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Matters of moment, August 1980
Full circle with FIAT? " ... the phrase, 'the racing-car is the touring-car of tomorrow', is none of my coinage .…
Full circle with FIAT? " ... the phrase, 'the racing-car is the touring-car of tomorrow', is none of my coinage .…
On the day that this issue closed for press Mr. Fowler, the Minister of Transport, announced proposals to change the basis…
As two different dates were quoted for Hans von Stuck's appearance at Shelsley Walsh with the Auto-Union, in last month's article…
The Vauxhall 30/98 is not one of the most desirable of cars. You cannot stand beside it (your investment)) and claim "It's…
The Appleton Special In the 1931 Tourist Trophy race on the Ards circuit in Northern Ireland car number 34 was one…
By any standard the Renault 5 equipped with mid-mounted engine and turbocharging is an extraordinary motor car. Its looks are strongly…
It fell flat Brands Hatch, July 13th Enthusiasm was running high for the British Grand Prix two or three weeks…
Ferrari produced a brand new T5 for Villeneuve (048), while Scheckter had his usual car (046) and the spare was 044…
The Formula 3 race on Sunday morning was a bit like the Grand Prix, for practice had suggested a very…
Volvo 244 GLT Twenty years ago, when Volvo and Saab were less well-established here, I went to Sweden for a week,…
The Talbot Solara SX The first of the range of cars now known as Talbots (but far-removed from my 1922 Talbot-Darracq and…
[Described to the Editor in a recent interview] Even the younger generation should have heard of CEC Martin, that versatile and capable…
It is well known that while Louis Coatalen was responsible for the engineering affairs and racing and record-breaking activities of the…
The well-liked Alfasud has been sensibly modified along its nine-year span, to enable it to retain its popularity among those…
"The AA — A History of the Automobile Association, 1905-1980" by Hugh Barty-King. 319 pp, 101/2",111/2". (The Automobile Association, Fanum…
A section devoted to old-car matters More about vintage motoring in Wales Last year I had something to say about motoring in the 1920s…
Sir, With reference to the final paragraph of Kent Karslake's letter about the 1908 Grand Prix Panhard-Levassor in Vintage Postbag,…
An Austalian small car Sir, I've been a regular reader of Motor Sport for a considerable number of years, and have always…
The Vintage SCC's annual hillclimb at the famous MAC venue near Worcester took place in good "Wimbledon weather" on July…
Continued from the July issue We left X, as I am referring to this 1914/18-war soldier turned Flying Officer, after he…
Max Verstappen and Red Bull was fastest once again in Austria ahead of qualifying
Roger Penske further expanded his retinue of sponsors on Tuesday. In the wake of previous announcements over the past week, Penske’s NASCAR and IndyCar teams confirmed that the Automobile Club…
W Series will support eight Formula 1 races next season in a new partnership between the two championships. The agreement builds on the plans for the all-female racing category to…
A Ferrari unlike any other is set to fetch millions at auction. Here's its story At first sight, it’s clear that this 1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Series II is no…