Articles from the archive

Sir, It was good to read Bill Boddy's account of the origins of the Brighton Run in the December issue. A pity that in his commendable striving for accuracy, there…

Michael Frostick. 230 pp. 11 in. x 9¼ in. (G. T. Foulis & Co., Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset. £1.95). Here is an interesting volume by the great scissors-and-paste author. I never…

DON'S DAY ONA SUNIIEAM RATED at 4,000 h.p., weighing four and a half tons and measuring 31ft. lin. from stern to stern, the Sunbeam "Silver Bullet," with which Kaye Don…

A Real Aeroplane in Miniature: the Druine Turbulent IN Great Britain the skies can hardly be said to be filled with aeroplanes of any sort, and certainly they are not…

The RAC has published a new "Motorway Guide" consisting of a main motorway map and 19 additional maps. It costs 10p. * * * International Alvis Day is scheduled for…

• • BUY BRITISH! Sir, The enclosed " snap " was taken in a side-Street here in Newcastle.

It is generally accepted that Frenchman Georges Boillot was the greatest racing driver of the 1912-14 era. William Court, in his book "Power And Glory" (a title the BBC borrowed…

These days a large proportion of the motoring population is drawn along by its front wheels. But in vintage times front-wheel drive was little known. It was some years before…

With reference to the letter from Michael Cookson concerning Roy Salvadori's accident in the Oulton Park lake, I enclose a photo taken after one attempt to remove the car from…

FOR THE AMATEUR The Owner's Workshop HAVING got the crankshaft properly fitted in its bearings, the shaft, rods, and pistons balanced, and the whole ready to refit, attention must then…

By Markku Alen "For me as a young man, before I even began rallying, I was inspired by the top three 'Flying Finns' — Hannu Mikkola, Timo Makinen and Pauli Toivonen. I…

Herr Hitler Opens The International Motor Show Influence of the Autobahnen Independent Springing and Cabriolet Bodies BERLIN'S GREAT EXHIBITION Will Londoners ever see a team of British racing cars leading…