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Matters of moment, June 1979
• Outlook uncertain Although motoring remains one of the most enjoyable relaxations, within the limits set by its ever-increasing cost,…
• Outlook uncertain Although motoring remains one of the most enjoyable relaxations, within the limits set by its ever-increasing cost,…
The Essex Constabulary are searching for a stolen 1934 Morgan Sports, registration number LJ 9820, chassis number D/1024, colour maroon…
Five new World Records, including the absolute World Record for closed circuits, fell to the experimental Mercedes-Benz CIII Mark IV…
Further increases in the cost of raw materials and wage increases in the printing industry leave us with no alternative…
We are aware that Bill Lake's GP Sunbeam is started with the aid of Ki-gas, not Ki-grass (page 831). This…
Some good driving Zolder, May 13th The little Zolder circuit, which is situated in the sandy scrublands of north east…
At the end of each season the members of the International Racing Press Association vote for the most amiable Formula…
A Section devoted to old-car matters The Itala Trophy Silverstone, April 21st Since this event was run off at Silverstone…
Bentley Facts Sir, Oh dear! Those Bentley production figures again. I thought I had laid all this to rest in…
Interview Behind every classified advertisement there must be a story, but it is unusual to find that two lines in…
"The Le Mans 24 hours Race — 1978" Edited by Christian Moity and Jean-Marc Teissedre. 159 pp. 12½" x 9¾".…
A reader drew my attention to "Letters From a Traveller" by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (Collins, 1962). Father Teilhard was…
Last November we referred to the Revell kit for constructing a very-detailed 13½ in.-long model of a 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom…
Mechanically the European season of Grand Prix racing got under way in fine style (see page 837) and there were…
What sounds like an exciting speed-trial with a difference is due to take place at Long Marston on July 8th,…
From prague we have received details of the above rally, the "Tatry 1979", which takes competitors through some beautiful East…
Several captions were prepared for the V-E-V pages in last month's MOTOR SPORT and in the Editor's absence the wrong…
The Vintage SCC has its race meeting at Oulton Park on June 16th this year, the main events being the…
To commemorate the 1928/1929 Gipsy Moth Reliability Tour, when a Gipsy I engine was flown 51,000 miles in DH Moth…
Rodney Clarke It is with sadness that we have to record the death of Rodney Clarke, in the middle of…
Valtteri Bottas says that Mercedes can match the performance of this year's Red Bull by unlocking more pace from its car. The Finn believes that fine-tuning his W12's setup, combined…
The fourth of five. This time we look at the Ford RS200. If you haven't heard where these images come from yet they are the product of a Spanish trip…
Red Bull has confirmed that Sergio Perez will partner Max Verstappen at the team for the 2021 Formula 1 season, with Alexander Albon stepping back into a reserve driver role.…
‘Iconic’ is a much overused word these days, and it’s a particular bugbear for one of my team here at Motor Sport. But sometimes it’s a word that’s hard to…