From the archives with Doug Nye
How motor sport works New autobiography is a lively reminder that things aren't always as they seem on the surface A friend has a wonderful collection of Porsche 956/962 models, sporting…
Cresswells, Ltd., Wellington Mills, Bradford, are exhibiting representative specimens of their Chekko brake and clutch linings, for which they claim unique qualities in so much as they are guaranteed to be made from Ioo per cent, pure asbestos fibre, spun on to the brass wire which forms the binding medium. No cotton whatever is used in the production of Chekko. They are also exhibiting samples of the crude fibre and carded sliver from which their Chekko yarns are spun, and afterwards solidly woven into their Chekko brake and clutch lining fabrics.