
The appliance of F1 science
John Barnard tells us in this issue that he “probably couldn’t operate in today’s Formula 1”. The days of the maverick visionaries such as Barnard, Gordon Murray and Gérard Ducarouge…
That Aston Martin-AC Special
In reply to E. S. Taylor’s letter. I have seen his Aston Martin-AC, have a copy of The Autocur for 28-5-43 with his car’s description, and I too competed at Filton in 1945. The body of that car is from a 1931/2 Aston Martin “Le Mans. two-seater, not a replica but a standard production model. Listed, catalogued and sold as the “Le Mans. nvo-seater sports model, shown at Olympia; and, according to the very, knowledgeable Inman Hunter, only five were made.
I knew three of those cars; they had doors and only one fuel filler.! have written an article un one of those cars and in due course it will be published in a complementary journal, satin a seal journal, for MOTOR SPORT has no rival production — “MS. stands alone. Kineton RIVERS FLETCHER [Thanks, Rivers! — Ed.)