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Matters of moment, December 1978
The motoring factor With another eventful year running to a close, the motoring factor, which presumably affects all who read…
The motoring factor With another eventful year running to a close, the motoring factor, which presumably affects all who read…
The RAC Veteran Car Run is not a race, in spite of what some papers say. At one time certificates were…
"Whatever may have been said in the past, I find it difficult to say that J. C. Bamford's ex-Ecosse XKD…
Lotus announced a limited edition of the mid-engined Esprit 2 at the NEC, painted in black and gold and fitted…
March again... For the first time since 1972, the European Formula Two teams returned to South America for a Temporada series…
Provisional results show that Alan Jones is the new Tarmac British Racing Champion, 10 points ahead of Gordon Spice with John…
Motoring journalists tend to be in more need than most of the facilities of stop-watches, whether it be for checking…
With 170 b.h.p. on tap, Porsche's turbocharged version of their 924 is claimed to be the most powerful 2-litre production sports…
November 11th: Held on a rather a grey, misty day, with occasional very light rain, the Lakeland Trial this year was…
Last season's British Formula One Championship, sponsored by Aurora AFX, makers of model motor racing systems, succeeded beyond most people's expectations;…
Those readers who failed to fight their way into the NEC Motor Show missed a treat on the Pininfarina stand. …
Bugatti -- An Illustrated History of the Cars from Molsheim by Hugh Conway and Jacques Greilsamer. 280 pp. 9-1/2" x 12-1/2". …
In the 1920s Leslie Wilson of Shelsley Walsh fame was responsible for some children's pedal cars based on the 12/50 Alvis…
It is the illustrations which catch the eye, from a motoring standpoint, in "If Britain Had Fallen" by Norman Longmate (BBC/…
A section devoted to old car matters... A rare Fiat: At the 1919 Olympia Motor Show, Fiat showed two new…
The person who owned that "unknown cyclecar" that was runner-up for first prize in this year's Cyclecar Rally from 1969…
Carden Cyclecars Sir, My first car in 1920, was a Carden for which I paid £3. At that time there…
Mr. R. H. Beauchamp, AMIME, follows up his account of working for Parry Thomas (Motor Sport, Oct. and Nov. issues)…
Two Renault 5's came up for test last month, the sporting TS and the newly-introduced 5-Auto. There is not much…
When the Scuderia Ferrari could no longer keep up with the German cars from Daimler-Benz and Auto Union, with their 2.9-litre…
My Editor has asked me to approach my weekly blog in a different way. He’s the Boss, so I will. He wants me to be more controversial, nothing too extreme…
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here. To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith…
There was a new brand for the former Cholmondeley Pageant of Power this year as the Cheshire event morphed into Cholmondeley Power and Speed (10-12 June). Once again, there was…
Like me you may be watching with ever increasing astonishment as classic car prices climb through the roof, up through the cloud base and into the stratosphere. I wrote a few…