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Matters of moment, November 1956
The Earls Court Motor Show The London Motor Exhibition at Earls Court is an important shop window for the Industry as well as a…
The Earls Court Motor Show The London Motor Exhibition at Earls Court is an important shop window for the Industry as well as a…
This delightful Cinemascope romance by British Lion, in Eastman colour, a John Stafford production directed by Ken Annakin, stars Glynis…
The outstanding fixtures next month are the Diamond Jubilee RAC Brighton Run on November 4th and the MCC National Rally from November…
The winner of this year's Motor Sport Brooklands Memorial Contest, decided on points at BARC Members' Meetings at Goodwood, is PJS Lumsden (Lotus-Climax), who…
The new high-compression engines in the Austin A35 and Morris Minor, necessitating the introduction of lead indium big-end bearings, were…
High-quality badges, such as the Union Jack, for attaching to car bonnets, etc, merely by wetting with petrol, are offered…
This year the preview news and grapevines indicated that the Paris Salon would not contain very many surprises or new innovations,…
AC, Stand 141 AC have abandoned he 2-litre saloon to concentrate production on the sports open Ace and closed Aceca models, which…
Automotive Products Ltd. Improved suspension joints and automatic transmissions are on view and oil and fuel filters. Stand 369. Avon India…
by Carlo Demand and Charles Meisl. 151 pp, 71/2 in by 101/2 in. (GT Foulls and Co Ltd, 7 Milford Lane, Strand, London, WC2. 17s 6d) An…
Edited by Albert Douglas. 96 pp, 91/2 in by 71/2 in. (Ian Allen Ltd, Craven House, Hampton Court, Surrey. 10s 6d) This annual…
by W/Cdr "Sandy" Powell. 212 pp, 81/2 in by 51/2 in. (Allan Wingate, Ltd, 12 Beauchamp Place, London, SW3. 15s) This is a book…
by John Thornley. 187 pp, 83/4 in by 57/16 in. (Motor Racing Publications Ltd, 13 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, London, W1. 21s) This revised edition…
by Lord Brabazon of Tara, GBE, MC, PC. 227 pp, 83/4 in by 51/2 in. (William Heinemann Ltd, 99 Great Russell Street, London, WC1.…
Castellotti wins for Osca Imola Sept 30th. Postponed from the beginning of June, the Imola race was eventually held at the end of…
A high-grade British car featuring a twin overhead camshaft, high-compression engine and all-round independent suspension in a luxury saloon possessing unusually…
At the beginning of the year I wrote about the possibilities of Britain getting a foothold in Grand Prix racing, pointing…
Motor Sport visits the BMW and Porsche factories and tests representative models On arrival at Stuttgart Airport last month, we found awaiting us…
[The Austin Seven has probably given more pleasure to a greater number of impecunious enthusiasts than any other car. Consequently,…
The 1956 London Motor Show is notable for modified models rather than exciting new cars. British manufacturers have adopted automatic transmission…
In 100 years of the Le Mans 24 Hours, few stories have proved as compelling as that of the Bentley Boys. Andrew Frankel tells the story of a largely amateur group of war veterans who took on the world's greatest race with courage, determination and against the odds
Toyota, Glickenhaus and Alpine will head up the new hypercar era in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) as the entry list for the 2021 season has been unveiled. Five entries…
Cast your mind back 12 short years to the turn of the century. You may remember the country in general and hauliers in particular got themselves into something of a…
Does 2018 off-road racing game Gravel live up to Sega Rally's legacy or match the success of the Dirt series? Gravel’s aim is to emulate the heights of Sega…