Articles from the archive

"Ferrari four-seaters" by David Owen. 134 pp, 81/2" x 7". "Saab turbo" by Graham Robson. 135pp, 81/2" x 7". "Mercedes Benz 300SL" by William Boddy, 135pp, 81/2" x 7". (Osprey Publishing  Ltd,…

1951 Awards On the Editorial pages we pay tribute to 22-year old Stirling Moss for again winning the BRDC Gold Star, which is.awarded for his successes in road racing type events at…

March will see the beginning of the 1964 season of Formula One racing, with an event at Snetterton, in which there looks like being quite a good entry, though little…

Ian Taylor British motor racing was dealt a sharp shock on June 7, when news filtered through that Ian Taylor had lost his life while competing in the Rover 216…

The Gibbons, produced in 1922, was undoubtedly one of the most unorthodox and, perhaps for that reason, one of the most interesting, of the cycle-cars produced during the early nineteen-twenties,…

"Motor Sport" Road-Tests the A105 A Spacious, Comfortable, High-Performance Family Saloon at a Competitive Price, Plentiful Flow of Smooth Power Characterises Two-Carburetter Six-Cylinder Engine. During the Christmas recess we were…

Roger Albert Clark Rally November 19-22 Fresh from winning the 2005 British Rally Championship in a Ford Focus, Mark Higgins stepped back 30 years in technology to win the second…

• Longenvity.— We would not like to take bets on how long a car which is correctly serviced and carefully driven can he made to run. In general, the edge…

From family heirlooms to fast cars, this television antiques expert has an eye for classic engineering There are similarities between Simon Bull's two prime fields of expertise: both involve fine…

The Editor ponders about plugs Accessories and components are taken very much for granted, however much the cars themselves are discussed and dissected by enthusiasts. So I thought it was…

Sir, I cannot for the life of me recall whether I have written you to congratulate you for your remarkable courage as displayed in your Editorials and letters to the…

THE year was 1924. A veteran Stanley steam-car, immaculate in green and yellow, with enormous spidery wheels, sizzled to a halt outside my father's garage at Ripley, on the Portsmouth…