Sir, Why do some car manufacturers still quote the power of their engines in the archaic German units of Pferdestarke (PS), which not one person in a thousand understands? It…

When we received a Press blurb which mentioned an anticipated New World Record we thought that perhaps some very brave person was about to try to raise Richard Noble's existing…

A YEAR OF NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS. A NEW LAND SPEED RECORD, AND AN ASTONISHING INCREASE IN 750 c.c. FIGURES. T.HE value of record-breaking to manufacturers is probably as great as that…

750 MC RELAY SILVERSTONE ONLY a week alter the OttIton Park event. the 750 Motor Club held their annual Six hour relay race at Silverstone. It was on an altogether…

E.R.A. WINS THE LONDON GRAND PRIX " B. BIRA'S " VICTORY AT CRYSTAL PALACE AT 54.36 m.p.h. THE second car meeting at the new Crystal Palace road course, held on…

THE R.A.C. GRAND PRIX. Entries for the Grand Prix of the R.A.C. have now closed at single fees and the following is the complete list of cars and entrants. The…

R.A.C. TOURIST TROPHY RACE The final list of entries for the Tourist Trophy race has closed with a total of thirty-six. Of this number eighteen are British cars and eighteen…

BOOK REVIEWS " Henry's Wonderful Model-T-1908-1927," by Floyd Clymer: 219 pp.. I 1 in. by 83 in. (McGraw-Hill Book (:ompany, hie.. 330. West 42nd Street, New York. 5.95 dollars.) There…

V.S.C.C. MEASHAM RALLY (Jan. 4/5th) Measham Trophy (premier award, vintage cars): P. McNaughton (1926 Sunbeam), 30 marks lost. Silver Bowl (vintage touring cars): F. Whowell (1927 Rolls-Royce), 750 mks. lost.…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters V.S.C.C. Madresfield Driving Tests (Sept. 12th) The Driving Tests and Concours d'Elegance which the Vintage S.C.C. holds at Madresfield, by permission of the Rt.…

A SPORTS 2 -SEATER ON THE 8 H .P. FORD. PLENTY OF LUGGAGE ACCOMMODATION, COMFORTABLE SEATING, AND FULL EQUIPMENT OF THE PEACOCK FORD. /THE lively performance of the Ford range…

Mistaken identity Sir, Your February review of Terrific Stuff Video's The BRA1 Collection was very fair, but where on earth did you get the idea that Alfred Owen (not, in…