A boy's own story, from another era
Dated and implausible, perhaps but a 90-year-old tale of early racing has its own charms. I'm a sucker for a dirigible. Or an air-yacht, or a steam submarine, or an…
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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.