The things they said...

Motor Sport’s success in a world of glossy magazines amazes rivals whose pages are brighter but whose circulation is lower… The magazine is like a big old garage full of happy hours. To the readers it is a perfect match for the crowded, secret intricacies of egg-head motoring.” –From The Sunday Times Magazine, 1965.

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“Looking at the general picture, we do not consider that the design represents any special brilliance, apart from certain of the detail points, and it is suggested that it is not to be regarded as an example of first-class modern design to be copied by the British industry.”—From the report on the Volkswagen Type VW82 by the Engineering Department of Humber Limited, 1943.