OTHER RACING NEWS. GRAND PRIX DE PROVENCE. THE riot which put a stop to the racing at Miramas on 26th March, must be regarded as extremely regrettable from every point…

The 4 1/2-litre supercharged Bentley: A race-bred car of outstanding performance WHEN Bentley first introduced the supercharged edition of its famous 4 1/2 litre model, a number of prospective owners…

orthodox means. We undid the nuts holding the block to the crankcase, and while a confederate heaved on the starting handle. I put a chair leg on each of the…

At an extraordinary General Meeting the Citroën Company has ratified the amalgamation of Citroën and Panhard. In accordance with legal requirements, the amalgamation had first been approved on 23rd April,…

BRDC Historic Sportscar Championship For much of the season the BRDC Historic Sportscar Championship delivered some of the best racing In the historic arena. Notable players were eventual champion Philip…

Little Mary Amongst the more exciting preparations for the coming season are those of John Bolster, who will again run his famous " Mary " in sprint contests. John is…

Alan Clark MP The controversial author, Conservative MP and highly entertaining personality Alan Clark, who cared so much for Britain, has passed away. He was truly a motoring enthusiast, as…

NEWS FROM THE U.S.A. BY Our American Correspondent T. MERIWETHER-SMITH Cummings Shatters Diesel Records. Bill Cummings, winner of the Indianapolis race last year and national AAA -champion, set a new…

73 CARS I HAVE OWNED VERY early in life I developed an interest in motoring and well rtiitnJ)(-I first experiments in this direction. In 1919, or maybe it was 1920,…

Archie Butterworth IT IS extraordinary, but whenever I mentioned to friends or colleagues that I'd been to see Archie Butterworth, their faces would break into a pleasurable smile and they'd…

Sir, As I was reading Mr. Mallock's "aggressive but not warlike" article, I suddenly found myself gripping the chair with indignation over his remarks about the August 26th meeting at…

Bugatti Club One-Day Trial. REGULATIONS are now available for the One-Day Trial to be organised by the Bugatti Owners' Club on September 10th. The course will be approximately 200 miles…