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V-E-V Odds & Ends., July 1972
—To commemorate 70 years of motoring the Mercury & Herald of Northampton has issued a motoring supplement which, although compiled…
—To commemorate 70 years of motoring the Mercury & Herald of Northampton has issued a motoring supplement which, although compiled…
Run off at the BRDC Spring Bank Holiday Silverstone Meeting, this attracted an interesting field of pre-war cars. It was…
"The Beginning of the End?" Sir, I read the above article in the May issue of Motor Sport. I was…
The state of the art The year 1972 must be regarded as the year of the Eagle at Indianapolis, for…
[By means of which the Continental Correspondent, while he is motoring abroad, keeps in touch with the Editor.] Dear W.B.,…
"The American Car Since 1775", 501 pp. 8 2/5 in. x 9 1/5 in. (Automobile Quarterly Inc., New York. Distributed…
Nurburgring, Germany, May 28th After their ignominious defeat in the Targa Florio the Alfa Romeo team brought only two cars…
A Long-Duration Test of the Ford Cortina Mk. 3 in 1600 (o.h.c.) GT form People in Britain are buying More…
If I had been told on 18th September 1971 that I was about to start a period of my life…
• GROUP 1.—The face of Group 1 saloon-car racing is changing as the season advances. After BMW 2000 Tii cars…
When the BMW factory announced their withdrawal from official factory competition in 1970 they made the racing categories of Formula…
Radbourne, the Fiat conversion people in Britain, have produced a stylish and rather more rapid Fiat 127. Assembled at their…
The Michelin International Car Test Day has rapidly established itself over the past few years as a Good Thing. The…
Brought forward to the Spring Bank Holiday, the annual Gold Cup race at Oulton Park drew a small but select…
Comment on the Racing and Club Scene New Competition Chief at Ford Following the promotion of Stuart Turner to Managing…
N. B.—Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with therm — Ed.…
History is on Hamilton’s side in the battle for title number five Sebastian Vettel has a mountain to climb if he’s to beat Lewis Hamilton to a fifth world title.…
Gloves off. Last lap. Old tensions and new ones. Why did they take me off my one-stop strategy when it was all going to plan? Why’s he on the faster…
The circuit gates were unlocked, pit garages dusted down, and the cobwebs flicked from marshal's flags. As a new season of racing began, out from hibernation rumbled powerbikes, sidecars, classic…
It was approaching two years since a McLaren-Honda – driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost – had been beaten in a straight fight in Formula 1. At the 1989…