Articles from the archive

It is not every day that we receive letters from readers in Czechoslovakia, so we were glad to hear from Vladimir Sedlacck about rear-engined racing cars. He queries our assumption…

The fine summer enjoyed by much of the Northern Hemisphere this year duly had its effect on agriculture, commerce, horticulture — and Formula One. Every single European race in the world championship…

In the nineteen-thirties Sydney Allard was a great enthusiast for mud-plugging trials and being a Ford agent he naturally showed a lot of interest in the powerful and light 30…

Grand Prix Racers Portraits of Speed Photography: Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier. Text: Xavier Chimits What a fitting tribute to a great photographer. Bernard Cahier, who died recently at the age…

Sir, Almost three years ago, while I Was in course of a sea voyage for service in a distant clime, I heard, via the B.B.C. news service, that the basic…

A moving tribute to Jenks Sir, I thought you all deserved the highest possible praise for a wonderful 1000th edition of Motor Sport. It’s absolutely superb – well done indeed!…

[I found it as hard to resist the invitation to visit the Rolls-Royce Motor Car Division at Crewe when it came as Alice found it impossible not to go to…

Lotus are proud to announce the introduction of a new service to customers. A fully-equipped van is to be sent to as many race meetings as possible to provide a…

Freddie Henry, ex-Austin apprentice, which was appropriate, because he used to be taken to school in 1920 in a blue Austin 20 coupe, wrote a booklet about "The Old Man",…

Reversal of fortune -- Paul Lawrence reports on how and why the HSCC has grown in stature Almost a decade ago the Historic Sports Car Club was in trouble. Its…

Until the practice for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort the only new things to appear from Bourne had been various mechanical items fitted to last year's cars. In Holland…

Is this where motor racing’s first fatality occurred, during a French road race 115 years ago? Motoring through France recently, my wife and I stopped in Périgueux, where I recalled…