Articles from the archive

Sir, Once again the daily press contains the usual grossly misleading large advertisements put out by the Ford Motor Company in connection with their efforts in the recent East African…

Some rallies are associated with snow, some with mud, others with rough rock and others with smooth tarmac, each link forged by natural means, both meteorological and geographical. A rally…

Impressions of the A.C. Ace fitted with a Rudd modified Ford Zephyr engine Introduced in 1953 the A.C. Ace was the first post-war British sports car to feature all-independent suspension and…

Dear Reader One of the nicest things about our postal system is that it brings me a steady flow of 'Letters from Readers', many in response to something I have…

THE ST JAMES ART PUBLISHING COMPANY 62 FLEET STREET LONDON E C 4 Original Drypoint Etchings of Racing Cars by R. A. Nockolds. A limited number of the following editions,…

High-Speed Trials, in which competitors attempt to match average speeds set by the organisers (as distinct from racing), are an excellent way of learning the speed-game, as the VSCC recognises…

The B.R.S.C.C. Meeting at Brands Hatch on August 7th will he a benefit for the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Readers need not be reminded that motor racing owes much to…

Recent Sporting vents in Pictures

THE EN 14 THE " JENKINS CASE" 12 World's and 2 Class B Records Broken by Pierce-Arrow. SELDOM has so much controversy raged round a record performance as that of…

Grand Prix Requiem, by Willam Court. Patrick Stephens, £20.00. This is rather an odd one! It is about how Grand Prix drivers died. Nigel Roebuck, asked to write the Foreword,…

We have received from Lawrence Designs & Models, 194 Stoneleigh Avenue, Worcester Park, Surrey KT4 8YA a white metal kit for making up into a model of the Percival Mew Gull…

Sir, I have followed with great interest the article on sand racing at Southport, and also the most interesting letters that have arisen out of it in subsequent issues. Regrettably,…