Articles from the archive

"Cars In Colour", by Michael Sedgwick. 174 pp. 8 11/16 in. x 8½ in. (B. T. Batsford Ltd., 4, Fitzhardinge St., London, W.1. 25s.) Batsford are back on the motor-book…

Sir, On page 828 of the July issue you imply that Hudson was part of General Motors. Is this Correct? The Hudson was one of the first new cars to…

Since 1963 a young man from Shakespeare's west country region has nearly exclusively devoted his talents to Mini derivatives and how the best can be wrung from the ubiquitous box…

In the 1990s saloon car racing pulled in record crowds. Now enthusiasts for that dramatic era have fired up those staggeringly complex Super Tourers for the first race in 12…

From penniless F3000 racer to Williams driver in the spate of four seasons: our new touring car columnist Alain Menu reflects on his change of fortune To race for Williams…

A READER, Mr. J. C. Horne of Leeds, sends the following extract from "Adventurers' Paradise", by Alastair Scobie (Cassell) : "In this category was my experience in Tanganyika with a…

The Autocar thought of it first WHAT WAS IT THAT THIS LEADING weeldy magazine thought of first? The answer is a round-Britain RAC Rally, the RAC having agreed to organise…

CAPT. CAMPBELL on The future of the Speedway (Capt. Malcolm Campbell is the holder of the World's Car Speed Records fe r 5 miles and 5 kilometres.) New Track Need.…

Gordon Cruickshank Assistant/Deputy Editor 1982-present I actually applied for a job on Motoring News, but I was hijacked by the Proprietor, Mr Tee, as Motor Sport's previous Assistant Ed was…

60 years ago in June, Britain lost one of its most dashing heroes. 'Tim' Birkin, debonair baronet, flamboyant racing driver, pilot, crack shot, sailor and sportsman, died, not as he…

Joseph Lucas  Stands 252, 253, 316, 317 General electrical equipment and accessories can be seen on this stand. More new mirrors are being made available, especially those for wing mounting!…

Sir, May I, as the largely contented and enthusiastic owner of a 1988 Carrera, invite Porsche GB to answer publicly and truthfully the following question. Why is it that, as…