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Matters of moment, March 1965
B.M.C. Achievements Congratulations to the British Motor Corporation for producing a Mini-Cooper (Castrol-lubricated, Dunlop-shod and retarded when necessary by Ferodo)…
B.M.C. Achievements Congratulations to the British Motor Corporation for producing a Mini-Cooper (Castrol-lubricated, Dunlop-shod and retarded when necessary by Ferodo)…
The January races in New Zealand were once again run to a capacity limit of 2-1/2-litres and were a virtual…
It has always been my contention that the engine is the true heart of a racing car and that it…
Two new Corgis this time, of special interest. The first is a F.1 Lotus Climax, claimed to be the most…
A section devoted to old-car matters Thoughts about P.V.T. THE V.S.C.C. has been under fire recently in another journal about…
A 17-foot 2-1/2-ton 9-litre of the Billancourt species Automotive white elephant hunters have almost despaired of encountering a Bugatti Royale…
In the summer of 1927 the famous bull-nose radiator of Morris Cars had become flat-fronted but otherwise the mechanical specification…
No. 31—The Gordon According to "Doyle," the Gordon came into being in 1912. It may have gone into production in…
Sir, Your correspondent is quite right—fitted in a really heavy car these have a character all of their own. The…
Sir, I would be very grateful if you could identify the car in the photograph below, which I imagine was…
Sir, I have read, with interest, Mr. Ireland's letter and have referred back to your own article on the old…
Sir, I can add quite a bit of further information regarding the Crouch car. I suspect that the car in…
Sir, Referring to your write-up on the December Driving Tests at Silverstone, I would like to point out that the…
Results: First Class Awards: R. F. Griffin (Morris), J. G. Vessey (Lancia), C. A. Winder H.R.G), H. F. Moffat (Bugatti).…
As the provisional results published last month were apparently incorrect, we are including the revised results, for the record: The…
Sir, I noticed with interest the comments on the type "815" Ferrari in Vintage Postbag. In my files I found…
Sir, I was most interested to see mention of the 1934 Austin 10/4 saloon in your "Years motoring" article (Motor…
Sir, The B.M.C. are quite naturally celebrating the production of the millionth Mini in five years. It is therefore appropriate…
Outright win for B.M.C.'s Mini-Cooper S under very tough conditions Every year more is written about the Monte Carlo Rally…
A novel competition was staged last week at the Racing Car Show organised by The Ford Times. Eight racing teams,…
Peugeot has explained why its radical new Le Mans Hypercar, the 9X8, features no rear wing
Alastair Caldwell tells good stories. A lot of good stories. Whether it's about how he got into the sport or what it was like looking after James Hunt the night…
The nine-time champion hasn’t just changed his riding style to stay on top; he’s changed his whole lifestyle I watched Easy Rider on the plane home from Sepang and thought…
In the latest issue, we celebrate Silverstone's 70th anniversary as Lewis Hamilton, Murray Walker, Nigel Mansell and Jackie Stewart reveal their favourite moments from the home of British racing. Pick…