Articles from the archive

Sir, As suggested in your excellent (as always) February issue on page 153 I am writing to you with a few suggestions as to my ideal pair both with limited…

For three days each year, racing turns the clocks back. Paul Lawrence is your guide to a stupendous event which celebrates everything that made our sport glorious Goodwood is simply…

One of the wisest things that Ford of Britain ever did in recent times was to give £100,000 to Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin, the two men behind Cosworth Engineering,…

We Hear J. Lindsay Hatchett has an overhauled 1922 G.N. chassis, with twin Amal track-racing carburetters and two-plug alloy-bronze heads, for disposal for £50, including another engine and miscellaneous spares.…

MERCEDES-BENZ 107V EXPERIENCES Sir, Having, from time to time, read with interest the articles and letters concerning British versus Continental " family " cars, I feel that my own experience…

Bits and Pieces, by Prince Birabongse of Thailand. (Fonlis, 7/6.) The first book ever written by "Bira" is something of an event. It runs to 192 pages and 20 chapters,…

"Behind the Wheel," by David McKay. 222 pp. 91/2 in x 61/4 in. (Nicholas Kaye Ltd., 194-200, Bishopsgate, London, EC2. 25s.) This is the motoring life story of David McKay, who…

SALESMANSHIP AS A CAREER. A SOLUTION OF THE EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM OFFERED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MOTOR SALESMANSHIP. NOWADAYS the automobile has superseded the railway as an object of interest in…

Bitser Special pRE-WAR, in the years we did not then call the vintage period, many cars were built by amateur enthusiasts, from a mix of various components for road use…

The Harrow CC will hold its annual dinner at the "Tithe Farm," Harrow, on January 17th. With a monthly event combining the social and sporting side of motoring in the pick of…

An exhibition of AC cars will be held by the ACOC at 137, Piccadilly. during the early part of October. The new Secretary of the Armstrong Siddeley Club is J.…

THE TYPE 59 Bugatti is rare in that it was the last pure racing car that Ettore Bugatti sold to customers. Before this, with the 2-litre and 2.3-litre versions of…