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CONTENTS, February 1945
CONTENTS Geoffrey Battersby's D.B. Special 23 Enthusiastus Extinctus ••• ••• ••• .. 25 Scrap-Book ••• •.• 26 Veteran Specialist •••…

CONTENTS Geoffrey Battersby's D.B. Special 23 Enthusiastus Extinctus ••• ••• ••• .. 25 Scrap-Book ••• •.• 26 Veteran Specialist •••…
GEOFFREY BATTERSBY'S D.B. SPECIAL In these days, when hybrids for use on the road are less popular than was once…
Enthusiastus Extinctus • What follows mustn't for a moment be regarded as the official view of " Motor Sport," far…
SCRAP-BOOK FROM time to time readers' scrapbooks are loaned to the Editor and have the effect of making him wish…
VETERAN SPECIALIST (Continued from the January issue) THE damage proved worse than we had imagined, as the worm wheel was…
Apprentice's Story This.article, unlike a Traveller's Tale, sets down the true facts about some interesting cars owned by Lt. C.…
NOTICE Tlic Editor continually receives letters from readers who have sent. subscriptions or orders for back issues to the London…
CARS I HAVE OWNED This time by E. G. M. Wilkes, the wellknown motoring artist and G. N . exponent.—Ed.…
CORRECT! ON " In the article " The Villiers-engined Bugatti," January issue, for " read " BIM."
ANOTHER BELATED BOOK REVIEW The Modest Man's Motor," by C. G. Matson (Lawrence & Bullen Ltd., 1903) MAJOR MATS( N,…
4%) '4.4" .";;" .4" • This month's cover picture is a tribute to the late Percy Maclure, who died recently…
AUSTRALIAN NEWS WE have received two newsletters from Melbourne, Victoria, N.S.W., one from Earl Davey-Milne. and one from Ken Smyth.…
0.414 /laud WE HEAR Lt. Peter Hampton is now in this country again, invalided out, and it will be some…
LETTERS from READERS Sir, In view of the fact that I am a fairly wide supporter, by way of advertisements,…
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We are fast approaching mid-season. Yes, I know, time flies. And the older you get the faster it flies. As a lad, my elders would tell me that the days…
Speaking in the new Motor Sport podcast, Romain Grosjean has revealed the moment he knew he was finished with F1, as well as elaborating on the joys of IndyCar
Aprilia had a horrible 2018 but is confident a major redesign will get the factory back in the fight Photo: MotoGP Aprilia needs to make a big comeback in 2019.…
Racing is often a family business, as sons have regularly attempted to follow in their fathers footsteps up the F1 ladder. But, as Damien Smith has come to find, having a famous racing parent can be more of a burden than an advantage