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Matters of moment, April 1982
• The new "Blower" Bentley The Bentley image is that of a sporting car, whether as true sports models from…
• The new "Blower" Bentley The Bentley image is that of a sporting car, whether as true sports models from…
Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this…
Auction Sale WE recently had occasion to look in on an auction sale of old cars, ranging from a veteran…
THIS annual occasion on which cars from the Edwardian period compete on (theoretically) equal terms with the latest offerings straight…
Tuning Test AFN race prove the 911 SC Sport RACING the Porsche 911 Sc in winged Sport guise is, in…
A tale of two Renaults TOWARDS the end of February, we had the opportunity to sample two of the most…
UNSEASONAL weather has become so common nowadays that one wonders whether climate has ceased to follow any pattern at all.…
STIG BLOMQVIST made a brilliant switch from f.w.d Saab to 4.w.d. Audi (above left) mastering the different technique in a…
A section devoted to old car matters Motoring as it was - A look-back at the roads of long ago…
Seaman and Delage Sir, I feel your remarks in Matters of Moment (February 1982) concerning the successes achieved by Richard…
". . . Birkin's gear changes were perfect, but then, the Bentley gearbox was very good indeed, in spite of…
ETTORE ARCO ISIDORO BUGATTI, myths or no myths, had a highly creditable career. Among his many claims to fame is…
NOWHERE in the world are spectators less concerned for their own safety than in Portugal, where they seem to be…
Home win Rio de Janeiro, March 21st TO WIN one's home Grand Prix is the ambition of every Grand Prix…
ONE thing about the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch is that you know exactly where it is. In Brazil…
WHEN the European Formula Two Championship was originally instigated in 1967 it was intended to consolidate a very positive bridge…
I DROVE up to North Wales the other day to chat with Mr. Jeffrey Quill, OBE, AFC, FRAeS, the famous…
THE Shuttleworth Trust announces that this year its very enjoyable Flying Displays will take place, weather permitting (but the Museum…
LAST MONTH I explained how the 1952 Formula 2 Connaught found itself able to run in Grand Prix events and…
"The Certain Sound — Thirty Years Of Motor Racing" by John Wyer. 260 pp. 10½" x 8½" (Patrick Stephens Ltd.,…
Ended 30 years ago on safety grounds, the Group B era is still regarded by many as the World Rally Championship's apotheosis. Brutality, meet romance.
The departure of Luca Cordero di Montezemolo from Ferrari has been rumoured for weeks. Today those rumours became fact. In a statement Ferrari’s parent company Fiat announced that the man…
It’s easy to be cynical – men in suits exchanging assets, with the new chairman Chase Carey talking about the sport’s three ‘income buckets’ and its prospects for expansion. But…
Audi signs off from prototype racing this weekend as Bahrain hosts the final round of the 2016 World Endurance Championship season. The German marque has celebrated its near two decades…