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Matters of moment, February 1985
A Midge Too Far? It is no secret that Sir Clive Sinclair has been planning to try to revolutionise motoring…
A Midge Too Far? It is no secret that Sir Clive Sinclair has been planning to try to revolutionise motoring…
Recently, something called a Rebuild Seminar has become rather popular amongst those clubs which are large enough to organise them,…
BP has withdrawn its sponsorship of motor sport following a reappraisal of its marketing expenditure. For the past ten years…
One thing that is becoming fairly standardised is that if the administration world of Formula One says something you need…
Vauxhall Astra GTE One of the more exciting of the small European hatchbacks of 1985 is the revised Vauxhall (Opel)…
Opel Manta 200i When I first reported on the GTE version of General Motors' venerable Manta, I felt that an…
W. O. Bentley, in his autobiography, tells us that on January 20th, 1919, Harry Varley, Burgess and he sat down…
Hysterical Historics There are people in the advertising world who say that if you tell the public loud enough and…
We have been told of a longtime reader who has unfortunately lost his sight and who is distressed at no…
It seems that surprises can occur when you drive a Vauxhall. While I was stationary in the road test Astra…
There can be nothing more galling than to see your design rendered obsolete before its service life has even begun,…
Some years ago, a girl called Eeva Heinonen was one of Finland's best known rally drivers, and more than once…
It was not so long ago that Audi was perceived as a maker offering worthy, well-engineered, slightly upmarket, but ultimately…
Richard Owen Design & Engineering It is common to talk of the courage, determination and competitiveness of racing drivers but…
Merrick Taylor, general manager of the Kieft Sports Car Company in the late Fifties, has sent us this photograph of…
It is not exactly breaking the official Secrets Act to remind readers that the name "Marcos" is a combination of…
"The Book of The Motor Museum" by Brian Jewell. 112 pp 5½ in x 8 in. Costello, 43, High Street,…
A section devoted to old car matters ...and Maclachlan's Lea-Francis, and Livesey's Wolseley Hornet was best up the Test Hill…
A look back to the roads of the 1920s (Continued from the November 1984 issue) We ended the previous instalment…
The official journal of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, which incidentally now has over 5,200 members, was what used to…
Hans Mezger, the Porsche engineer who masterminded the 911's flat six, the 917 and its engine, as well as the TAG McLaren F1 turbo, has died, aged 90
“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there,” wrote someone a while back. They were correct but history was inextricably linked with the remarkable events that unfolded…
Alfa Romeo Racing tested its 2019 F1 car at Fiorano on Thursday Images courtesy of Alfa Romeo Racing Kimi Räikkönen drove the new Alfa Romeo 2019 Formula 1 car at…
Lance Stroll makes his F1 bow this weekend – Paul Fearnley suggests he reads up on Peter Revson for comfort Okay, now I’m feeling old. It wasn’t so very long ago, was…