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Book Reviews., March 1955, March 1955
"A.B.C. of British Cars," by John Dudley. 72 pp. 4 in. by 6 in. (Ian Allen, Ltd., Craven House, Hampton…

"A.B.C. of British Cars," by John Dudley. 72 pp. 4 in. by 6 in. (Ian Allen, Ltd., Craven House, Hampton…
Philip H. Smith. A.M.I.Mech.E. 180 pp. 51/2 in. by 8 1/2 in. (G.T.Foulis and Co., Ltd., 7, Milford Lane, Strand,…
"The Grand Prix Car, Volume 11" by Laurence Pomeroy, F.R.S.A., M.S.A.E. 344 pp., 8in. by 11 in. (Motor Racing Publications,…
"The Kings of the Road," by Ken W. Purdy. 216 pp. 5 1/2 in. by 8 1/2 in. (Hutchinson and…
"Grand Prix Murder," by Douglas Rutherford, 190 pp., 4 1/2 in. by 7 1/2 in. (Collins, 14, St. James's Place,…
"Motor Sport" Visits Specialist Car Manufacturers in the London Area (Further Illustrations will be found in the Centre Pages) With…
This year the B.A.R.C. and V.S.C.C. again held their annual film shows, The former had some 2,000 members at four…
When famous British motor manufacturers fail financially--which, in the past at least, they have usually done through continuing to make…
The Editor has a scavenger complex and harbours in warm, dry places things like bits of Kaiser War aeroplane engines,…
Last July Motor Sport drew attention, in an Editorial under the heading "Ridiculous in Retrospect," to the adverse report issued…
This year's Monte Carlo Rally produced an excellent tale of good sportsmanship. When Ray Merrick's Standard Eight suffered a stone…
Meccano, Ltd. have brought out one of their best Dinky Toy miniatures to date, in the form of an open-bodied…
America's motoring journals have flourished exceedingly since the war and some of them are now very good indeed and we…
Sir, It is with great interest that I have read the recent controversial letters regarding the products of the Ford…
Sir, I admire your journal very much, especially regarding your mentioning the names of cars which have not been a…
Sir, Having read the letters of Mr. English, Mr. McGhee and Mr. Kearns, I can only conclude that they have…
Sir, Having driven in the official Ford works' competition team for nearly four pre-war years, and having owned a Ford…
Sir, Mr. English has allowed his enthusiasm for the Volkswagen to run away with his judgement. I own neither a…
Sir, I am surprised at the adverse critics of the Ford Zephyr, as I have done 28,000 miles on one…
Sir, The misfortune which has fallen on B.Campbell Kemp since he purchased his Consul must be exceptional and one assumes…
The Charles Leclerc Monaco curse continues, but the Monégasque at least finally has a finish to his name in his home race. After beautiful weather all weekend, rain had been…
If you’re good enough, you’re old enough. It’s an old motor racing cliché, but one that has rung true over the years for the likes of Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso,…
The tightest F1 team battle of 2022 ended with Aston Martin and Alfa Romeo on level points. With data from Project F1, we examine how Alfa lost its early edge and why older drivers showed their worth in the fight for sixth place
Amid all the Assen drama it was easy to forget about the forlorn figure of Dani Pedrosa, slumped in his pit, wondering what might have been. If all things had…