Brief Specification. Engine : Six cylinders in line cast in two groups of three, with one piece detachable aluminium head carrying overhead valves in bronze seat ings. Valves operated by…

AMERICA GOES AUTO-UNION American racing car design came in for some very adverse criticism after the Roosevelt race, when Nuvolari's AlfaRomeo was victorious and the only Americans in the picture…

THE MODEL CAR POSITION THE model car position in this country is in a healthier state than it has ever been thanks mainly to the lead given by D. A.…

Sir, As an add-on to your article on Jaguar disc brakes, I well remember being told of an early exchange on the subject by the Godfather of the then Chief…

PROGRESS IN T1-I GLIDING MOVEMENT IF the gliding movement has not gone ahead quite as rapidly nor reached as high a state of popularity as was at first anticipated by…

Bentleys On Parade .1' I Ili A N N UA L. Kensington tiardens' Coo,oun d'Elegance of the Bentley Driver. , will take place on June 28th, an 04,1,10.11 When I…

Against all Corners! 21 International Records are now held by 9 h.p. 1,093 c.c. Riley Cars. In the case of records marked' the car was a standard Monaco Saloon running…

NISSAN'S PRIME ERA SIR, I read with interest your article on the Nissan NPT GTP IMSA cars, having seen them run at Watkins Glen in every season in which they…

Hugh Gardner, Chairman of the famous Manchester-based diesel engine-makers L Gardner & Sons Ltd until his retirement in 1978, has died. He started work there in 1921, for fourteen shillings…

new G.P. formula is approaching, I suggest an idea that should give the manufacturers plenty of scope in streamlining, supercharging and fuels—that is, limit the power-toweight ratio. For instance, a…

NB.—Opinions expressed are those of our correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them—Ed. THE SPEED OF BENTLEYS Sir, Your correspondents are waxing enthusiastic over the performance of…

A Fourth ERA Race I was most interested in D.S. J.'s article about the ERAs in last month's MOTOR SPORT, and in particular the paragraph concerning the races which have…