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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…
While there had been grands prix before and after the Second World War, a sunny May 13, 1950 at Silverstone marked the start of the modern era. Roads into the…
The Toyota Celica ST185 has an unmatched record in the WRC – Nicky Grist and engineer Don Woolfield remember a superlative car
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman died 31 years ago this week. He was 54. Peter Warr and Colin Chapman, 1982 He looked older. The toll exacted by a hectic life of…
A number of famous racing drivers took the wheel of this race-winning Ferrari in the 1950s Photos: Diana Varga // Courtesy of RM Sotheby's Few cars can boast such an illustrious…