Page 57
The Remarkable
Reid Railton was one of the most brilliant of all pre-War engineers, using the talents of men like John Cobb…
July 2000
Page 62
Alan Jones: The worst car I ever drove — Toyota 87C
When the Beatrice Formula 1 team ground to a halt at the end of 1986, Alan Jones welcomed the chance…
Page 64
Aston's Hot Wyer Projects
John Wyer's final fling with Aston Martin created the beautiful, fast but frail project cars. Chris Nixon's recounts a tale…
Page 70
Greek Mythology
Simply the 'Acropolis Rally'. It is a name that will bring a wince to the faces of most rallymen but…
Page 78
Take the High Road
Looking back, it seems odd that the reasons I decided to take part in the Historic Endurance Rally Organisation's third…
Page 89
Remembering Bruce
On June 2, 1970, international motor sport lost one of its biggest stars and of its finest gentlemen, when Bruce…
Page 98
Gary Anderson: 'I wish I'd designed... Lotus 79'
The Lotus 79, the first real ground effect car was a very, very good package, the first realisation that aerodynamics…
Page 100
The Magic of a Name
By Peter Pugh ISBN 1-84046-151-9 Published by Icon Books UK, £30.00 I can still remember how enthralled I was to…
Page 100
Classic Grand Prix cars
By Karl Ludvigsen ISBN 0-7509-2189-7 Published by Sutton Publishing, £19.99 This is a thoughtful work from motoring historian Karl Ludvigsen,…
Page 100
Thousand Mile Trial
By Elizabeth Bennet ISBN: 0-9537930-0-1 Published by Elizabeth Bennett, £35.00 Mrs Elizabeth Bennett, besides editing the VC C's Gazette, has…
Page 100
Jeremy Clarkson on Ferrari
By Jeremy Clarkson ISBN 1-902989-05-8 Published by Lancaster, £245.00 run limited to 1500 copies This is puzzling. And worrying. Jeremy…
Page 101
Driving Ambition
By Doug Nye. ISBN n/a Published by Virgin, £425.00 If you buy anew Mercedes you can visit the factory to…
Page 101
Engines & Enterprise
By John Reynolds ISBN 0-7509-1712-1 Published by Sutton Publishing, £20.00 Here we have the full account of the life and…
Page 101
Autocourse 50 Years of World Championship Grand Prix Motor-racing
By Alan Henry ISBN 1-874557-78-0 Published by Hazleton, £40.00 There are no big surprises here, no sleeved tricks, just a…
Page 102
Rover's early sales drive
Mr Towers, Saviour of Rover and hopefully its future Guardian Angel, has, I believe, said plans for survival include not…
Page 103
Bentley's fire-engine
Milestone miniatures LTD of West End, Redruth Cornwall TR15 2SA have a very appealing model of the 3-litre Bentley fire-engine…
Page 103
Rosemeyer memorial
On the day before the much anticipated VSCC Richard Seaman and Flockhart Trophies race meeting at Donington Park, a memorial…
Page 103
Jack's Wheels Irish copies
A few copies of the late Jack Pouncy's Jack's wheels are available and fans of Brooklands, or trials of the…
Page 104
A bit of fun with the 'Old Crocks'
The theme of the Brooklands reunion on 2 July will be Aston Martins and veteran cars. Both are appropriate, because…
Page 105
Fiery fate - Trader tales
Thanks to a reader who sent me a copy of an item from The BromlOecord for February 1909, the sad…
You may also like
Opinion
F1
F1 2016 drivers rated by you
Last week we published Mark Hughes's top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2016, some of you agreed, some didn't. Here's how the two top 10s compare. 10. Valtteri Bottas The Finn's…
Rallycross News
Jenson Button to follow in father's footsteps with 2022 rallycross campaign
Jenson Button is set to take his full-time racing career off-road and emulate his father by competing in the Nitro Rallycross championship this season
Opinion
F1
MPH: Brawn spells out F1's future
With the clock ticking to settle the spec of Formula 1's 2021 brave new world, FOM's Ross Brawn says a solution is getting closer Netflix’s Drive To Survive, a fly-on-the-wall…
Opinion
Le Mans News
Steve McQueen in Le Mans
Based on the 1970 film Le Mans starring Steve McQueen, a new graphic novel is about to hit bookshelves. Sandro Garbo and a team of people have invested three years of…
×