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Matters of Moment, June 1968
• Almost Not Worthwhile Motoring and motor cars have provided much pleasure for many people for more than 70 years.…
• Almost Not Worthwhile Motoring and motor cars have provided much pleasure for many people for more than 70 years.…
After holding a small Formula One race on the Jarama circuit at the end of last season, the Royal Automobile…
Two brand new designs appeared for the Spanish G.P., the BT26 Brabham-Repco and the RA301 Honda V12; in addition there…
Having been so favourably impressed by the Wankel-engined Mazda 110S (Motor Sport, April 1968), I was anxious to discover whether…
At 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15th, seven assorted N.S.U.s set out from Land's End on a virtually non-stop "reliability…
Porsche improve Nurburgring, Germany, May 19th. The German club took full advantage of the 22.8 kilometre length of the Nurburgring…
Approximately 70 cars attended and some 50 entered for the Concours d'Elegance and driving tests.
Alvis cars, 220 all told, congregated at the Crystal Palace for this 13th annual rally, concours d'elegance and driving test.…
The Editor attempts to trace the fate of some of the most significant Grand Prix cars of all time Those…
A Lotus hand-out reads: "Well over 7,000 visitors attended the Lotus factory at Hethel last weekend when, for the first…
The Great Turbine Controversy finally came to a head last month when practice opened for the 52nd Indianapolis 500. Although…
With the tyre manufacturers designing and making wider tread tyres from one race to the next, all in the interests…
Alfa Romeo challenge strongly Cerda, Sicily, May 5th When the Alfa Romeo team withdrew from the Monza 1,000-kilometre race it…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters "Daily Express" International Trophy Historic Car Race, Silverstone (April 27th) 12 laps—Full Circuit—Wet A…
The Editor Goes on the H.C.V.C. Brighton Run The Historic Commercial Vehicle Run to Brighton is a memorable annual event,…
On May 3rd the Carmarthen Times published a front-page story headed "Violation of a Dead Man's Wish—Killer Car Must Be…
V.E.V. Miscellany.—Portrush U.D.C. has acquired a 1930s Dennis fire-engine. The Madeira fire station referred to recently is confirmed as having…
An Historic Landing Ground Sir, I was very interested to read Mr. H. Edwards' letter about early aviation in the…
The 4th Lost Causes Rally was held at Beaulieu on April 28th. The entries, totalling 131, ranged from one car…
There are so many restrictions appertaining to present-day motoring in Britain that it is refreshing to look back to the…
M-Sport team principal Rich Millener believes WRC can have its own version of F1's recent boom – it just needs to market itself appropriately to show just how exciting rallying is
Well at last someone has put some figures to a situation we’ve known has existed for years, namely that car manufacturers have been actively manipulating mandatory EU tests to determine…
So Formula 2 has gone under. Again. It disappeared in 1961 too, swallowed by Formula Junior, and also in 1985, when International Formula 3000 replaced it. I can’t say that…
To make a great driver, you need bravery, instinct and speed. To make that driver great, you need a talented engineer. In the latest Motor Sport podcast series, we interview…