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CONTENTS, February 1945
CONTENTS Geoffrey Battersby's D.B. Special 23 Enthusiastus Extinctus ••• ••• ••• .. 25 Scrap-Book ••• •.• 26 Veteran Specialist •••…
CONTENTS Geoffrey Battersby's D.B. Special 23 Enthusiastus Extinctus ••• ••• ••• .. 25 Scrap-Book ••• •.• 26 Veteran Specialist •••…
GEOFFREY BATTERSBY'S D.B. SPECIAL In these days, when hybrids for use on the road are less popular than was once…
Enthusiastus Extinctus • What follows mustn't for a moment be regarded as the official view of " Motor Sport," far…
SCRAP-BOOK FROM time to time readers' scrapbooks are loaned to the Editor and have the effect of making him wish…
VETERAN SPECIALIST (Continued from the January issue) THE damage proved worse than we had imagined, as the worm wheel was…
Apprentice's Story This.article, unlike a Traveller's Tale, sets down the true facts about some interesting cars owned by Lt. C.…
NOTICE Tlic Editor continually receives letters from readers who have sent. subscriptions or orders for back issues to the London…
CARS I HAVE OWNED This time by E. G. M. Wilkes, the wellknown motoring artist and G. N . exponent.—Ed.…
CORRECT! ON " In the article " The Villiers-engined Bugatti," January issue, for " read " BIM."
ANOTHER BELATED BOOK REVIEW The Modest Man's Motor," by C. G. Matson (Lawrence & Bullen Ltd., 1903) MAJOR MATS( N,…
4%) '4.4" .";;" .4" • This month's cover picture is a tribute to the late Percy Maclure, who died recently…
AUSTRALIAN NEWS WE have received two newsletters from Melbourne, Victoria, N.S.W., one from Earl Davey-Milne. and one from Ken Smyth.…
0.414 /laud WE HEAR Lt. Peter Hampton is now in this country again, invalided out, and it will be some…
LETTERS from READERS Sir, In view of the fact that I am a fairly wide supporter, by way of advertisements,…
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How Marc Márquez swept to his tenth consecutive German GP win on Sunday, using the craziest lean angles ever seen, plus HRC’s new frame that should allow him to take…
Max Verstappen will start on pole position in front of his home crowd, after qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix just two-hundredths of a second faster than Charles Leclerc. The…
Formula 1 will begin trialling new race weekend formats — such as a reverse-grid qualifying race — from the end of next year, using a purpose-built simulator. After facing opposition…
It is good news that Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso have re-signed with Ducati, because if Gigi Dall’Igna hasn’t forgotten how to design a racing motorcycle, then his 100 per cent brand-new…