The british are coming

Matt James takes a look at the landscape of national racing some 50 years ago by delving into the Motorsport News archives

Peter Auto resurrected its Imola Classic event from 25-27 July after seven years, with nine of its own grids plus the Alfa Revival Cup. The latter closed proceedings, with polesitter Davide Bertinelli

Morris in his Peugeot 309 beat Baby Bertha ...

A sensational Light Car Race lead duel between William and Harry Irving (1924 1100cc Senechal T52, far left) and Harry Colledge/Eddie Williams (1929 Austin 7 Chummy) was a highlight of the Vintage Spo

Ah, 1985: heart of the decade of Cold War superpowers and Dayglo socks. The year of Marty McFly and Back to the Future – “You made a time machine – out of a DeLorean?” Dodgy Sylvester Stallone action

It had seemed just a temporary setback for Williams when its engine partner Renault withdrew from F1 at the end of 1997. Yes, it meant a couple of seasons as a customer team, but the link with BMW had