Articles from the archive

There is very little club news, although there may be a Vintage S.C.C. meeting later on, Sam Clutton has some pretty devastating ideas which may well come into operation before…

Oxford Diecasts (of Swansea) is an enterprising specialist model company set up in 1993. Early last year it contacted us for any reference we might hold on an unusual prototype…

THE CONAN-DOYLES' 12-CYLINDER 11-LITRE DELAGE 2 A MODIFIED 1925 GRAND PRIX CAR FOR 1937 EVENTS. L.M.B. FRONT INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. Richard Seaman's remarkable successes with the ten-year-old 1j-litre Delage last season…

Jaguar is back in motor racing with commitment, and the ultimate goal is success at Le Mans. This was the message that came through clearly when Motor Sport returned to Browns Lane last…

M. D. Tooley describes his interesting M.G. with Opel I.F.S. In June, 1943, my brother and I found an M.G. Magna (F-type) in an Essex breaker's yard. The car was…

Most of the 500-c.c. ace drivers were present and one or two interesting new cars arrived; the 1,200-c.c. class contained the varying types of Ford-engined machines which were competing against…

For a firm founded by a penniless refugee, Janspeed has come a long way since first dipping its toes into motorsport in the early Sixties. Its successful Group N programme…

I though I'd seen it all before. In hindsight I should have known better. This was something special: my first visit to Daytona, and on the 50th anniversary of international…

Dragonfly The inaugural year of the Vauxhall-Lotus Challenge in Britain, and its Opel-labelled European counterpart, ostensibly filled every hope expressed for it, and the massive backing of the world's biggest…

The thirtieth version of the N.W. London M.C.'s classic "Gloucester" Trial was contested on December 4th and attracted 73 entries and 61 starters. We were able to avail ourselves of…

The vintage SCC decided to get all ambitious this year and extend its Oulton Park Meeting over two days, with sponsorship from The Observer and the Cheshire Life Building Society. Such is…

The Dellow, built near Birmingham and deriving its name from those of KC Delingpole and RD Lowe who sponsor it, has achieved widespread popularity as a trials car, notably in the hands…