Articles from the archive

Sir, Thank you for your marvellous series of 'Track 'Tests'. Might I suggest Clermont Ferrand as a subject for the future? One criticism I have, though, was the lack of…

Sir, I was most interested to read the article on "Toj" cars in your May issue. Perhaps I could shed some light, I have an interest in early Tojeiros, and about…

When I interviewed Georges Roesch for Motor Sport in 1952, he told me that while preparing to improve the little 8hp Talbot, which became the 10/23, and designing his impressive…

Jack Hill (Reading) Ltd. recently submitted two Fiat cars, a 126L and a 127, to an RAC-observed fuel-consumption test. The Report is detailed as RAC Trial No. 888. The 126L…

by "Baladeur" "At Kingsclere, we turned down the lanes, well-surfaced, flanked by gracious country-houses standing in orderly grounds, and seemingly quite devoid of traffic. . . . We fell to…

Over the decades every top racing driver has lost a potential victory in unfortunate circumstances, but few have suffered a greater blow than that experienced by John Love, an underdog…

As is the case with so many Spring and Summer Meetings, the Vintage Aeroplane Club's Rally, held at White Waltham over the weekend May 3rd/4th, was accompanied by persistent low cloud,…

One of Corgi's latest models is a Lotus Elan, 3 1/2 in. long, and complete with folding seats, brown facia to contrast with the authentic black interior trim, gear-lever, steering…

The problem of how to get home if your car breaks down has become much less of a trauma than once it was. In what are popularly referred to as…

C. L. Bold's Bold-Special Makes Best Performance in Classic West Country Event The Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. can be relied on to organise good events and so it was on…

Photo feature The accompanying photograph shows a 500-c.c.racing car now nearing completion. The specification is somewhat different from usual trends, in particular forward mounting of engine, rear-wheel drive and complete absence of chains.…

Sir, As a Riley enthusiast of 15 years' standing who has owned ten of these "great little cars," may I give a few additional aids to recognition. First there was…