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Matters of moment, May 1960
ECONOMY Elsewhere in this issue the Editor recounts his experiences in driving a Wolseley 1500 in the Press Section of…
ECONOMY Elsewhere in this issue the Editor recounts his experiences in driving a Wolseley 1500 in the Press Section of…
An Endurance Race PAU, FRANCE, April 18th. THE Automobile Club Basco-Bearnais, who organise each year the Grand Prix of Pau,…
THE month of May sees the beginning of the more serious season of European racing, with the first of the…
Bristol University recently repeated its 24-Hour Grand Prix d'Endurance, first held in 1959, to collect money for the Save the…
Last year a team of vintage Bentleys attempted to cover 100 miles in an hour but due to mechanical troubles they did…
Cooper And Porsche Share The Honours Bruxelles, May 10th. THE Royal Automobile Club of Belgium, together with the daily sporting…
Some notes on the 1960 Mobil Economy Run, won by a Standard Ensign at 40.39 m.p.g. Austin Se7en achieves 57.15 m.p.g.…
The enormous crowd, estimated at between 55,000 and 60,000 people, which watched the racing at Goodwood on Easter Monday got…
According to the Sunday Express a Batton-on-Humber car owner was summoned for obstruction. He proved in Court that on the day…
"Automobile Year—No. 7," 232 pp., 12¾ in. x 9½ in. (Edita S.A., Lausanne—English agents, G. T. Foulis & Co., Ltd., 1-5, Portpool Lane,…
ALTHOUGH we pride ourselves on the quality of our editorial contributions, we have no illusions as to the reasons why…
A family company In an age when mass-production figures are soaring, it is pleasant to find one small family business…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters LONG AGO.—In view of the prevailing dislike by drivers of the high windscreen specified…
Sir The article on H.E.s was very interesting to me. My first car was a 1924 2-litre, bought in 1934.…
No. 14: THE BELSIZE BRADSHAW AMONGST the more ingenious of the innumerable small cars which struggled, most of them unsuccessfully, to…
This year's Banbury Run of the Vintage Motor-Cycle Club takes place on June 26th and entries close on May 3rd.…
Motor Sport's Impressions of the Ford Falcon LAST Motor Show time a considerable stir was caused by the knowledge that…
Engine: Six cylinders, 88.9 x 63.5 mm. (2,365 c.c.). Pushrod-operated overhead valves. 8.7-to-1 compression-ratio. 90 b.h.p. at 4,200 r.p.m. Gear ratios: Fordomatic automatic transmission.…
An Unconventional Small Saloon from Germany with 980-c.c. Three-Cylinder Two-Stroke Engine Driving the Front Wheels. Smooth-running Power Unit, Spacious Body,…
Engine: Three cylinders, 74 x 76 mm. (980 c.c.). Two-stroke, 7.25 to 1 compression ratio. 50 b.h.p. (57 S.A.E. h.p.)…
Happy birthday to the man in the green helmet. Henri Pescarolo is 72 today. Fifty years ago he was a third-year medical student – a young non-shaver – winning for…
Changes will be made to aid overtaking after a recent FIA World Motor Sport Council Meeting The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved aerodynamic changes to the front wing,…
The first Royal Automobile Club Talk Show of 2017 saw Tom Kristensen join us to talk sports cars, BTCC, Japan and of course Le Mans. Kristensen was at the Club's…
The legendary Roger Penske is our latest Royal Automobile Club Talk Show podcast guest, and here’s your chance to ask him your questions The term 'motor sport legend' can be…