CONVERSIONS A1;STIN Seven reconditimied 1932/33 engines. Dropped axis and spring sets to undersling. Brooklands beads, spring wheels, increased braking system for all models. Swallow two-seater sports, offer wanted. .1 wit…

VETERAN CARS Sir, Your correspondent " Countryman " might be interested in the following. I now own a 1914 Renault ; chassis purchased 3914 for about i850 by local lady…

We could not have been more wrong in our description of the T.V.R. coupe which appeared at the Six-Hour Relay Race. The cars have independent suspension all round, the chassis is multi-tubular…

New Record for Panhard. " " THE " razor-blade " Panhard, which in the hands of G. E. T. Eyston, recently gained the world's hour record, added still further to…

Sir I can answer Mr McDonald's queries on the above (Letters, Sept 1990). This car was abandoned at London Airport by a navigator of Air India Airways nearly 40 years…

"The Fighter Aircraft Pocketbook," by Roy Cross. 256 pp. 5 3/5 in. x 4 1/16 in. (B. T. Batsford, 4, Fitzhardinge Street, Portman Square, London, W. 1. 9s. 6d.) There are a…

Sir, I'm sure I won't be the first to ask this: why was Peter Collins only 'Mentioned in Dispatches' in January's 20 Greatest Sportscar Drivers feature story? In the heroic…

According to The Evening News a driver, suffering from sinusitis which caused him to have a severe head pain and his eyes to go out of focus, stopped on M1,…

Thumbing through back issues of MOTOR SPORT reminded me of how I used to report on traction-engine rallies and airshows. Perhaps the fuller calendar of today leaves you little time…

l'AC;E" Varsities at Syston Park, The 232 De-Ram Shock Absorber, The 235 Rumblings 237 Triumph Vit6;stt Six, The 241 An Unique Souvcnir 243 Letters from Readers 245 A Blown 30-98…

[TO OUR READERS. Owing to pressure of space we have been compelled to reduce this section to a minimum in recent issues, but we have had so many requests to continue…

By L. T. C. Rolt. 188 pp. 8 3/4 in. 5 1/2 in. (Allen Lane, Penguin Books Ltd., 17, Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W OBD. £5.50.) This book represents a fascinating…