Long-service editorial records, July 2009
The other day when I was checking a fact in the 1980 Guinness Book of Car Facts and Feats I noted that the longest record of editorial service on a…
LUCK Y
Sir,
This is, I am afraid, a case of “believe it or not.” The choke assembly on my R.S.A. three-wheeler (1,021-e.c. V-t win, air-cooled engine, 4 to 1 es.) fell to pieces the oth,r day. I found all the bits at various stages along the induction system—one piece actually sitting on top of the inlet valve—except for two screws slightly smaller than those used in “bleccano” sets ; these I found yesterday, when cleaning my silencer I Their travels must have been interesting. I have taken the cylinder heads Off, but no damage is apparent. I am, Yours, etc., Portsmouth. S. W. W. McKthroa, S Lt., R.N