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Letters from Readers, February 1939
fetteii,a1<t *,acleit THE TALBOT DARRACQ EIGHT sir, The letter of Mr. Rivers Fletcher in the December issue describing his Talbot…
fetteii,a1<t *,acleit THE TALBOT DARRACQ EIGHT sir, The letter of Mr. Rivers Fletcher in the December issue describing his Talbot…
OPEN CARS ARE BEST NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT IN DESIGN FOR ALL PURPOSE WINTER MOTORING SOME! people prefer to lay up…
Continental Notes and News Round the Rally Opinions about the Monte Carlo Rally seem to be rather divided. Many people…
SALMSON saimson Ho) two-scater, starter, dynamo, rev.-counter, siwedorneter, all in working order. Four 110Nk yr 1 battery, safety screen. Strinium,…
AUSTIN 7 SPECIAL A USTIN 7 Special Re-built, Registered 1038. .1-1, Good trials car £40. 346, High Street, S.E.13 'Phone…
AMILCAR 1 100 "" 6 cylinder, twin supercharged, completely re-built throughout with reground crankshaft, new tyres, brakes, scintilla magneto, carburetter,…
MINIATURE G.P. BUGATTI p I;I:uArn miniature, driven by powerful ‘*--I • • dynamotor suitable forellikl 01 8-9. Reverse f.w.b. In…
TRIALS CAR 2,1 B., r‘r. Iwo I Twenty, comerted light 7-7-T i‘vi)-tieztil•l' Fla rar, eX 100 m.p.h. Thompson-TH.1,W 1 nd…
ASTON-MARTI N SPECIAL 1934 2/4-Seater short chassis AstonMartin, fitted with 1938 type Ford VS 22 h.p. engine. 15,000 miles only.…
CONVERSIONS A1;STIN Seven reconditimied 1932/33 engines. Dropped axis and spring sets to undersling. Brooklands beads, spring wheels, increased braking system…
INSURANCE nEST rates for sports cars and other motor business. All classes of insurance effected. A. G. Adamson, Insurance Broker,…
LEATHER COATS Leather coats, double breasted, black or tan . . . 651-, 75/-, 85/Leather flying coats, large wrap over…
RACING GOGGLES LARGEST SPECIALISTS IN LONDON New Light Rubber Mask Type, very wide vision lenses ' 12/6 High Speed Rubber…
WATERPROOF SLEEVES Made from black rubber, zip under arm, Raglan shape .. 5/6 Do. ordinary shape, white rubber or black…
SPARE PARTS 30-noi Vauxhall D, 3-litre Bentley, 7th Series 70 Lancia, elage (all modals), Ithipano, Legonde 12-50 Alvis, kliey Nine,…
RACING VISORS Racing visors to be worn with crash helmet Large size ... •" VA , Medium size ... ...…
RACING SUITS Best quality white drill racing suits, unshrinkable material, zip front, button ankles and cuffs Best quality white drill…
CRASH HELMETS S. LEWIS'S CARBURTON CRASH HELMETS ARE LIFE SAVERS Mr. J. P. Wakefield saved his life by using one…
RACING GLOVES Racing gloves, nett back, super quality, pr. 8/6 Racing gloves, chamois palms, ... 3/9 Racing gloves, all leather,…
LADIES MOTORING HELMETS GENTS MOTORING HELMETS In Grenfell cloth, any colour in white drill, perfect fitting . 7/6
A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define a ‘great’ racing car? Race wins and…
It is a quarter of a century (ouch) since I visited my first United States Grand Prix in April 1988. That Laguna Seca event was historic because it was the…
Massimo Rivola has brought F1 experience to MotoGP and Aprilia since 2019, and even managed to sign the 2024 world champion before a sensational contract flare-up. We got him to talk about cars, bikes, handling egos and crafting a winning brand
In 1967, Ford commisioned model maker Henri Baigent to build eight models of Jim Clark's Zandvoort-winning Lotus 49, one for each driver, designer, team member and one for Colin Chapman. The…