Articles from the archive

Edited by Mike Micks. 120 pp. 8-1/2 in. x 5-3/4 in. (PSL Ltd., 9 Ely Place, London, EC1N 6SQ. £1.50.) Here is an excellent insight into how the two-wheeler racing…

Sir, I know Trevor Tarring drives his Frazer Nash at 60-65 mph — I followed him once and was most impressed, but Nash drivers tend to cruise at maximum speed,…

SPORTING CARS ON ROAD AND TRACK. SOME IMPRESSIONS OF THE 30,98 VAUXHALL. By RICHARD TWELVETREES. SINCE becoming closely interested in sporting cars of various makes, I have often been questioned…

Sir, D.S.J. has always said that if you enjoy doing something - somebody will try to stop you. How right he is. As a regular competitor in Vintage and Hostoric…

Sir, I read with much interest your article "The Diesel Background" in the January issue. I purchased, with what I care to think was much foresight, a diesel-engined LWB, hard-top,…

THE GRAND PRIX OF PAU MARCEL LEHOUX (BUGATTI) WINS OPENING RACE OF THE SEASON, SNOWSTORM MAKES CONDITIONS SEVERE. ROUND-THE-TOWN races have the advantage of being a concentrated test of the…

Mark Garfitt's New Year Day assembly at The Verzons, near Ledbury, for celebrating VSCC members, was again a full-house success this year, in spite of the Arctic weather. The hotel…

etta KENTISH BORDER C.C. The Kentish Border Car Club will hold a freak hill-climb at a new and secret venue near Kingsdown, Kent, on Sunday, April 2nd. Competitors will start…

The power of the new Corvette stuns when it's powering down the Mistrale straight, but disappoints when you have to turn a corner Years ago, while my backside was enjoying…

MOTOR SPORT interviews the managing director of Lotus Cars. Michael Kimberley will celebrate ten years with Lotus in August of this year, ten years that have seen him climb from…

Sir, I was an avid reader of MOTOR SPORT from the mid '60s up to the late '80s. I stopped taking it then as I felt that the quality of…

A reader who still has the MG TC he bought in 1967 has imported a J4 MG Midget formerly owned by Gerald Goyner. It is thought to be the car…