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Matters of moment, March 1965
B.M.C. Achievements Congratulations to the British Motor Corporation for producing a Mini-Cooper (Castrol-lubricated, Dunlop-shod and retarded when necessary by Ferodo)…
B.M.C. Achievements Congratulations to the British Motor Corporation for producing a Mini-Cooper (Castrol-lubricated, Dunlop-shod and retarded when necessary by Ferodo)…
The January races in New Zealand were once again run to a capacity limit of 2-1/2-litres and were a virtual…
It has always been my contention that the engine is the true heart of a racing car and that it…
Two new Corgis this time, of special interest. The first is a F.1 Lotus Climax, claimed to be the most…
A section devoted to old-car matters Thoughts about P.V.T. THE V.S.C.C. has been under fire recently in another journal about…
A 17-foot 2-1/2-ton 9-litre of the Billancourt species Automotive white elephant hunters have almost despaired of encountering a Bugatti Royale…
In the summer of 1927 the famous bull-nose radiator of Morris Cars had become flat-fronted but otherwise the mechanical specification…
No. 31—The Gordon According to "Doyle," the Gordon came into being in 1912. It may have gone into production in…
Sir, Your correspondent is quite right—fitted in a really heavy car these have a character all of their own. The…
Sir, I can add quite a bit of further information regarding the Crouch car. I suspect that the car in…
Sir, Referring to your write-up on the December Driving Tests at Silverstone, I would like to point out that the…
Sir, I have read, with interest, Mr. Ireland's letter and have referred back to your own article on the old…
Sir, I would be very grateful if you could identify the car in the photograph below, which I imagine was…
Sir, The B.M.C. are quite naturally celebrating the production of the millionth Mini in five years. It is therefore appropriate…
As the provisional results published last month were apparently incorrect, we are including the revised results, for the record: The…
Results: First Class Awards: R. F. Griffin (Morris), J. G. Vessey (Lancia), C. A. Winder H.R.G), H. F. Moffat (Bugatti).…
Sir, I noticed with interest the comments on the type "815" Ferrari in Vintage Postbag. In my files I found…
Sir, I was most interested to see mention of the 1934 Austin 10/4 saloon in your "Years motoring" article (Motor…
Outright win for B.M.C.'s Mini-Cooper S under very tough conditions Every year more is written about the Monte Carlo Rally…
A novel competition was staged last week at the Racing Car Show organised by The Ford Times. Eight racing teams,…
Gigi ‘Gadget’ Dall’Igna is up to his tricks again. Ducati’s chief engineer – the man who gave MotoGP wings, holeshot devices, wheel fairings, ‘swinglets’ and much more about which we’ll…
Legendary F1 designer awarded CBE in Queen’s 2019 New Year honours list In recognition of Gordon Murray’s ‘services to motoring’, the Formula 1 designer and engineer has been awarded a…
Can’t help thinking that the usually perspicacious BMW has missed a trick. But for its maxi budgetary kerfuffle with Prodrive in 2011-’12, it might this Sunday have been celebrating the…
Ayrton Senna's grand prix career spanned 162 races, of which he won 41. The three-time Formula 1 world champion also took 65 pole positions and stood on the podium 80…