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Matters of moment, June 1963
Wider use of disqualification for traffic offences from 29th May 1963 The writer went into a post office recently to…
Wider use of disqualification for traffic offences from 29th May 1963 The writer went into a post office recently to…
During the past twelve months I have often been asked "How is Stirling Moss and will he ever race again?"…
A Race of Incidents Adenau, May 19th What the 1,000-kilometre race entry lacked in quality this year it made up…
The R.A.C. British Hill-Climb Championship season commenced on April 27th with the Severn Valley M.C.'s Hill-Climb on the lengthened 900-yd.…
A large luxury saloon that can hold its own with sports cars Comfort, ease of control, a top speed of…
New Corgi miniatures cover a Plymouth Sports Suburban station-wagon (No. 445) and a very fine Citroën ID19 Safari (No. 436)…
The Editor drives the Ford Consul Cortina de luxe estate-car and the Triumph Vitesse, while the Assistant Editor tries the…
Concluding our survey into the activities of Britain's smaller motor manufacturers. This month we deal with Rochdale and Gilbern. Rochdale…
Aintree, April 27th. Entries for the annual Aintree 200 race came from the usual British works teams and private owners…
A section devoted when deemed necessary to cars the engine capacity of which does not exceed 1,000 c.c. New 875-c.c.…
The advertisement claiming that the Safari Rally has proved Ford to be the car that wins and lasts brought the…
Mr. R. B. Sutcliffe of Kensington writes:— I have just come across something which might interest you for your feature…
"Bugatti—Le Pur-sang des Automobiles," by H. G. Conway, 453 pp., 9 in. x 5 9/16 in. (G. T. Foulis &…
An Exciting Race Sicily, May 5th. The Targa Florio is a form of motor racing that at one time was…
Allan and Unwin will publish "A History of the World's Classic Cars," by Michael Frostick and Richard Hough, covering some…
4th International Rally of Veteran Car Clubs (May 10th/11th) This rally, organised jointly by the V.C.C. and V.S.C.C., was another…
No. 21: The Rothwell The recent discovery in Sheffield of what is probably the sole-surviving example of a car of…
The Vintage Tailpiece picture last month depicted a 1933 Marendaz Special, photographed by J. Le Sage. *** Correction: Before publication,…
Last year the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club held its first London-Brighton Run, which I reported after going through as passenger…
On May 29th another museum was opened. This is the Midland Motor Museum at Measham, of which Lord Montagu is…
They called him ‘Il Grande John’ and adopted him as one of their own. Italians have a soft spot for John Surtees, as he does for them. Hardly surprising, given…
Imagine that Ayrton Senna, aged 30 and nearing the peak of his powers, had not taken part in the 1990 Formula 1 world championship. That, rather than claim the second…
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas needs to "minimise" his "off" race weekends, implying that his Mercedes seat is under threat from George Russell if he doesn't. Wolff…
A post-race penalty sullied what could have been a perfect first race weekend in F1 Academy for Mercedes junior driver Doriane Pin. But her pace shouldn't be so surprising, given her highly impressive racing resume