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The private car in war
LAST month's Editorial was concerned with motoring as a means of war-time relaxation—that was before intensive night bombing raids on…
October 1940
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Cars I have owned
[Here is another article of this popular series, this time by peter clark, a truly versatile amateur, well known for…
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Radiography in racing
[The failure of a racing engine is invariably an expensive business and any means that can be taken to negative…
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Club news, October 1940
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY M.C. The Sport isn't entirely dead in the British Isles—indeed, as we write this the boys of the…
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Veteran types – XXII
A 1914 Grand Prix Mercedes THE 1914 French Grand Prix at Lyons was one of the most dramatic motor races…
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Rumblings, October 1940
We "Miss the Bus" THERE is a certain phrase which has obtained considerable prominence recently concerning "missing the bus," and,…
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Mercedes-Benz versus Auto-Union
Some of the most intensive racing ever as a prelude to war [Continued from September issue. The 1935 Season] THE…
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Letters from readers, October 1940
Sir, Some people seem to think that a large part of life in the Services consists, after the preliminary training,…
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A car for now-and later on
Economy cars as the idealist would like them and as impecunious enthusiasts have to have them AT the present time…
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A road test of the V12 Lagonda
An honest report on one of the greatest of present-day cars. Over 100 m.p.h. in a short-chassis saloon WE are…
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