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Matters of moment, August 1966
TIMES CHANGE! The heading does not refer to the disappearance of advertisements from the front page of The Times, although…
TIMES CHANGE! The heading does not refer to the disappearance of advertisements from the front page of The Times, although…
Watchet Flower Show & Fete, August 3rd. Parade and gymkhana of veteran cars. Driving tests on show ground. 3,30 p.m.…
Of the fourteen events in which points can be scored, seven have been held as we go to press, although…
The B.R.S.C.C. Meeting at Brands Hatch on August 7th will he a benefit for the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Readers…
"There's no doubt this is the best car I have ever driven in the whole World."- Jackie Stewart reporting on…
Since the previous Grande Epreuve there were two questions outstanding, what would John Surtees drive as he had terminated his…
The 24-hour race at Le Mans is now six weeks old and the vast American armada that came over and slaughtered "poor…
THE Reims meeting must have been the biggest concentration of single-seater racing cars ever gathered together, with races for Formula…
ROUEN, FRANCE, July 10th AT the Reims meeting the Formula Two and Formula Three races had been the supporting events, but…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters THE V.S.C.C. OULTON PARK RACE MEETING (June 25th) PERHAPS the best of the Vintage…
The "Lost Causes Rally", after being abandoned for some years, will be held again at the Montagu Motor Museum, Beaulieu,…
According to The Birmingham Post an 84-year-old consulting surgeon still runs the 40/50 Rolls-Royce he bought in 1920. It has…
(June 19th) Nowadays, veteran and vintage vehicles are an attraction at so many carnivals, fetes, traction-engine rallies and what have…
A 1934 Armstrong Siddeley 15 with seized engine was for sale in Surrey for 10s. and the remains of the…
In connection with our recent reference to Dodge Bros. and a mysterious rival quoted as a Leaver, an American reader…
The Delage Association has been formed and has acquired the entire stock of Delage spares held previously by Elephant Motors, comprising…
Vertical Twins Sir, I was interested to read your footnote to .a letter headed "Vertical Twins." I was offered a…
As a change from seeing vintage and historic cars taking part in races or driving tests, on August 14th you…
General Classification 1st: Ake Andersson/Sven Svedberg (Saab) 3,453 penalties 2nd: Pat Moss-Carlsson/Lig Nystrom (Saab) 4,096 penalties 3rd: Bjorn Waldegard/Bertil eriksson (VW 1600 TL)…
Should the riders have raced on Sunday? Do they have too much say in their own safety? MotoGP has always existed on a knife edge, which is why we love…
Sebastian Vettel has a head for stats and clearly enjoys the status they bring. Last Sunday in India he moved ahead of Jim Clark on 26 Grand Prix victories. This…
I may be pushing the boundaries of my brief here, but if I promise not to mention it again can I discuss the future of what I am told was…
So the introduction of the ‘halo’ driver protection system now being considered as mandatory equipment on Formula 1 cars has been delayed until 2018. These devices anchor at three points…