". . . Birkin's gear changes were perfect, but then, the Bentley gearbox was very good indeed, in spite of the fact that it predated synchromesh." "His gearchanging was very…

AN ASTON-MARTIN ROAD RACER. WITH reference to the illustration which appeared on the cover of our March issue, we now have pleasure in giving a few constructional details of the…

C63 AMG COUPE IS ON PAPER VERY little that anyone could quibble about regarding this new AMG Mercedes coupe. Not even the price which, at £56,665, is less than Audi…

RESULTS. SENIOR RACE, MOB II,OIL TROPHY. I. r: O'Boyle, 1,089 c.c. Riley, lap 4, 3 min., lh. 15m. 20s., 67.9 m.p.h. 2. W. Sullivan, 732 c.c. Sullivan Special Sic., lap…

IN DEFENCE 01."111E moRGAN Sir, bonnet of your correspondent Thomas A. ,Archer must be harbouring a number of bees (or bugs). -whirls would appear to have affected not only his…

Diesel dismay Le Mans legend Pescarolo says that the current regulations for the 24 Hours mean that petrol-powered entrants can’t race on equal terms The beauty of the Le Mans…

Pre-war sports cars will race at the Oulton Park Gold Cup the first time in the August Bank Holiday meeting. It will include the Motor Racing Legends pre-war sports car series,…

Best known as a major importer of British and other European cars to the USA, Norwegian-born Kjell Qvale, who has died aged 94, was involved in many racing enterprises, including…

HORTON'S SINGLE SEATER MIDGET. In our last issue " Boanerges " stated that the design of the body of R. T. Horton's M.G. Midget was the work of Mr. Kesterton,…

Sir, Perhaps the enclosed glimpse of a bygone day of motoring in South Africa forty years ago will prove of interest to the vintage enthusiasts. Such scenes were still very…

BETTER BOOKS LTD. BOOKSELLERS • UNDER MY BONNET G. R. N. Minchin Few people CiM have had so many and varied motoring experiences as Mr. Minchin. His nwmory carries hitn…

Although Jenks' Letter to Readers was a popular topic for correspondents this month, we have been absolutely inundated with requests for a full set of answers to last year's three-part…