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THE SIX-CYLINDER MATHIS—continued. by the intended alteration from km.p.h. to m.p.h. for the instrument. A further improvement would be some simple form of clamp to secure the wheel jack, pump…

HIGH SPEEDS ON THE SANDS. SOUTHPORT CLUB'S LAST MEETING. TN spite of the rather wet surface of the sand and the showery weather, the championship meeting held at Southport on…

For Ayrton Senna fans, and there are a lot of them among the paying public, in spite of the anti-Senna lobby among the English press, the 48th Monaco Grand Prix…

We have received the following from Mr. A. F. Atterbury: I started working for Rolls-Royce at Derby as an errand boy at the age of 14 in February 1935 for…

An argument over the Resource Restriction Agreement is threatening the future of FOTA, the F1 teams' organisation. Some teams are convinced that Red Bull Racing is spending more than it…

Bill Boddy In 1956, wanting a more sporting vintage car than my worn-down light examples (a writer's pay!) I went with Jenks to see a £90 Sunbeam advertised by a young RAF chap. But it…

Sir, I notice that there has been some correspondence about Kipling's cars. He must have been something of a Rolls addict, as two or three years ago I recall having…

Silverstone, April 8 1950s Sports Racing Cars 1 Tony Bianchi (Farrellac Allard); 2 Barry Cannel! (Willment-Climax); 3 Jamie McIntyre (Rejo Mk4); 4 Mark Gillies (Maserati Tipo 61); 5 Stephen Gibson…

Sir. Having taken your book for a year. I thought I might write to tell you how much I enjoy my monthly tanner's-worth. I quite agree with your article on…

THE H.P. OF THE AUSTIN Our articles on Tuning the Austin Seven aroused widespread interest, and lots of queries came in afterwards. We are now able to give some further…

Sir, I have just read the article "Sports Car Races of 1951," in the November issue. A cryptic sign "WB" indicates authorship. I beg his pardon for saying he is talking…

Ascari Dominates Fatiguing Race - BORDEUX MAY 3RD. Sixteen cars faced the starter to cover 123 laps of the T-shaped 2.457-kilometre circuit in the middle of the town. Excitement in…