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Matters of moment, June 1971
The impact of the East African Safari Once again the East African Safari Rally, reported in Motor Sport last month,…
The impact of the East African Safari Once again the East African Safari Rally, reported in Motor Sport last month,…
Lesney's recent "MATCHBOX" miniatures include a 48-to-1 scale 4 1/2-in.-long fluorescent-yellow Dodge dragster, priced at 40p, a Daf platform truck…
On June 19th the Vintage SCC has its Oulton Park Race Meeting, perhaps the best of its four annual circuit…
The Vintage SCC run its annual speed trials over the 900-yard Shenstone & Dist. CC course near Lichfield in fine…
Sir, Many thanks for your excellent magazine. The May issue was of particular interest since the Hyper Lea-Francis which Pat…
This year's Daimler and Lanchester OC Concours d'Elegance was won by a non-vintage car, A. King's 1952 Barker-bodied Daimler Special…
Now that the dust has settled after two World Championship Grand Prix races and five non-championship Formula One races (this…
At "Rusty" Russ Turner's excellent high-speed day at Ghent in Belgium, John Goddard's turbo-supercharged 3.8-litre Bentley did 126.59 m.p.h. over…
Ever since the Capri became a big success for Ford, various manufacturers here in Britain and in Europe have been…
May 15/16th Renault Ltd. have staged seven successful Rallye Renault meetings in the past, at Woburn, Blenheim, Mallory Park, Harewood…
A fortnight after the second European Trophy round had been held at Thruxton 17 drivers made their way down to…
A black day for Porsche Cerda, Sicily, May 16th This year the Targa Florio was unusual, for the island was…
The SCCA has launched its 1971 professional season with the first two (out of eight) Continental Championship races for Formula…
C.S.I. rules The Sub-commission for Technical Regulations, which is made up of D. H. Delamont (GB), J. Herbert (France), P.…
Adam Opel these days turns out new models with perplexing frequency. I have, for instance, just been using as pleasant…
Walker moves up The three rounds of the Motor Sport Trophy series of Formula Three races held during the month…
"Another Silver Ghost party trick was to place a glass brimful of water on the top of the bonnet: not…
Hill's staying power reaps just reward Silverstone, May 8th. Silverstone's annual International Trophy meeting is always worth a visit although,…
A perfect demonstration Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, May 9th. The annual 1,000-kilometre race for sports cars, organised by the Royal Automobile Club…
The Welsh Rally Try as we might, we couldn't bring ourselves to use the full 1971 title as a heading;…
A move to Renault in 1984 should have been a turning point in the F1 career of Derek Warwick. But as he tells Motor Sport in our April 2024 issue, it soon turned into a disaster
To celebrate Bentley's centenary, Motor Sport assembled and drove cars from each generation of the brand's racing history. Here are the glorious images All photos: Lyndon McNeil In the 100…
The Ford GT40 was built to beat Ferrari. It succeeded. Its modern equivalent did the same 50 years later. What, if anything, do father and son have in common? 'Devil…
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). Click here to buy the lead image. From the editor Damien Smith The Grand Prix motor…