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Vintage Values
Sir, With reference to Mr. Carson's letter in the May issue of Motor Sport I feel I really must come…
Sir, With reference to Mr. Carson's letter in the May issue of Motor Sport I feel I really must come…
Sir, A historic MG K3 Magnette was rescued from a long hibernation in a damp shed recently by an enthusiast…
To help funds, the SW Section of the VCC is selling raffle tickets, the prize in which will be two…
Sir, There was almost certainly a Dorman-engined Palladium car fitted with this automatic transmission. Dormans were considering producing this unit,…
Stanley Sedgwiek's Opus THE indefatigable President of the Bentley DC has performed another service to this Club and to motoring…
The VCC Esso loW Rally takes place on September 24-26th. The first veteran car rally on the Island since 1963,…
Sir, I refer to David L. Gandhi's letter in the Vintage Postbag section of the July edition of Motor Sport…
(July 11th) It was nice to be back among the Coatalen Sunbeams, Roesch Talbots and the Darracqs, at Wolverhampton, where…
(July 10th) In real summer weather the older cars gathered at Shelsley Walsh for their assault on a hill which…
McLaren Racing recover Le Castellet, France, July 4th It is interesting how quickly time passes and how soon. we get…
Results: 82nd FRENCH GRAND PRIX—Formula One-54 laps—Paul Ricard Autodrome 5.810 kilometres per lap-313.740 kilometres—Very warm Retirements: H. Ertl (Hesketh 308/3)…
After the race the first eight finishers were scrutineered in a comic-opera fashion typical of the 1976 season of Grand…
Of special interest was the reappearance of the Ferrari de Dion rear suspension, this system being fitted to 312T2/ 025…
Stab a pin into a list of European rallies and the chances are that you'll pick one which is little…
The best pointer to the success of a business trip usually comes when the weary traveller flops down amidst piles…
Castro! and Leyland Cars.Together again on the great road ahead. As every enthusiast knows, Leyland Cars are officially back into…
How Chequered Flag's Lancia Stratos beat the big boys. On Shell. When the Lancia Stratos won the Mintex International Rally,…
Sports cars were never really intended for the masses, but the bigger manufacturers have to think in terms of attracting…
Sir, As I am sure that the view I express in the following is one held by Many of your…
Sir, I have followed with considerable interest —and amusement—the correspondence of late concerning collectors' model vehicles. As I originated this…
How betrayed should those of us who love thoroughbred sports cars feel when their manufacturers decide to slap their names on the sides of two-tonne SUVs? On one level it…
A sizeable jam developed behind Sergio Pérez’s buckled McLaren towards the closing stages of the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix, but it was nothing compared with the race’s immediate aftermath. The…
As expected Gil de Ferran has hired Tony Kanaan to replace Raphael Matos as his lead driver at the de Ferran Dragon Racing IndyCar team. Kanaan lost his job with…
In his top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2013, published in our February issue season review, Nigel Roebuck places Kimi Räikkönen fourth behind the obvious choices of Sebastian Vettel and…