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Matters of moment, July 1978
Seventy-five years of Vauxhall As we recorded in the April Issue of Motor Sport the Ford Motor Company this year…
Seventy-five years of Vauxhall As we recorded in the April Issue of Motor Sport the Ford Motor Company this year…
Brabham-Alfa Romeo win under a cloud Anderstorp, June 17th The superiority of the Lotus 79 “ground effects” car was severely…
The Vintage Sports Car Club’s enjoyable Seaman Trophies Meeting was held under ideal weather conditions on June 17th. The races from…
Renault victorious at last Le Mans (Sarthe) June 10th/11th The Le Mans 24 Hours has always been considered as the most…
Mikkola repeats the performance Like a repeat performance of the Welsh Rally, the Ford works crew of Hannu Mikkola and…
The Bugatti OC holds many excellent Prescott hill-climbs during the season, the next being the Members’ Summer Meeting on July…
Entries for the commemorative run round the Ards T T circuit in Northern Ireland on August 19th continue to come…
Racing Car Manufacturers When Bernie Ecclestone took over Motor Racing Developments, or Brabham as it was more commonly known, in 1971…
As rported elsewhere in this issue of Motor Sport, Vauxhall Motors Ltd. celebrated their 75th Anniversary with a party at Luton on…
A section devoted to old-car matters A chat with E. L Bouts Finding myself in Wolverhampton one-time home of "The…
Vintage Postbag Riley 9 laistorY Sir, It was with great interest and a keen sense of nostalgia that I read…
Sir, It was a pleasure to read an article on the Amilcar Sixes, it being some 30 years since the…
Sir, I read Mr. Hewitt's letter with more than a little surprise, for I am the owner of Brooklands Riley…
Sir, After perusing your splendid article in the May number, the sentence: "Nothing more was heard for some time ..."…
Sir, As a reader since 1951 and a many times advertiser and purchaser via your Cars for for-Sale column I…
Sir, I write in the hope that I May be able to contact someone who can assist me in the…
Sir, I wonder if your readers can throw any light on my query ? On page 138 or "The Lea-Francis…
Sir, Your article "A Parry Thomas Day" made very interesting reading (May issue). The Sunbeam sidecar outfit you mention is…
Sir, It was with great pleasure that I read the fascinating account of the 1923 Boulogne races in the May…
Sir, In “Vintage Postbag” Geoff Healey mentions the twin-cam 3-litre engine designed by W. O. Bentley for Armstrong Siddeley. I…
“It should be a great event,” I was told on the phone by the Henry Surtees Foundation. “We’ve got Oliver Turvey and Sam Bird coming and lots of karters as…
Was Jean Behra the greatest driver never to win a World Championship Grand Prix? Paul Fearnley examines his case with the 1957 season where the Frenchman racked up non-championship and sports car wins as he raced with and against the likes of Fangio and Moss
Porsche’s Weissach operation – responsible for all the manufacturer’s RS models – has been working hard over the winter. The Cayman GT4 burst onto the scene last month and the…
Today is Valentino Rossi’s 24th grand prix birthday, marking the anniversary of his world championship debut on 31 March 1996. On that day he finished sixth in his debut world-class…