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Matters of moment, April 1982
• The new "Blower" Bentley The Bentley image is that of a sporting car, whether as true sports models from…

• The new "Blower" Bentley The Bentley image is that of a sporting car, whether as true sports models from…
Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this…
Auction Sale WE recently had occasion to look in on an auction sale of old cars, ranging from a veteran…
THIS annual occasion on which cars from the Edwardian period compete on (theoretically) equal terms with the latest offerings straight…
Tuning Test AFN race prove the 911 SC Sport RACING the Porsche 911 Sc in winged Sport guise is, in…
A tale of two Renaults TOWARDS the end of February, we had the opportunity to sample two of the most…
UNSEASONAL weather has become so common nowadays that one wonders whether climate has ceased to follow any pattern at all.…
STIG BLOMQVIST made a brilliant switch from f.w.d Saab to 4.w.d. Audi (above left) mastering the different technique in a…
A section devoted to old car matters Motoring as it was - A look-back at the roads of long ago…
Seaman and Delage Sir, I feel your remarks in Matters of Moment (February 1982) concerning the successes achieved by Richard…
". . . Birkin's gear changes were perfect, but then, the Bentley gearbox was very good indeed, in spite of…
ETTORE ARCO ISIDORO BUGATTI, myths or no myths, had a highly creditable career. Among his many claims to fame is…
NOWHERE in the world are spectators less concerned for their own safety than in Portugal, where they seem to be…
Home win Rio de Janeiro, March 21st TO WIN one's home Grand Prix is the ambition of every Grand Prix…
ONE thing about the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch is that you know exactly where it is. In Brazil…
WHEN the European Formula Two Championship was originally instigated in 1967 it was intended to consolidate a very positive bridge…
I DROVE up to North Wales the other day to chat with Mr. Jeffrey Quill, OBE, AFC, FRAeS, the famous…
THE Shuttleworth Trust announces that this year its very enjoyable Flying Displays will take place, weather permitting (but the Museum…
LAST MONTH I explained how the 1952 Formula 2 Connaught found itself able to run in Grand Prix events and…
"The Certain Sound — Thirty Years Of Motor Racing" by John Wyer. 260 pp. 10½" x 8½" (Patrick Stephens Ltd.,…
Five outings, three podiums but overlooked at La Sarthe This is a forgotten successful stalwart of Le Mans. Yet its colours, drivers and engine are all familiar. Heading to auction…
Charles Leclerc looked on a different level as he clinched pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix by more than 0.2sec and looked to be on an even faster lap…
José Froilán González did a good grumpy. His emotions tended to run close to the surface: the unbridled joy of winning the 1951 British Grand Prix; the inconsolable tears after…
Nigel Mansell's personal racing memorabilia collection from a life in F1 sold for over £2m at auction