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MATTERS OF MOMENT, October 1961
THE AGE OF THE SMALL CAR Some readers may wonder why MOTOR SPORT publishes occasional small-car topics. We hasten to…
THE AGE OF THE SMALL CAR Some readers may wonder why MOTOR SPORT publishes occasional small-car topics. We hasten to…
MATTERS OF MOMENT ... ... ... ... 817 FIXTURES FOR OCTOBER ... ... ... ... 818 CONTINENTAL NOTES ... ...…
DURING this season there has been a new name among the makes of racing cars, and that is Tomaso. One…
PARKING METER FINANCE The Dominion of Wellington. NZ., states that after five years New Plymouth Council has taken L21,195 in…
Farnborough Flying Display THE weather, poor for the first three days of the S.B.A.C. Display, relented on the Thursday, which…
THE BRIGHTON COURSE RECORD On page 829 we draw attention to the casual attitude of the Brighton St Hove MC.…
On the road with the G.S.M. Delta RACE-GOERS can hardly have failed to notice a pretty little G.T. car circulating…
OH TO BE A POLICE DRIVER Motorists convicted of Minor road offences are heavily fined and frequently have their licences…
THE G.N.-ARIEL Ted Lloyd-Jones has built several "specials," each one more exciting than the last. It was he who thought…
CASSANDRA ON RALLIES " " " Cassandra " of the Daily Mirror has joined the ranks of the enemies of…
THE ROVER Too SALOON Engine : Six cylinders, 77.8 92 mm. (2,625 c.c.). Overhead inlet valves operated by push-rods, side…
BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS Car E.T.D. by Parker's H. K.-Jaguar Special. Allard Dragster Beaten by Three Pre-1914 Motor Cars IT is…
CARS IN BOOKS Through the thoughtfulness of a member of Camberwell Public Libraries I have been able to read a…
"Floyd Clymer's 196o Indianapolis soo-Mile Race Yearbook. 136 pp,. 11 in. 8i in. (Floyd Clymer, 1268 S. Alvarado Street, Los…
BOOK REVIEWS "Fokker—The Man And the Aircraft," by Henri Hegener. 224 pp. Ilk in. 8.!! in. (Harleyford Publications Ltd., Letchworth,…
"The Maserati Owner's Handbook," by Hans Tanner. 160 pp. n 1 in in. (Floyd Clymer, 1268 S. Alvarado Street, Los…
" 100 of the World's Finest Automobiles." Edited by Ocee Ritch. 107 pp. tofi, in. >S in. (Floyd Clymer, t268…
FRAGMENTS ON FORGOTTEN MAKES No. 17: THE CRAIG-DoRWALD THE Craig-Diirwald is not to be found in " Doyle's," that invaluable…
• • Austin Twenty Memoirs Sir, Austin Twelves, Austin Twelves all over the place but, rarely an Austin Twenty. Then…
• Armstrong Siddeley Matters Sir, Re Mr. Bilwell's t2-h.p. Armstrong Siddeley fabric saloon. I hope I may be allowed to…
This year’s Japanese Grand Prix was the 25th to take place at Suzuka – and you have to wonder why the event has ever been staged elsewhere. Fuji Speedway benefits…
MotoGP title-challenger Aprilia has a new shapeshifter unit, which potentially drops the front of the factory’s RS-GP bike as well as the rear as the motorcycle exits corners. Front shapeshifters…
The Mercedes-AMG One has just taken the record of the fastest road-legal car to lap the Nürburgring but, as manufacturers continue to chase the mythical crown, Andrew Frankel worries that the pressure and risks are becoming overwhelming
It was confirmed last weekend that Steve Hallam (below) will leave his post as McLaren’s head of race operations at the end of the F1 season to join Michael Waltrip’s…