
Letters from readers, cont-3., November 1960
HORNET'S NEST Sir, Had Mr. Rickards been a member of the Wolseley Hornet Special Club, he would have known that a claim of 180,000 miles from his 1935 14h.p Eustace Watkins Wolseley Hornet…
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The price of the Mamba’ coil is 50s., and the sole agent is Mr. C. Desiderio, 143, Whitfield Street, London, W. 1.