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Great expectations We have recently published criticisms of the BLMC, for which we do not repent. But, having discussed these editorials with Lord Stokes in his eyrie on the sixth…

"The Bullnose Morris," by Lytton P. Jarman and Robin Barraclough. 257 pp. 9.75 in. 6.75 in. (Macdonald & Co. Publishers) Ltd., Gulf Howe, 2, Portman Street, London, 45s.) This is…

The Editor samples the Wolseley 16/60 Saloon, diesel-engined Morris-Oxford Series VI, Wolseley Hornet and Riley Elf It is hard to reconcile the pace of modern traffic with the continued production…

BRAVE NEW WORLD? Sir, The letter from Mr. Bowden published in your August issue is really none of my business, except where it refers to the world of aviation and…

Although the Monte Carlo Rally is not one of the oldest of motoring competitions, the road to Monte Carlo has for a very long time exercised a peculiar fascination over…

RE AND THERE. Varsity Notes. DISCUSSING the Inter-Varsity Trial next year, we were informed by A. C. Fairtlough, the Cambridge secretary and very much the moving spirit of the organisation,…

The question as to whether the Tourist Trophy Races should be run in England or remain in the Isle of Man is not, in my opinion, a matter for abstruse…

I cannot but regard with affection the small concerns which still strive to build individual cars. Consequently, I felt nostalgia never experienced in the Midlands as I passed through the door of…

Monza, April 27th A fortnight later came the first of the De Cadenet's two cliff-hanging victories, in the Six Hours of Monza, which returned to the World Championship for Makes…

There was general agreement that the right man, in the right car, on the right circuit won the German Grand Prix, agreement, that is, among the followers of the sport,…

Aston Martin Ulster Alan Archer Surely unsurpassable story of Aston’s greatest racer, packed with detail, photos, period reports and results plus individual histories of all 29 Ulsters. Usual superb Palawan…

SPORTING CARS ON ROAD AND TRACK. THE M.G. SUPER SPORTS. ABRIDGED SPECIFICATION. Engine : Four-cylinder, 75 mm. x 102 mm., side valves, detachable head. Gear Box Unit construction, centre change.…