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Matters of moment, February 1973
Stop clobbering us . . . There are about 18-million driving licence-holders in this country. The majority of us are…
Stop clobbering us . . . There are about 18-million driving licence-holders in this country. The majority of us are…
The Europa Special REGULAR READERS will know well that MOTOR SPORT is very pro-Colin Chapman and Lotus Cars, recognising the…
The Editor interviews some ex-employees of the famous Coventry Company I AM AWARE that Alvis history is well documented. There…
The ifs and buts WHEN Philip Morris European President Ronnie Thomson Stood up at the Marlboro press conference in Geneva…
FROM "Enid Bagnold's Autobiography" (Heinemann, 1969) comes a reference to the writer's father's first car, bought when he was Chief…
Grand Prix Politics LAST MONTH we left the scene in a state of deadlock between the Formula One constructors and…
To stud, or not to stud IT'S AMAZING how unfailingly the Monte Carlo Rally seems to cause a controversy year…
Two significant meetings took place in York at the time of the RAC Rally; between them they marked the formation…
Ford's programme THE FORD Motor Company's competition plans for 1973 were announced during the Racing Car Show and, as well…
"MY GOING to work for Harry Miller was an act of God!" With these words, Leo Goossen described the beginning…
A section devoted to old-car matters 1973.—Another intense season of veteran, Edwardian, vintage, post-vintage-thoroughbred and merely old-vehicle activities is about…
What happened to the 1924 Grand Prix Team? NO ONE MAKE of British car was as prominent as Sunbeam in…
Headgear Sir, Some years ago I acquired in Austria a copy—note my avoidance of the word "Replica"—of a garment used…
Alpina's Ultimate BMW A 152 mph road saloon THE LITTLE TOWN of Buchloe, nestling deep in Bavaria an hour's drive…
OUR contention that the roads of Europe are becoming faster has aroused considerable interest. After we had mentioned Stanley Sedgwick's…
VAUXHALL, Chrysler and BMW Concessionaires have all announced new deals for marketing conversion and tuning equipment for their respective ranges.…
"Safari Fever" by Nick Brittan. 160 pp., 81 in. x 5 1/2 in. (Motor Racing Publications) Ltd., 56, Fitzjames Avenue,…
Mercedes-Benz 280E IT IS INTERESTING that Mercedes-Benz have introduced the classic twin-cam inclinedvalve engine for some of their latest models.…
The Editor looks back on the cars he drove during 1972 ANOTHER year has passed and not a brush with…
EVER SINCE the 911 Porsche series began in 1964 I have felt that the car was too big for the…
Antonio Fuoco claimed a historic Le Mans pole for Ferrari with a brilliant lap to see off the Toyota challenge
Henry Hope-Frost hosts the Credit Suisse Drivers' Forum over the Grand Prix Historique de Monaco weekend. His panelists include Stirling Moss, Jochen Mass, Derek Bell and current factory Porsche driver…
Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt's F1 movie does championship and women in racing little justice, writes Katy Fairman
Difficult to call which scene contained the greater tension: Nico Rosberg sitting on dummy grid not knowing if he was going to be able to start the race from the…