted to old-car matters More about vintage motoring in Wales Last year I had something to say about motoring in the 1920s…
An Austalian small car Sir, I've been a regular reader of Motor Sport for a considerable number of years, and have always…
Sir, With reference to the final paragraph of Kent Karslake's letter about the 1908 Grand Prix Panhard-Levassor in Vintage Postbag,…
The Vintage SCC's annual hillclimb at the famous MAC venue near Worcester took place in good "Wimbledon weather" on July…
Continued from the July issue We left X, as I am referring to this 1914/18-war soldier turned Flying Officer, after he…
Alpine has unveiled its 2022 F1 car, the A522 - including a special livery for the first two races of the season
Sebastian Vettel says he was surprised when no contract to remain at Ferrari for the 2021 Formula 1 season was offered to him by the team. Despite rumours at the…
Champion Racing’s Audi Sport North America team finished the American Le Mans Series season in style at Laguna Seca last weekend by winning its seventh race of the year and…
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