Historical Notes: Brakes (Part 2) (Continued from the June issue) rO OUR-WHEEL brakes first appeared in a patent granted to Mr. P. L. Benoist' of Erdington, near Birmingham, in 1904.…

A 1975 sponsor brochure offers a great snapshot of F1 'pre-Bernie' ASSISTANCE It will cost £250,000 to field a competitive two-car team in the 15 events of the World Championship.…

wwwtour-auto.com This recreation of the Tour de France provides a glorious journey, both through 20 years of GT cars and the French countryside. From its Paris start to the finish…

Motorists travelling abroad will be delighted to hear of a new leather document case which has just been designed to hold their carnet-de-passage, insurance certificates, passports and landing tickets. It…

1928 Levis Machines. One of the most interesting of the Levis range of machines for 1928 is the All-Weather Model " M de Luxe," which will be one of the…

THE CIRCUIT OF SICILY IT is interesting to reflect that the famous Targa Florio, now one of the few races for real racing cars, was originally a race for" touring"…

THE J.C.C. HIGH SPEED RELIABILITY TRIAL. Notes on the Performance of Competitors. By the ASSISTANT EDITOR. (See illustrations on centre page.) PROM the spectator's point of view—which was -IL excellent…

Motorcycles for 1931 THERE is no doubt that 1931 is going to provide us with greater changes in. the motorcycle world, both in actual machines and in opportunities for their…

THE CITROEN CONTROVERSY Sir, In reply to Mr. Pratt, who has attempted to prove that the Light Fifteen can out-accelerate the A70, might I point out that he has only…

R = Restricted Event.  C. = Closed Event.  C.I. = Closed Event.  N. = National Event.  I. = International Event. 3rd. -- Newry & D.M.C. Driving Tests, Cranfield Airfield. C.…

The engineering saying 'if it looks right, it is right', describes the Spitfire to perfection. For a 1930s design, even today, it still looks drop dead gorgeous from any angle,…

UIFIFICIIIE%1CY The Alpine Trial, the Tourist Trophy Race and a standard Frazer Nash ! FRAZER NASH MV 3079 (privately owned by R. Brooke, Esq., of Crazeley Court, near Reading). ALPINE…