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Contents, August 1977
Matters of Moment .. page 943 Fixtures for August .. 944 British Grand Prix .. 945 New Cars .. 950…
August 1977
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Matters of the moment
A Swansea saga, or the case of the forgotten Sevens To be viable, a tax must not cost more to…
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Gardner Quits, Phillipe Arrives
As D.S.J. has mentioned elsewhere, Derek Gardner has resigned as Design Director at Elf Team Tyrrell. In October he will…
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Motor Sport Fixture List for August
* Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in…
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1977 British Grand Prix race report - A marathon affair
A marathon affair Silverstone, July 16th The 1977 British Grand Prix lasted for exactly one hour thirty-one minutes and forty-six…
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We seem to be making rather a habit of
We seem to be making rather a habit of We've been making parts for winning acing cars since 1921. In…
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NEW CARS
There were quite a number of new cars in the pits for the British Grand Prix. Most notable was the…
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Road Test. Near Perfection: The BMW 633 CSi
The BMW Company of Munich may bring out an almost bewildering number of new models - you will soon be…
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Rally Review - Total Rally of South Africa, August 1977
It is a common belief that the world's best rallies are those which are qualifying rounds of the World Championship…
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The Bass Museum
The Bass Museum at Burton-upon-Trent was opened on July 16th by Sir Alan Walker, President of the Bass Charrington Group,…
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Around and About, August 1977
Janspeed Celebration Tuning companies have come and gone in their dozens over the years, but one which has remained constant…
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The race before the race
With the ever-increasing popularity of Formula One and the more money it attracts, more and more people want to join…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, August 1977
A section devoted to old-car matters The Brooklands Re-Union The Brooklands Society's annual Re-Union took place on June 26th, in…
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Leyland Eight Follow-up
When writing last month about going to Donington to drive the sole-surviving Leyland Eight I gave a brief resume of…
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Vintage Postbag, August 1977
Not a Marendaz Shortcoming Sir, I have been asked to write to you in reply to the two letters in…
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Book Reviews, August 1977, August 1977
"The Works Escorts"by Graham Robson. 255pp. 91 in. x 7 in. (Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ, £5.95).…
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Range Rover Refresher
There is nothing quite like the Range Rover for versatility, this fine British Leyland product combining Land Rover off-road capabilities…
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1977 French Grand Prix race report
A nice little affair Dijon-Prenois, July 3rd The Grand Prix of France must not be confused with the French Grand…
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Notes on the cars
The Scuderia Ferrari produced a brand new Tipo 312T2 for Lauda, number 031 in the series, and the previous car…
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BRNO: Czechoslovakia's international road racing circuit
Early in June the Czechs were the hosts for the fifth round of this year's European Touring Car Championship. Since…
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