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READERS' SPARE PARTS FOR SALE AND WANTED
READERS' SPARE PARTS FOR SALE AND WANTED FOR SALE Alta engine 9 li.p. crankshaft, main bearings, camshafts, timing wheels, cylinder…
August 1939
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CONTENTS, August 1939
N T E NTS Mercedes-Benz Hat Trick .... 228 British Racing Drivers' Club Monthly Notes 229 On Performance for Sale…
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Announcement
This issue, August 1939, marks a milestone in the history of Motor Sport. For, from now onwards, this journal will be…
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Caracciola completes Mercedes' hat trick: 1939 German GP report
At the end of one of the strangest races ever held at the Nürburgring, only one Mercedes-Benz, and one Auto-Union…
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monthly bullentin
MONTHLY BULLETIN THE LATE R. J. B. SEAMAN THE , death of Richard John Beattie Seaman as the result of…
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ON PERFORMANCE FOR SALE
ON PERFORMANCE FOR SALE AT which period in motoring history reliability or, if you prefer it, dependability, could be taken…
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VINTAGENTS AT LEWES
VINTAGENTS AT LEWES STUART WILTON'S M.G. MAKES FASTEST TIME OF THE DAY VINTAGE S.C.C. Meetings are always well conducted, but…
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THE BACKWELL HILL CLIMB
THE BACK WELL HILL CLIMB In a so far poor summer, rain was not unexpected at the Bristol M.C. and…
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rumblings, August 1939
The Fastest Road Car IBELIEVE that a writer of motor notes for one of the daily newspapers wrote of the…
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W. O. BENTLEY HONOURED
W. O. BENTLEY HONOURED Lord Craigntyle gave a private luncheon at the Savoy on July 10th to celebrate the showing…
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EUROPE'S FASTEST ROAD RACE
EUROPE'S FASTEST ROAD RACE MULLER (AUTO-UNION) WINS FRENCH GRAND PRIX, BRITISH DEBACLE IN 1,500 c.c. RACE. TERRIFIC speeds in the…
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HERTS COUNTY A & A.C.
HERTS COUNTY A & A.C. Speed Trials were held at Beechwood, were at Beechwood, near Markyate on June 25th. Fastest…
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THE B.A.R.C AUGUST MEETING.
TIME FL A. R. C. AUGUST MEETING-. The chief race at the Brooklands August Bank Holiday Meeting will be the…
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VETERAN TYPES
VETERAN TYPES THE 5-LITRE TYPE BUGATTI KNOWN AS "BLACK BESS " THE motoring world is sharply divided into those to…
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THE J.C.C. HIGH SPEED TRIAL
THE J.C.C. HIGH SPEED TRIAL BEST PERFORMANCE BY FRAZER-NASH B.M.W. ONLY a few days before the 11th J.C.C. Members' Day…
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LIGHT BLUES AT DONINGTON
LIGHT BLUES AT DONINGTON FAST SPEEDS IN CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY A.C. MEETING: LAP RECORD BROKEN S(-)".mE of the fastest cars ever…
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ALVIS-SPECIAL WINS AT LEINSTER
ir.s..-snES-61131EICIAL WINS AT LEINSTEIV. Ireland has given us some excellent road races in which ordinary owners have had a particularly…
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A LONG TEST OF R.E. RICHARDS'S ROVER TEN SPECIAL
A LONG TEST OF R. E. RICHARDS'S ROVER TEN SPECIAL A VERY POTENT COMPETITION CAR, OF WHICH REPLICAS WILL BE…
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THE RECORD FALLS AT WETHERBY
THE RECORD FALLS AT WETHERBY FANE COVERS THE COURSE IN 27.42 SECS. WITH HIS FRAZER-NASH. There are not very many…
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MOTOR SPORT CALENDAR
MOTOR SPORT CALENDAR SEPT. Grossglockner, AUGUST 6th 7th AUGUST 26th Race, SEPT. 10th 14th-I5th 17th 23rd 24th 24th 30th 2nd…
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