This gifted designer and engineer died on November 3 after losing his battle with cancer. A disciple of Peter Berthon and Raymond Mays, Woods will forever be synonymous with British…

SLOVENSKY CLUB RALLY Sole British Entrant secures Premier Award OF a total of 80 entries for the Slovensky Motor Club's International Auto Rally, 70 started, 7 of the competitors being…

Sir, I am pleased to read of your interest in vehicle index marks in Britain. Their use dates from 1903 and the original allocation was made, with a few exceptions,…

The name of Falcon Shells has become well known to builders of glass-fibre-bodied "specials" as manufacturers of some of the best-looking bodies on the market, such as the current Caribbean and…

The ifs and buts WHEN Philip Morris European President Ronnie Thomson Stood up at the Marlboro press conference in Geneva last month and said "we feel we got enormous value…

In the early editions of the Le Mans 24-hour race, Lorraine-Dietrich cars were serious rivals to the Bentleys. Oone of those marques became a legend; The other faded into history.…

THE BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS Good Sport in Spite of Torrential Rain. Whitney Straight makes Fastest Time, Earl Howe and Oliver Bertram Equal Second. AFTER the consistently fine weather of this…

Prior to Corsica, Didier Auriol hadn't won a WRC event since Monte-Carlo last year. Despite intense pressure, he finally put that to rights . . . The Tour of Corsica…

The short-lived Peerless marque will compete at Le Mans this year for the first time since a one-off works entry splashed Its way to an unlikely 16th in the wet…

Sir I think it should be the first part of the car to cross the line to win. I think this because in horse racing it has to get the…

THE SPEED. OF THE BENTLEY Sir, To the Various letters concerning these superb Bentleys made by Rolls-Royce and Raymond Mays' estimate of their Mark VI being capable of a genuine…

Engine: Four cylinders, 76.2 by 76.2 mm. (1,390 c.c.). Push-rod-operated o.h. valves. 8.0 to 1 compression-ratio. 47½ b.h.p. at 4,600 r.p.m. Gear ratios: First. 18.60 to 1; second. 12.89 to…