Data

Car: Buckler Special sports two-seater. Four-cylinder. 1,172-c.c. Ford Ten engine. 8 to 1 compression ratio: 4.7 to 1 axle ratio. Weight 10¾ cwt.

Loaned by: Bucklers, 67, Caversham Road, Reading. Berks (Reading 3227).

Maximum speeds (speedometer corrected): 1st: (11 to 1) 40 m.p.h.; 2nd: (6.75 to 1) 60 m.p.h.; top: (4.7 to 1) 75 m.p.h.

Acceleration (speedometer corrected—mean of two way runs): 0-50 m.p.h.: 13.1 sec.; 0-60 m.p.h.: 21.8 sec.; standing ¼-mile: 22.0 sec.

Fuel consumption: 35.5 to 47.2 m.p.g. (range approx. 270 miles).

Tyre size: 4.50-17.