David Scott-Moncrieff on the mystery of the missing ex-de Palma 1914 GP Mercedes When I was young, and that was one hell of a long time ago, there was considerable…

Mercedes-Benz W125 Technical overview The Mercedes-Benz has an eight cylinder 5660cc blown twin-cam engine with four valves per cylinder and wet steel cylinder liners in an alloy block. The latest…

Sir, Your re-test of the VW 1500 S was of great interest to myself. I purchased a new 1500 S from Renwicks Garages of Newton Abbot, Devon, in February 1964…

TRIPLEX 21st BIRTHDAY. On August 2nd the Triplex Safety Glass Company celebrated its 21st birthday for it was on August 2nd, 1912 that the first board meeting of the company…

[This, the ninth article of the series, is by C. W. Moss, the well-known competition driver, now in the R.N.V.R. He describes, from memory, the very large and varied number…

Sir, I think I can throw a little light onto the case of the overfilled sump. The motoring writer in question, who I believe is known as "Long John Kick…

JACK BRABHAM Sir, Some years ago, I was required to close my eyes and fold my hands in supplication before commencing a meal while the senior at the table said a…

by Marc Douazy. d'Ollandon/Raymond Bernier. This is an unusual but excellent book about the automobiles and races that originated in the Besançon district of France. Serious students of French cars…

FAST CLIMBS AND EXCITING INCIDENTS ON COURSE RENDERED DIFFICULT BY RAIN. EIGHTY names appeared on the programme of the Autumn Hill Climb at Shelsley Walsh, weather conditions varied from dull…

Why multi-cylinders? Sir, Why did designers in the Vintage period build small multi-cylinder competition engines ? The question is prompted by the Editor's invitation to "Meet the Twins," and by…

THE FORMULA ONE SCENE Regie Renault AT THE end of last season the Renault Formula One team reviewed its season and decided that changes had to be made. Main Prost…

MW 635CSi FOR more than a decade the cornerstone of BMW's sporting image has been its imposingly styled big coupes; the angular, yet stylish, CS-series giving way in 1977 to…