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Bob Gerard (E.R.A.) Sets Castle Combe Record To 86.25 m.p.h.
The Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. ran off some very interesting races at their Castle Combe Meeting on October 4th. The…

The Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. ran off some very interesting races at their Castle Combe Meeting on October 4th. The…
Car : 1947 Volkswagen saloon. Flat-four, air-cooled 75 by 64 mm., 1,131-c.c. o.h.v. engine. Wheelbase 7 ft. 10i in. Weight…
Gonzalez (B.R.M.) Wins Woodcote Cup and "Daily Graphic" Goodwood Trophy Races, with Parnell's and Wharton's B.R.M.s Second and Third in the…
We will let you into a secret. Although the conscientious motoring writer goes from stand to stand at Earls Court…
The following is one of many letters received; they were expected. We were 100 per cent. keen on the B.R.M. project…
A provocative article, in which Gerald F. Hooke, basing his argument on the Shelsley Walsh Hill-Climb record, suggests that there…
By "Balaydeur" According to a report in the daily press, those responsible for the 16-cylinder B.R.M. are now contemplating building…
"Modern Buses and Coaches," by C. B. Morrissey. (Temple Press Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, E.C.1; 86 pp.; 9s. 6d.) Although this…
A member of the Cornwall Vintage C.C. reports good service from the Andre shock-absorber people. Writing to them for a…
Jowett Cars Ltd., Idle, Bradford, Yorkshire, announce the appointment as Chief Engineer of Donald Bastow, M.I. Mech.E., B.Sc. (Eng.), M.S.A.E.,…
The B.A.R.C.'s annual dinner and dance at Grosvenor House takes place this year on November 7th, when the chair will…
We have received the following from Mr. P. Selby, who advertised his car in our September issue :— "The husband…
Elkhart Lake Rally By air mail from the U.S.A. have come some very interesting notes on the Elkhart Lake Rally,…
The exciting thing about this year's Exhibition is the element of increasing competition. The buyer's market is returning, at all…
Interesting speculation as to which really is the fastest car in the show. As one cannot put a stopwatch on static…
Even bearing in mind how easy it is to criticise other people's work in retrospect, it is still quite extraordinary how…
On July 6th, the Royal East African Automobile Association held their fifth meeting on the Langa Langa road-racing circuit about…
The specialised articles on famous makes have become a feature of Motor Sport. Many Talbot cars are still giving excellent…
Tappet clearance: Inlet, 0.006 in; exhaust, 0.008 in.—warm. Firing order: I; 5, 3, 6, 2, 4. Valve timing: Inlet opens 10…
Branded Petrol Wanted Sir, As an American who has spent many years in Britain and has come to love motoring…
Hot on the heels of Brian Redman, we will be speaking to Tim Schenken for another Motor Sport podcast and putting your questions to him. Schenken burst on to the…
Sport had rarely witnessed such hyperbolic overdrive. Lewis Hamilton needed to finish only fifth to clinch his maiden world title. There are no racing certs in F1, but in a…
I like to think that Valentino Rossi is currently in the midst of a US road trip, driving some big ol’ gas guzzler the 2000-odd miles from California to Indiana,…
It was meant to be the pinnacle of Germany’s racing dominance. A Silver Arrow that really was quicker than anything else on the planet. With an engine from a Messerschmitt,…