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Matters of Moment, February 1964
QUITE THE BEST! One notable characteristic attributable to the British is modesty. So we can only presume that the splendid…
QUITE THE BEST! One notable characteristic attributable to the British is modesty. So we can only presume that the splendid…
Events to qualify for the 1964 Tasman Championship for cars built to the special Tasman Formula are as follows: February…
The new Secretary for the L.C.A.M.C. Championship is: C. C. Dillon, Askett Garage, Princes Risborough, Bucks. Tel.: Princes Risborough 319.…
The Annual Boxing Day Brands Hatch Race Meeting, organised by the B.R. & S.C.C., offered a programme of six races,…
An Inexpensive 114 m.p.h. G.T. Car The styling of the Rochdale is extremely efficient aerodynamically, causing little noise and contributing…
The Owen Organisation has developed a 2-litre version of its 1 1/2-litre Formula One engine for use in sports cars.…
A number of former and present-day drivers of E.R.A.s have decided to re-form the E.R.A. Club. It is now thirty…
Considerable comment has been caused by the dismissal of a speeding charge against P.C. N. Yarwood, who admitted driving in…
When I was in Russia the other day I went to see the Rolls-Royce which had belonged to Lenin and…
1st: B. Williams/J. Griffiths (Austin-Cooper S). 2nd: R. Fidler/J. Hopwood (Triumph Spitfire). 3rd: P.Simister/D. Barrow (Ford Cortina GT). 4th: E.…
Sir, I wonder if any of your readers could help me find out the history behind an old de Dion…
Although we go to Press before the final results of the Monte Carlo Rally are known it seems certain that…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters THE V.S.C.C. MEASHAM RALLY (January 4/5th) This tough annual fixture of the Vintage S.C.C.…
Is this the answer to Mr. Marples' problems? Dr. Beeching has road to spare. E. HARWOOD-KELLAWAY. Burbage.
Sir, I am enclosing a photograph which my father unearthed. This photograph, circa 1925, shows my father at the wheel…
Sir, Your articles on "Forgotten Makes" always interest me greatly and that on the Bleriot-Whippet and its expanding pulley gear…
Sir, I was very interested in your write-up of the Bleriot-Whippet, having started my first job as a boy with…
Sir, The picture above was taken by my brother (David R. Setright) in Vigevano, Italy, early last year. The Austin…
Sir, You might publish the enclosed in the hope that someone may come forward with details of the history of…
Sir, Your Lancaster reader contacted me some time ago and I gave him most of the relevant history on his…
Derek Bell and Porsche is a combination that brought such success for so many years that it's difficult to imagine it could have been any other way. But in 1968,…
What promised to be a huge weekend for Charles Leclerc and Scuderia Ferrari on home ground at Imola ended in huge disappointment for the team and its fans. Leclerc arrived…
Through a bizarre run of events I found myself driving in Johnny Herbert’s Charity Karting event at the Docklands Raceway last Sunday. This may not seem too strange, but the…
It looked grim in 2016, but what of 2017? Where it’s been Sauber almost went out of business last year. The British Grand Prix would have been its last had…