Articles tagged with: 1970s
Team Green vs the Bumblebee
Ever wondered how racing Kawasakis ended up green, or where Yamaha’s “bumblebee” graphics came from?
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The day the Yamaha XS1100 won the Castrol Six-Hour – Part 1
While Yamaha dominated the local grand prix classes throughout the 1970s, it had only limited success in production racing that had swept Australia. The Yamaha RD250 was the bike to have in the lightweight production …
Don’t cry for me…Alan Jones?
Hot off the rumour mill this month is the suggestion that Rally Argentina will return to Buenos Aires as its base next year. For the moment, Argentina has only a provisional slot on the 2010 …
Rally Legend: Fiat 131 Abarth
Fiat’s striking 131 Abarth moved the technological goalposts in rally car development in the 1970s. The Italian super-saloon was a potent fusion of the collective efforts of Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino, the tuning expertise …
Lovely Logos
Following on from the fever generated by the “Luscious Liveries” article, I have raided our UK based car writer Henry Hope-Frost’s Facebook page and found some lovely logos!
There are some very evocative designs in the …
Hansford’s Bathurst Return
America has Randy Mamola, and Australia had Gregg Hansford. Both riders won over ten motorcycle grands prix and could dominate the very best riders of the day with brilliant, spectacular riding, but neither could quite …
Jacky Ickx talks about the Ferrari 312B2
They don’t make ’em like they used to.
Talented, civilized and articulate, Jacky Ickx’s early racing exploits marked him out as a man to watch. He was racing Lotus Cortina saloon cars in his teens and …
Classic Ads: Bultaco Sherpa T trials bikes
If you were a serious trials rider in the 60s and 70s there was only one bike for you, a Bultaco Sherpa T. The iconic Spanish brand was king of the trials bike manufacturers, winning …
