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Matters of moment, December 1977
A front-wheel-drive breakthrough Before the war cars with front-wheel-drive, the Alvis and Tracta for example, were regarded as oddities until…
A front-wheel-drive breakthrough Before the war cars with front-wheel-drive, the Alvis and Tracta for example, were regarded as oddities until…
I went one dull November day to the Lygon Arms, Broadway, that Cotswold show-village which constitutes an American pilgrimage in…
Fiat clinches World Championship in Corsica At the beginning of the year, when Fiat was the only manufacturer to declare…
When I go to a Formula One Grand Prix, in order to make a comprehensive report for Motor Sport, it…
Almost exactly a year ago we were being introduced to the new Wolf racing car and the new team. Walter…
Impressions of the GLS and the outstanding GLi Since J.W. road-tested the Volkswagen Scirocco 1600TS in the July, 1976 issue…
Alfa announcements The Italian taxpayer's view may be very different, hut from where we sit Alfa Romeo is doing a…
From time to time Mr. Harold Butcher has shown interest in items about happenings in the Herefordshire country where he…
"The Four-Wheeled Morgan, Volume One The Flat-Radiator Models" by Ken Hall. 136 pp. 7 in. x 91 in. (Motor Racing…
This column leans this month on a reader, Mr. J. S. Derry of South Africa who writes as follows: Would…
One of the World's Satisfying Experiences Having written of the BMW 633CSi as recently as last August, when I described…
It seems that the Japanese Companies of Datsun and Toyota are threatening to return to unrestricted selling of their cars…
Hunt leaves no doubt Fuji Speedway, October 23rd Although the Japanese Grand Prix is a new event to the Formula…
The Year of South and Daly A refreshing breath of maturity has swept through the British Formula Three scene this…
I particularly like the Targa Florio P2 Alfa Romeo, No.60 in Grand Prix Models' Classic Cars series, and their J2…
A section devoted to old-car matters The Brighton Run (November 6th) Once again Renault Ltd. sponsored another successful RAC Veteran…
It is universally accepted that Brooklands Track, built by Hugh Fortesque Locke-King in 1906/7 and officially opened on June 17th,…
Sir, A little over 50 years ago this La Licorne (The Unicorn) belonged to the brother-in-law of the King of…
Sir, With reference to your article in the October 1977 Motor Sport regarding the Speedway Model-T Ford, I am pleased…
Sir, I was interested to read Mr. Howlett's letter about the 1926 Alvis Rally and Race Meeting organised at Brooklands.…
Spa 1955. In the early laps of the Belgian Grand Prix, behind the Mercedes W196s of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss, Lancia’s Eugenio Castellotti and Ferrari’s Giuseppe Farina are…
The thrilling 1983 WRC title fight between Lancia and Audi hits the big screen in January, with Volker Bruch starring in Race for Glory as Walter Röhrl. Damien Smith was on set and has good news for rally fans
Ivan Lendl never did win the Wimbledon Men’s Singles. Don Bradman never did score a Test century at Old Trafford. Jim Clark never did win the Monaco Grand Prix. ‘The…
The MotoGP paddock has changed beyond all recognition since the global pandemic arrived. What used to be a bustling global village of several thousand riders, engineers and team members and…