TEAM ENSIGN Battling against the odds THESE days one might be excused for thinldng that all Grand Prix teams arc sUnply dripping with major commercial sponsorship as multi-national corporations queue…

Bill Boddy There were two Gallic options for those seeking top-quality motoring after WW1. One is still remembered, one not... Soon after the horrors of WW1 ended in 1918, the…

CLASSIC CARS OF THE THIRTIES A superb collection of German drawings in full colour especially imported from Stuttgart by Autobooks of Brighton who are sole distributors for Great Britain. Cars…

THE NEW MERCEDES SHOWS ITS METTLE EASY VICTORY IN THE EIFEL RACE--CHIRON'S ALFA ROMEO OUT-DISTANCED. AFTER the defeat of their cars at the Avus Race, the German firms of ,xiito…

RAILTON RAILTON SPECIAL IMO light 4 door saloon. High compression aluminium head, lightened eon-rods, racing Zenith carburettor, Scintilla magneto, 4 new tyres. Just repainted. Really exceptional performamt. Bargain, £150 or…

CONTINENTAL NOTES. THE BORDINO GRAND PRIX VICTORY FOR NUVOLARI (ALFA-ROMEO) ON THE CIRCUIT OF ALESSANDRIA. HELD on the Sunday following the Monaco G. P., the Bordino Grand Prix seemed likely…

Sir, I am delighted to see in your last three issues evidence of a campaign against the vandalism which prevails in many parts of the motoring world. The best -defence…

FOR SALE A EPA-ROMEO. 1,750-c.c. supercharged twin oh. -c-3cam. Young of Bromley drophead coup6. Very smart, opalescent blue, chromium brake drums. P.80 headlamps. Immaculate. Decoked, brakes relined, mechanically excellent.. Very…

NEWS FROM THE U.S.A. CUMMINGS, FOWLER, VVINN, SALL WINNERS OF DIRT TRACK CONTESTS DURING EARLY PART OF SUMMERGORDON'S NARROW ESCAPE—JENKINS TO TRY FOR NEW 24-HOUR RECORD. A.A.A. Championship races, in…

OLYMPIOLOGY A MARINE ENGINE SALESMAN ANSWERS A FEW QUERIES " sir. The cylinder is N made of cast iron. This copper thing is the water jacket. "No, the engine is…

GEOFFREY BATTERSBY'S D.B. SPECIAL In these days, when hybrids for use on the road are less popular than was once the case, Harold Biggs's description of this car of 20…

Marathon to run in reverse The route for the 2014 Sydney-London Marathon Rally has been confirmed, with a daunting schedule of over 1700 miles of special stages in a total…