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Matters of moment, September 1965
The prices of historic cars We have not reported on recent auction sales of old motor cars because we are…

The prices of historic cars We have not reported on recent auction sales of old motor cars because we are…
The Midland School of Flying has moved from its base at Derby Airport, Burnaston, Derby, to the new East Midlands…
I was able to put in many more miles the other week in the V8 Pontiac Parisienne Sports Sedan I…
I find I did Joseph Lucas Ltd. an injustice when last reviewing the Editorial Morris 1100. The hesitant starting was…
SOME readers may have noticed that Continental Notes were missing from last month's issue, and also that the Dutch Grand…
WITH the retirement of the P99 four-wheel-drive Ferguson-Climax and Peter Westbury's attentions being distracted by his own four-wheel-drive project, the…
The Grand Prix world has accepted the fact that this year has seen the introduction of what would appear to…
"The Picture Story of World Sports Cars," by Stuart Seager. 157 pp. 11 in. 8 1/4 in. (World Distributors (Manchester)…
"Private Entrant," by Michael Cooper-Evans, 194 pp). 8 1/2 in. 5 1/8 in. (Cassell & Co. Ltd., 35, Red Lion…
"The Chain-Drive Frazer Nash," by David Thirlby. 237 pp. 9 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in. (Macdonald & Co. (Publishers)…
"Aston Martin Manual-1921-1958." 404 pp. 8 3/4 in. x 5 1/8 in. (Pertly & Routleff Ltd., 4, Kirchen Road, Landon,…
THE Automobile Club of Enna, the small town in the centre of Sicily, in the heart of the mountains, held…
UNLIKE last year's European Hill-Climb Championship when the late Edgar Barth and his works Porsche 8-cylinder Prototype was unbeatable, this…
A section devoted to old-car matters The V.S.C.C. Silverstone meeting (July 31st) THE second 1965 race meeting at Silverstone of…
Sir, For some reason one or two people seem to have misconstrued your footnote last month regarding the possibility of…
Sir, I was interested in the letter of Mr. M. C. Jones about the Talbot braking and other idiosyncrasies. I…
Sir, I have every sympathy for your correspondent Mr. Jones. Like him, I have never yet driven a strange Talbot…
Sir, It was a most happy thought on your part that prompted you to visit Captain William Leefe Robinson's memorial.…
Sir, The report of the Brooklands Re-Union in your August issue stated that I designed the racing "GN" engines, but,…
The Vintage Austin Register has its rally at the Austin works in Longbridge on September 26th, with driving tests and…
It started in 1936 when Louis Meyer asked for some milk after he had won the Indy 500, except for 10 years in the 1940s and '50s, it has been a…
Truth be known, last month’s Rolex 24 Hours was a mere warm-up for the big show, which arrives in Daytona at the end of this week. By mid-week more than…
The first Sean Edwards Trophy will be handed to a deserving young driver this month Three of GT racing's brightest talents are in contention for the 2017 Sean Edwards Trophy, awarded…
Red Bull has been famous for doing things its own way since coming into Formula 1 in 2005 and its latest video shows the seemingly unique culture of its factory…