Archive The fastest road car challenge In these 1990s there are some very fast road cars available to those who can afford them. Back in the pre-war era the question of who had the fastest road… April 1998 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive The Vauxhall Firenza 2000 SL Vauxhall let us have the fastest model of their new Firenza two-door fastback range for full road-test with remarkable promptitude. Inevitably, but illogically, it is being compared with the Ford… July 1971 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Dragging Whatever your opinion of dragsters, the 1st British International Drag Festival, sponsored by The People, has provided something entirely new and very spectacular. The opening rounds are covered elsewhere in… October 1964 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Hants & Berks M.C. Versatility Trail (April 25th) MOTOR SPORT has long been an advocate of the versatility trial, indeed, was probably the first to suggest such an event. Consequently, we were pleased when the Hants & Berks… June 1953 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive November events The outstanding fixtures next month are the Diamond Jubilee RAC Brighton Run on November 4th and the MCC National Rally from November 8th-10th. The Veteran Car Run is a national institution watched… November 1956 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Cars In Books, July 1976 I had expected to find references to motor racing in "Jack Of All Trades" by Jack Warner (W. H. Allen, 1975), because magazine articles had prepared me for the fact… July 1976 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive The Roads of the 1920s We left Owen John enthusing over the 9/20 Rover, which resided with his own 16/50 Rover saloon, and which recalled summer Sunday runs from London to the seaside, to Brighton… November 1987 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive V-C Miscellany, March 1996 Celebrations for the centenary British Motor Industry have commenced early, with Stirling Moss launching the Auto-Windscreens Classic & Sports car Show by appearing at the Canal Basin, Coventry, in January,… March 1996 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Matters of Moment, January 1968 • Colourful Rise Every year after we have presented our colour review we have thousands of requests for a monthly colour section. Colour is expensive, so while it was impossible… January 1968 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Matters of moment, September 1963 Important technical developments Three notable technical advances have been announced recently. The first is associated with the dispersal of power. American automobiles are accepted as offering effortless high performance by… September 1963 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive The New 3.8-Litre Jaguar E-Type G.T. For many years now, indeed ever since before the war when the S.S.1 was conceived, new models from the company that is now Jaguar Cars Ltd. have each one been… April 1961 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Bill Boddy The taxi that wasn’t… From undertakers’ car to parade float to would-be taxi, WB’s Delaunay-Belleville enjoyed a varied life – even if it left him out in the cold From… July 2008 Issue By Bill Boddy