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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…
When I was in Russia the other day I went to see the Rolls-Royce which had belonged to Lenin and…
Although we go to Press before the final results of the Monte Carlo Rally are known it seems certain that…
Considerable comment has been caused by the dismissal of a speeding charge against P.C. N. Yarwood, who admitted driving in…
Sir, I wonder if any of your readers could help me find out the history behind an old de Dion…
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.…
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.…
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, I am enclosing a photograph which my father unearthed. This photograph, circa 1925, shows my father at the wheel…
Is this the answer to Mr. Marples' problems? Dr. Beeching has road to spare. E. HARWOOD-KELLAWAY. Burbage.
Sir, Your articles on "Forgotten Makes" always interest me greatly and that on the Bleriot-Whippet and its expanding pulley gear…
Sir, Your Lancaster reader contacted me some time ago and I gave him most of the relevant history on his…
Sir, Perhaps the enclosed glimpse of a bygone day of motoring in South Africa forty years ago will prove of…
Ducati is asking the MotoGP tyre supplier to introduce its new front slick a year early. Plus Ducati’s excitement about its Moto2 arrivals: Bastianini, Marini and Martin
Fernando Alonso and McLaren have no current plans to work with each other Photo: Motorsport Images Fernando Alonso and McLaren are understood to have effectively ended their partnership after five…
Our latest issue, featuring a flashback to Jim Clark’s astonishing 1965 season, goes on sale this week – a suitably heavyweight subject for what is the high point of the…
Just back from a few days in Wales. The trip was an eye-opener. There were two main topics of conversation in the service areas, and around the bars, during the…