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Matters of moment, January 1964
ROLLS-ROYCE: AN EXPLANATION Some of our more red-white-and-blue readers have cast aspersions on our patriotism, because we have repeatedly named…
ROLLS-ROYCE: AN EXPLANATION Some of our more red-white-and-blue readers have cast aspersions on our patriotism, because we have repeatedly named…
The above names have, in the past, caused a considerable amount of correspondence to and from this office regarding the…
The 23rd Monte Carlo Rally will be held from January 18th to January 21st. Starting points will be from Athens,…
SPARKING PLUGS Sparking plugs have been in the news just lately mainly because of the "Golden Lodge" controversy. However, as…
Following his experience with the Chrysler-powered dragster Sydney Allard has introduced a Mini-dragster powered by a Shorrocks supercharged Ford Cortina…
A reader in Sweden has sent us the table reproduced below, which indicates power loss through car transmission systems. In…
Held in picturesque surroundings at Maidstone's Vintner's Park on November 24th, the Kentish Border CC's 21st Annual Sporting Trial, a…
Following their retirement from racing, Aston Martin have sold the two special-bodied Aston Martin DB4GT models to Mike Salmon and…
Without doubt the most exciting piece of news to come from the Continent was the communication from the Commission Sportive…
The committee running this form of single-seater racing using the 1,172-c.c. side-valve Ford engine, have announced that there will be no major…
In an editorial we might have written ourselves, which talked of conditions "in this overcrowded, over-taxed, over-damp island," the Daily…
ROVER REPLIES Sir, I would like to take up a point mentioned in "Showtime Soliloquy." In this you say that…
A 100 m.p.h. 4-seater G.T. car sold in component form for £945 How many 4-seater G.T. cars capable of 100…
The Editor looks at the past and present position of the overhead camshaft engine "Every one of these new engines,…
Anti-freeze, under-bonnet lamps, immersion heaters help to ward off frost, but an electric fire in the garage is perhaps best…
Stirling Moss, writing about the Beatles in the TV Times: "Haven't they been rather over-exposed to the public?"
One new miniature for the New Year – the elaborate Corgi Toys Ghia L 64, "a model of one of the…
A section devoted to old-car matters In cold but dry weather the V.S.C.C. ran off its annual Silverstone driving tests, taking…
Still the plugs pour in! Since the Editor referred to his collection of ancient and unusual igniters, readers have sent…
Sir, Mr. Booth's letter to you regarding the little Marmon Eights, indicates fairly clearly just how complex the situation was…
Williams at 40, Aston's all-new Vulcan, Coronel's 25g fire truck shunt and remembering the days when 'no rules' ruled racing. Formula 1 Vettel faces further FIA investigation after Baku safety…
2024 Australian Grand Prix analysis: Carlos Sainz spearheaded Ferrari's strongest race weekend yet this season, as Red Bull boss Christian Horner suggested that the Albert Park winner would be a good fit in his team
Legendary NBA player Michael Jordan and NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin have announced the pair will enter a new team into the top category of the series next season,…
A signed Ayrton Senna helmet, as used in his championship-winning 1988 season was the most expensive lot, selling for $102,000, in an RM Sotheby's online auction Photo: RM Sotheby's A racing helmet worn…