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Matters of moment, October 1970
• BLMC quits competition motoring Last month Lord Stokes, boss of British Leyland, was in the hot-seat for chiding customers…
• BLMC quits competition motoring Last month Lord Stokes, boss of British Leyland, was in the hot-seat for chiding customers…
The Editor Belatedly Road-Tests British Leyland's New V8 3-litre Triumph Convertible Last month I felt obliged to explain in an…
Engine: Eight cylinders in a 90° vee, 86 x 64.5 mm. (,2,997 c.c.) Overhead valves operated by single overhead camshafts.…
With only a week between the fifth and sixth rounds (and less than that to overhaul the machinery), a number…
Lexington After an interval of four weeks, the Can-Am circus returned to the United States for the fifth round of…
An exhibition of AC cars will be held by the ACOC at 137, Piccadilly. during the early part of October.…
As a result of financial difficulties experienced by the Bridgehampton circuit on Long Island, the seventh round of the Can-Am…
To celebrate the Jubilee of 50 years' production, Aston Martin cars delivered after July 11th have a golden radiator badge…
The most interesting event on the American scene in the past month has been the opening of Ontario Motor Speedway,…
Imola, a little way south of Modena and Bologna, used to host non-Championship Formula One races, and recently a good…
There are so many occasions when I get sick and tired of the Drivers' World Championship, and a lot of…
Starting with the fifth round of the European F2 Trophy for non-graded drivers on August 23rd, Formula Two cars once…
Rally of the Thousand Lakes General Classification 1st:H. Mikkola/G. Palm (Escort TC) .......................... 16,612 2nd:T. Makinen/H. Liddon (Escort TC) ......................…
To the strains of the National Anthem and the fluttering of unused sales literature floating down from the first floor…
Regazzoni saves the day Monza, Italy, September 6th. After the sweeping victory in Austria the whole of Italy was behind…
The reflections left by the Italian Grand Prix at Monza are a mixture of joy and sadness, for the Ferrari…
A section devoted to old-car matters A wet VSCC Thruxton (September 12th) The final Vintage SCC Race Meeting of the…
No. 14: Clyno The story of Clyno has been well told elsewhere—the start with motorcycles and a prototype small car…
Steam at Bishop's Castle (August 31st) I like to go to at least one traction-engine rally and one flying display…
Talbot ambulances
Getting into professional motor sport is a highly expensive business – but new junior electric single-seater championship ACE aims to provide top-level pathway at a fraction of the price
F1 sees this November's Las Vegas Grand Prix as a vision of its future and the (unlikely) plans for a London Grand Prix fit right in
Motor Sport Shop gift guide There's something that makes intricate, car cufflinks impossible to resist, whether they feature tiny mechanical parts; miniature models; or quirky personalised features. It makes them…
There were three Ducatis in the top five at last weekend’s final preseason tests – which is why Jorge Lorenzo may just make history next week The two big questions…