Page 21
Matters of Moment, April 1972
A new sports car—The Jensen-Healey We began the year with the suggestion that a sports-car renaissance might well be a…
April 1972
Page 22
Motor Sport Fixture List For April
Motor Sport Fixture List For April * Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of…
Page 23
1972 South African Grand Prix
First win for a Yardley McLaren Kyalami, March 4th. Relieved of its usual status of being the first World Championship…
Page 26
On Circuit Alterations
Last month I mentioned how some circuits and organisers seem to give up and abandon motor racing when a difficulty…
Page 28
Introducing the Fiat 128 Rally
Fiat hit on a bright idea to launch the new Fiat 128 Rally. They brought together twenty of the country's…
Page 28
The FIAT 124 Special T
Alfred Woolf, calm and convincing publicity purveyor in this country for Fiat, rang me the other day to remind me…
Page 29
Continental Notes, April 1972
Le Mans Already the practice weekend has taken place at Le Mans and this year's race looks as though it…
Page 30
A 4 1/2 litre Lagonda Correction
The muddle goes on. Last month we tried to sort out the 1934 Fox and Nicholl Lagondas and while getting…
Page 30
American Comment
Sponsorship Clashes Hit USAC The USAC Championship Car series, which runs throughout the year in America almost entirely on oval…
Page 31
New Big Ford the Granada
To replace the well-known Zephyr and Zodiac—large cars well suited to Ford's universal V6 power unit but perhaps not as…
Page 32
How do you become a racing car designer?
"If you haven't got your own lathe by the time you are twelve, and are not a fully competent driver…
Page 35
They Make Racing Cars- Group Racing Developments
Last summer saw a surprise turn at Lotus when Colin Chapman announced the departure from the main board, and from…
Page 36
Veteran - Edwardian - Vintage, April 1972
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The Non-Pom. Silverstone (March 11th) Everything was set for another good Pomeroy Trophy contest…
Page 42
Vintage Postbag, April 1972
Bentley in New Zealand Sir, By good fortune I was passed a copy of your July, 1971 Motor Sport and…
Page 42
Factory Methods of the Vintage Era
No. 16: General Motors at Hendon Today the products of General Motors, the largest producer of motor vehicles in the…
Page 43
Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars
Sir, I was most interested in the letter from Mr. R. S. Cooke in the "Vintage Postbag" in your February…
Page 43
J. C. Boylan
Sir, The letter of Mr. R. S. Cooke in your February issue leads me to divulge some information on Rolls-Royce…
Page 43
VSCC Measham Trophy Rally
Sir, Many thanks fr your kind words about my Amilcar. However, it has only once needed assistance to get home,…
Page 43
What is it?
Sir, The answer is that the first car in the photo is not--as suggested by the Editor--a Stoewer, but definitely…
Page 43
G. N. Sheffield
Sir, With reference to R. S. Cooke's letter, I am not certain as to which model he refers, as in…
You may also like
Opinion
F1
The world according to Niki Lauda
We were sitting in the McLaren ‘brand centre’, three of us, mid-season 2008, just chewing the fat one grand prix Saturday, qualifying still a couple of hours away. In walks…
Land Speed Record News
Bloodhound LSR sale: "It's a last roll of the dice"
“Either we get somebody to fund it or we just have to put it into a museum and close the project down.” It’s a sad but realistic assessment from Bloodhound’s…
F1
Simon's snapshots #4
A series in which Motor Sport’s features editor raids the loft to salvage grainy fragments from his racing past Race of Champions, Brands Hatch, April 15 1979 “Did someone forget to…
Great Read
F1
Nigel Roebuck's Legends: Jean Behra
Why are we drawn to this sport? Through my 20-odd years as a Grand Prix journalist, I have been repeatedly surprised by the drivers’ lack of childhood enthusiasm for motor…