1958 Italian Grand Prix race report: Brooks outruns the Ferraris
Practice was due to be held on the afternoons of Friday and Saturday preceding race day, but as always happens before the Italian Grand Prix, there was lots of activity…
C. Durlacher, of 6, Upper St. Martin’s Lane, London, W.C. 2, is exhibiting a Diatto sports two-seater. It has a four-cylinder engine of 78.7 mm. and Ioo mm. bore and stroke, being, to all intents and purposes, a twolitre model. The overhead valves are operated by an overhead cam shaft, the single plate clutch transmits to a four-speed and reverse gear box, and the drive thence is by enclosed cardan shaft to a spiral bevel rear axle. Rudge Whitworth wire wheels are standard, and four-wheel brakes. The chassis price is £550.