Cars in books, May 1977
The fun of finding motoring mentions in non-motoring books continues. From "Beautiful and Beloved" by Roderic Owen with Tristan de Voss Cole (Hutchinsons, 1974), one reads not only of the…
The Bianchi sports chassis is a two-litre, having an engine of 72 mm. and 120 mm. bore and stroke respectively. It has overhead valves, forced lubrication, a four-speed gear box, with right-hand change, a single Plate dry disc clutch, spiral bevel gear in the back axle, and internal expanding brakes to all four wheels. The special sports chassis is equipped with Rudge Whitworth wire wheels, a specially tuned engine, and Vshaped radiator ; it costs £500.