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Matters of moment, December 1956
About face 1 St John Nixon, motoring historian, expresses some startling views in the final chapter of his latest motor history hook,…
About face 1 St John Nixon, motoring historian, expresses some startling views in the final chapter of his latest motor history hook,…
The end of October and throughout November saw a great deal of activity among Grand Prix teams, preparatory to the…
The golden autumn Sunday of October 14th was the occasion of a BRSCC Race Meeting at Brands Hatch, attended by a crowd…
Emphasis on value-for-money Ford has been the symbol of motoring value-for-money (allied to sound engineering and superb servicing facilities) from the…
This year's MCC National Rally, which had starting points at Manchester, Kenilworth, London, Bathpool, Norwich, Cardiff and Glasgow, attracted an entry of…
"Cape Cold to Cape Hot," by Richard Pape. 256 pp. 9 in by 53/4 in. (Oldhams Press Ltd., 96 Long Acre, London, WC2.…
[PCM Talbot of Winchester describes cars large and cars small—Ed.] My motoring career started, like that of so many others on a motor-cycle. Back…
[Continuing from the November issue, the account by Charles Metchim, now resident in Nairobi, of how he competed at Le Mans…
End-of-the year thoughts Looking back to our Motor Show issue, some additional points occur to us. Some persons seem cross that we outlined the…
A section devoted to old-car matters, under the heading of "Vintage Veering." appeared in Motor Sport from June 1949 to June 1953, after which…
Looking around the veterans at the finish, we noticed the de Dion engine in Fotheringlaam-Parker's 1903 Renault, the snug landaulette…
A day with steam It was a happy gesture on the part of James & Crockerell Ltd contractors, of Durrington in Wiltshire, to…
Sir, In browsing through a copy of your August number I found a photograph of the 1914/1918 war FWD lorry. I…
Challenge to Mr Woodland Sir, Mr AH Woodland hopes he is not over-enthusiastic about his 1936 41/2-litre Bentley. To tell the truth, while reading his…
Sir, I was most interested in the letter from Bois-Colombes about British sales in Europe, and I endorse all that…
Why have we become so obsessed with World Champions? Every year, the speculation starts earlier. At this rate we will soon be predicting who the World Champion will be next…
Bill Vukovich would have turned 100 on December 13 – here's what made the 'Mad Russian' so great Images courtesy of Indianapolis Motor Speedway “He was madder than a wet…
Far from the crash-fest some were fearing, the inaugural Azerbaijan Grand Prix was remarkably routine. No safety cars, mainly single-stop strategies, a start-to-finish demonstration up front by Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes.…
I think I drove the new Audi A3 last week. I am aware that one of the more important qualifications of those of us who drive cars for living is…