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Matters of moment, March 1980
Exploitation is a dirty word! "Man's rich with little, were his judgement true; Nature is frugal, and her wants are…
Exploitation is a dirty word! "Man's rich with little, were his judgement true; Nature is frugal, and her wants are…
There are times when I get the feeling that "big business" is trying to manipulate the sport of Grand Prix…
I do not know who coined the word "Historic" and applied it to old racing cars, but it was an awful…
(from the Oh Dear! department) Not too much this month! Due to misinformation supplied and a misunderstanding, with a lack…
In which the Deputy Editor reviews his 1979 motoring activities It doesn't feel as if a year has passed since I…
Lotus has joined the fashionable turbo brigade, not with its grand prix cars but with a new Esprit Turbo which was…
The British Saloon Car Championship sponsored by Tricentrol will be enlivened this year by a pair of Audi 80 GLE…
As a preview to the new Formula Talbot, mentioned in last December's issue, MCD invited Motor Sport to Brands Hatch to try the…
The 750 MC, "Leaders In Low-Cost Motoring Sport", continues to thrive. Its 1980 Year Book has just been issued, containing all…
Ted Lloyd-Jones It is very sad to learn that Ted Lloyd-Jones has died, at the age of 71. He was…
The Reliant Scimitar has taken off its hat to gain a little sun and gone on a diet in the engine…
It may be the imminence of the publication by Grenville of a revised edition of my "History of Brooklands Motor Course"…
We were sorry to learn that Sir Giles Guthrie, Bt., OBE, DSC, died at the age of 63 on the last day…
(Continued from the February issue) The summer of 1916 saw our aristocratic young Guards Officer, seconded to the Royal Flying…
Modern cars, even little ones, are so relatively fast that to their owners I suppose most vintage light cars must seem…
The Veteran Car Club of Great Britain will hold its AGM at the RAC on March 22nd, at 2.30 pm.…
Type 38A Bugattis Sir, In his letter in your January issue, Mr. V. L. Seyd asks if his Type 38A…
About the only old cars still being used in any numbers for ordinary purposes, as distinct for rallies and specialised…
Richard Twelvetrees, AMIMech.E., etc. Capt. Richard Walter Rickard Twelvetrees, who died last year at the age of 96, was Editor…
The Audi 200 5T could not be described as a trend-setter, but the overall package presented by this new top…
Thoroughness is an adjective associated (affiliated?) with Mercedes-Benz. Twice its Silver Arrows have redefined the sport’s gold standard in terms of attention to detail and strategic thinking, structures, models and…
This week in motor sport sees Formula 1 in New Zealand for the Tasman series and a birthday for a triple world champion. January 2 1957: Beppe Gabbiani is born. In…
One of the oldest on the calendar and unique – the Monaco Grand Prix The streets of Monte Carlo will stage the Monaco Grand Prix for the 75th time since…
Every year, the Car of the Year jury gets together with all the shortlisted cars to put them through their paces. Actually that’s not entirely true. Of the 59 jurors,…