Articles from the archive

We hear that the last of Challenor Barson's many Berson Specials is still in use, but that at 87 this inveterate specials-builder has decided that enough is enough, he and…

Tinker, racer, soldier, spy. There were few quiet moments in the world of St John Horsfall All these Aston celebrations made me think of a wonderful interview I did in…

That is the question! Or was, in the vintage years. These days, a differential is fitted to every car, is found in limited-slip form on high-performance models and in multiples,…

Colin Chapman made the biggest performance gain in modern Motorsport when he turned his attention to harnessing underbody aerodynamics. Keith Howard charts the process of using suction to blow away…

"Readership of Motor or Autocar is not regarded as a prerequisite; in fact, the winner read only Motor Sport!"—The Guild of Motoring Writers' News letter for April, referring to the…

Offers to road-test tuned cars such as Ford Cortinas and Mini-Coopers are never lacking at Motor Sport. Because of these cars' obvious sporting associations there is a big market for…

Having put the April issue of Motor Sport, in the more polite jargon of Fleet Street, "to bed" your editor decided to forsake fountain pen and keyboard for steering wheel…

Olympia Rally After the two inter-continental rallies from London to Sydney and from London to Mexico it must have been a great temptation for the Germans, who were anxious to…

Congratulations, Jaguar! The new and keenly-awaited Jaguar E-type is described in this issue of Motor Sport. It is a stupendous achievement of British automobile engineering skill and craftsmanship, for here is…

MOTOR SPORT's regular readers are enthusiasts or presumably they would not be reading this magazine. But what sparked off their interest in cars and motoring sport? Here the Editor and…

Recent Sporting I (:vents in Pictures

Puzzled by the Panamera Even though we are just halfway through the year, I know already that I will not drive another car in the remaining months as perplexing as…