LUCAS WORKS VISITED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN On Wednesday, March 1st, during the Royal Visit to Birmingham, Her Majesty the Queen visited the main factory of Joseph Lucas Ltd.,…

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THE SIDE-VALVE ALVIS Sir, I was interested in the reference made by the writer of the June " General Notes " to the old side-valve Alvis 12 h.p.—which he calls…

When the commentator at the B.D.C. Silverstone Meeting spoke of John Goddard's 8-litre Bentley as having exhaust-driven turbo-superchargers, there must have been those, myself included, who thought he was mistaken…

Cars in books Cecil Lewis, still writing at 95, but perhaps best-remembered for his wonderful account of flying with the RFC during the First World War (Sagittarius Rising, published in…

THE GERMANS' GRAND PRIX AT DONINGTON BERNDT ROSEMEYER WINS FOR AUTO-UNION AT 82.86 M.P.H. MERCEDES-BENZ FILL SECOND AND THIRD PLACES. LANG AND SEAMAN RETIRE. HISTORY was made at Doning,ton on…

BROOKLANDS AT ITS BEST. A Great August Meeting. TimAugust Bank Holiday meeting at Brooklands was certainly one of the best yet held, and we regret that its date prevents our…

KISSING THE POPPETS GOODBYE With the N.S.U.-Wankel Rotary Engine in the News, the Editor Considers the Many Endeavours Made to Abolish Pistons and Poppet Valves I4AsT year I devoted myself…

Hockenheim has played a pivotal role in the past two FIA F3000 series. And once again, it has created confusion in the perceived natural order of things... When Marc Goossens…

C E ‘Titch’ Allen, OBE, BEM, founder of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, has completed his biography about his experience of the older bikes on road and in races. His…

Alvis Day organised by the Alvis Owner Club in conjunction with the Alvis Register had a record crowd this year. More than 200 car owners and a total of over…

Sir, I have generally been a happy reader of MOTOR SPORT since September 1967, and have usually enjoyed the articles published therein. However, I have to vent my displeasure to…