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Matters of moment, April 1971
Jaguar's new V12 At a time when new British cars lack glamour or mechanical ingenuity, the advent of the long-awaited…

Jaguar's new V12 At a time when new British cars lack glamour or mechanical ingenuity, the advent of the long-awaited…
Announced last month by the Motor Circuit Developments Ltd. combine was news of what is billed to be the richest…
In last month's issue we described four new 1971 racing cars, three of them destined for Kyalami where they raced…
Youngsters in motor racing The old adage about never being too young to start certainly seems to be true in…
USAC launched its 1971 season on a somewhat controversial note when it suddenly announced that its first race of the…
Swedes and Finns are the acknowledged experts on snow rallies, both as organisers and as competitors. It is understandable, therefore,…
One of the most popular clichés these days is "the rising cost of motor racing", usually uttered by people who…
In the middle of the summer, from June 30th to July 4th, the Swiss Veteran Car Club are organising a…
I cannot really recall which was the first mid-engined coupé I saw, but the fibreglass Porsche 904 was probably the…
A company which is a fresh name to me, although they have existed for two years, is Car Preparations based…
Travel down Kingston-on-Thames High Street and you will see possibly the oldest established tuning and accessory business in the country—V.…
Mallory Park, March 14th Formula Two racing returned to Mallory Park, for the first time in almost four years, with…
Donington Park.—By 1939 the circuit of Donington Park, on the estate of Mr. J. G. Shields just south of Derby,…
The annual Tasman Championship run over seven rounds during January and February finally resulted in a victory for the New…
Those who regard the MMM as some sort of substitute for Brooklands, inasmuch as one meets fellow enthusiasts and unusual…
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters VSCC Pomeroy Trophy Contest (March 13th) Devised by the late Laurence Pomeroy, this event…
One of the better-known two-stroke cars, the Valveless, was built by David Brown & Sons between 1908 and 1914. It…
It is depressing to consider how pre-war cars went, because most of the better ones were so very slow. Some…
Montagu Motor Museum is having its 200-m.p.h. Sunbeam and Golden Arrow record-breakers refurbished. The historic racing-car race which should have…
The first round of this year's Motor Sport Brooklands Memorial Trophy Contest, with £150 in cash prizes, takes place at…
Jota's No12 Porsche 963 Hypercar will take the start of the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours race after a whirlwind effort to rebuild the entire car. Here's the remarkable story of determination and sleeplessness
Rally raid legend and three-time Dakar winner Hubert Auriol passed away yesterday at the age of 68. Auriol, who won the Dakar in 1981, 1983 and 1992, became the first…
Prolific historic race-winner Nick Padmore tells Paul Lawrence how it feels to rule the world of Historic F1. While Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton continue to slug it out over…
Will Norfolk-based Lotus bloom under Geely's new ownership? Certain companies become indivisible from the location in which they were founded: It would be hard indeed to think…