Articles from the archive

The October edition of the Motoring News and Motor Sport Video is still available, the main feature being an interview with Britain's most promising young driver, Martin Brundle. Recorded exclusively…

The class motor racing circuits of Europe by David Venables How fitting that a sport as prone to selfmythologising as motor racing should have found its nascent expression on the…

The Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans will undergo a raft of safety improvements in time for next year’s 24 Hours race. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest, which runs…

A historic race series supported by a mainstream manufacturer? There’s value in history Awards evenings abound as the season runs down but those for historic racing don’t often resonate outside…

1927 IN RETROSPECT. SPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED. AS each year's racing season draws to a close, it is as well to give a critical glance at its results and notice the features…

Just occasionally, a new engine appears that not only throws convention to the winds, it makes convention look pretty silly as it does so. The V12 in the McLaren F1…

WE HEAR H.W. Uhle of New York has acquired a 1935 K6 Hispano-Suiza drophead coupe. James G. RouIton, recently elected Secretary of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, cherishes a 1914…

Rio in retrospect When a brand new Grand Prix car wins on its maiden outing, it is an event which always raises one's eyebrows: not simply over the quality of…

Shelsey Walsh The VSCC's Diamond Jubilee was celebrated in great style and dignity during the week of July 2-8. It was a fantastic vintage occasion, attracting an entry of 642…

Obituary 'Wilkie' Wilkinson Walter Ernest 'Wilkie' Wilkinson,who has died aged 98, came from an era of riding mechanics and wizard engine tuners, whose painstaking work contributed to automotive know-how until…

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The London-Brighton Veteran Car Run is not a race but, for the record, the first car to arrive in 2001 was Stuart Evison's 1902 Mors. Of 365 pre-1905 veterans, only…