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Matters of moment, May 1974
The right road When we realised that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer was named after a car, our hopes…

The right road When we realised that the new Chancellor of the Exchequer was named after a car, our hopes…
Brooklands enthusiasts would do well to flock to the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, at 7.30 p.m. on Bank Holiday Monday, May…
Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included In this…
This time it is again the Editor's turn to comment under this heading. Apart from obvious spelling and other errors…
A popular win for Reutemann Kyalami, March 30th After a two-month break following the two South American Grand Prix races,…
12 N. Lauda (Ferrari flat-12) 312B3/012 1 min. 16.58 sec 18 C. Pace (Surtees-Cosworth V8) TS16/02 1 min. 16.63 20…
Earlier this year another era ended in the history of MG when a compulsory purchase order forced the closure of…
A few years ago the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, who organise the Le Mans 24 hour race, realized that preparation…
Stuck the unbeatable The European Formula Two Championship which started at the splendid Montjuich Park circuit at Barcelona on March…
Alpine-Renault win at home At the Circuit Paul Ricard, on Sunday, April 7th, the opening round of the 1974 European…
All things being equal, though in motor racing they seldom are, the 1974 Tyrrell Formula One should have made its…
A splendid motoring garden party Silverstone, April 6th/7th One good thing about British sponsors is that they expect their teams…
A section devoted to old-car matters Light cars at Llwyn-Barried (March 30th/31st) Over the last week-end in March the Light…
Sir, I have just noticed a statement in your V-E-V Miscellany regarding the Lancia armoured car being the only one…
Sir, Brian Finglass was enquiring last month about a sports/racing Delage which he sold to Pat Garland, an Englishman living…
From Sir Clive Edwards, Bt. Sir, Mr. Gordon-Marshall's interesting picture of the Rolls-Royce used by Alcock and Brown on their…
Sir, Looking recently through a copy of an aviation year-book for 1931, I noted that amongst the civil aircraft registered…
Sir, Reading of Cecil Roberts' autobiography in January's Motor Sport, I was interested in the mention of Bunny Hill. The…
Sir, Your evocative article "Where Are They Now ?" in the February issue, deserves to dredge up an interesting answer…
Sir, Regarding your enquiry into the "H-S" of Lord Donegall, Hall-Scott was never a contractor for Liberty V12s, although they…
View our '80s month gallery of the Ford Cologne Capri RS3100 from the March issue of the magazine What is ‘80s month? Motor Sport is going all ‘80s in print this…
He was the greatest of them all according to Sir Stirling Moss and countless others. A five-time world champion courtesy of 24 wins and 35 podiums from just 52 starts. Juan Manuel Fangio,…
Watch the story of record attempts on Pikes Peak and the extreme dangers present on the mountain Jeremy Hart (TV commentator on WRC, Paris-Dakar and F1) first went to Pikes…
From Arrows' tip wing to Red Bull's bendy rear wings, Formula 1 has seen some weird and wondeful innovation from front to back