Archive Road Test: Toyota MR2 A sports car for the eighties Anyone who tries to lay down a definition of a "sports car" soon finds himself in the position of the oozlam bird, disappearing up his… October 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive New cars: Mazda 323 Mazda has produced new versions of its 323 range which is set against cars such as the Ford Escort, Volkswagen Golf, Nissan Cherry and Vauxhall Astra. A prospective buyer… October 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive Tourist trophy The ETC starts to ook interesting again With the withdrawal of Jaguar and the BMW 635 CSi now in decline having reached the limit of its development, the European Touring… October 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive Road Test Caterham Seven 1700 Super Sprint It is astonishing to recall that the car we now call the Caterham Seven has been with us for nearly 30 years. As the Lotus… September 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive David Purley, GM: 'As large a character as motor racing has known' When David Purley's Pitts Special crashed into the sea off Bognor Regis on July 2nd, motor racing lost one of its most popular drivers. The widespread shock and grief experienced by so… September 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive Buckler When I was a schoolboy and French lessons were devoted to designing 750 specials with a copy of the Club's regs close at hand, and the only serious point of… September 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive Egypt's sports racing car - The Phoenix SR150 One of my favourite trick questions on motor racing is: "What is the national racing colour of Egypt?" This arcane piece of knowledge is in the "Not many people know… August 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive Road test: Toyota Corolla GT Earlier this year, Toyota extended its Corolla range by adding a series of fwd hatchbacks to be sold in addition to the existing rwd series. At the top of the new… August 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive The Constructors - Crossle Four things make Crossle Cars interesting. The first is the firm's survival, the company more or less ties with Mallock as the second longest established production racing car maker in… August 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive Hockenheim 1,000 Kms Works Porsche on form One of the features of this year's World Endurance Championship has been the closing-up of performances due to the lower fuel allocation, 510 litres for 1,000… August 1985 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive New Cars: BMW 7-Series BMW's 7 Series has established a small but significant niche in the British market, having sold a consistent 2,300 units a year since 1979. More to the point, perhaps, 70%… November 1986 Issue By Mike Lawrence
Archive New Cars: Honda Legend It is astonishing how different the Honda Legend is to the Rover 800 considering they have so many components and panels in common and, indeed, are built in the same… November 1986 Issue By Mike Lawrence