Articles from the archive

edited by Cyril Frey. 178pp/ 13” x 10”. (Martini Racing, 80 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4TG. £19.95 + £2.80 p&p) Contrary to first impressions, this glossy coffee-table tome is more than…

Britain is almost as rich in one-make sports car series as it is in monotype saloon categories. Here, we try two varieties at different ends of the subtlety spectrum There…

IT is natural for owners of vintage cars and sports cars to wish to get together to compare their cars, discuss kindred matters and swop experiences. The rarer the make…

We all know about Le Mans' flat-out blast and Spa's Masta Strdght, but few recall the Targa Florio equivalent Readers of a certain age may recall the celebrated TV double-act…

A sad little tale comes from Italy about the winter testing that Ferrari has been doing, with the first of the 5-litre Group 5 Sports cars and the flat 12-cylinder…

The latest fully-detailed Corgi miniature is of a Chevrolet Camaro SS350. It is a fine piece of small-scale die-casting and has the "Golden Jacks" wheel-changing system which Mettoy Playcraft introduced…

MOTOR SPORT OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS' CLUB INCORPORATING SPEED AND THE BROOKLANDS GAZETTE EDITORIAL OFFICES 21, CITY ROAD, LONDON, E.C.I Telephone : CLErkenwell 1128 ADVERTISEMENT OFFICES 54,…

Brooklands v. Mary Rose Sir, Your remarks in this month's Motor Sport concerning the proposed gravel-raising threat to Brooklands are most apt, but I do feel that the raising of the…

When we speak of legendary partnerships in motor racing, perhaps the one that would spring first to most minds is that of Colin Chapman and Jim Clark: throughout his eight-year…

THE MANX " MONACO " DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED "ROUND THE TOWN" RACE AT DOUGLAS, I.O.M. AS announced in MOTOR SPORT for July, 1932, plans for a motor car race…

Ex-Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve will get his eye in for the Le Mans 24 Hours in the Spa 1000Km.  Villeneuve, who is returning to the French enduro with…

In the white wilderness of Lapland just a week after the Monte, Tapio Rainio (top) emerged winner despite having a valve spring changed at the roadside by willing Saab Finland…