Articles from the archive

The Shegness Affair IT was unfortunate that the weather did not favour the meeting that was held on July 17th and 18th, but, uninviting as it was, it failed to…

Sir, I was pleased to see your article on Rileys in the November edition, though your tone seems to indicate that you are not at all sure that they are…

Project J5 Sir, DSJ asks to what purpose is J5 being built (Letter to Readers, February 1989). J5 is being built just for the hell of it; the specification was…

In this absorbing article, rather on the lines of those in Motor Sport's "Cars I Have Owned" series, G. Sandford-Morgan of Adelaide proves that to the enthusiast motoring for sport is…

Having enjoyed "Motor Tramp" by John Heygate (see this column last December), I set about reading his earlier book "Talking Picture" (Cape, 1934), which the local library eventually, after a…

Sir, I was most interested to read in the June issue about Erik Addyman of Starbeck and his cars as for some Iwo years in the early nineteen-fifties he was…

Sir, I was interested to read the letter from Timothy Houlding concerning his difficulties over licensing his Bentley and I have already spoken to him to pass on the benefits…

Every new racing season brings fresh challenges to man and machine. But as the teams gathered for the first Grand Prix of the year, they knew they'd be batting on…

Publishing schedules mean you’ve got the better of me again. As I write this, the Formula One teams are turning their transporters towards the high-speed sweeps of Silverstone. As you…

Amidst all the festivities and partying (horrid expression!) which afflicted the country after Christmas and New Year (no Boxing Night Exeters or racing at Brands Hatch, alas) I hesitated to…

MOTOR SPORT CALENDAR SEPT. Grossglockner, AUGUST 6th 7th AUGUST 26th Race, SEPT. 10th 14th-I5th 17th 23rd 24th 24th 30th 2nd 3rd 4th 9th 9th 10th Hill Climb, Germany G.P. du…

BRIEF SPECIFICATION Engine : Four-cylinders, bore 56.64 mm., stroke 92.56 mm. Capacity 983 c.e. 'LAX. rating :-7.95 h.p. 'fax £10. Side-valves. Dosvndraught carburetter. Coil ignition. Gearbox : Three speeds and…