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Contents, November 1945
A Successful Amateur Venture ... 221 The Meeting of the Clubs ...225 The First Post-War Racing ... 229 Some Austin…
November 1945
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A Successful Amateur Venture
A. N. L. Maclachlan developed a fairly ordinary sports Austin Seven into one of the most successful sprint Austin Sevens…
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Write to Your M.P
As advised at the meeting between the R.A.C. and the recognised motor clubs, we wrote to our M.P. about the…
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Out of Print
To avoid unnecessary correspondence, those subscribers desiring back numbers are informed that the following issues are unobtainable:— 1924
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The Meeting of the Clubs
Important and useful discussion at the R.A.C. The meeting at the R.A.C. on September 28th was a most successful and…
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Smiths of England Milestones Series No. 7
When the the smoke or battle clears we shall appraise fully the value of the Transatlantic Air Ferry Service. Yet…
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The First Post-War Racing
France Shows Us The Way Three excellent events in Paris. Big attendance. Wimille's Bugatti victorious in Coupe des Prisonniers Race.…
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Some Austin Seven Specials
No car is more versatile than the Austin Seven in the matter of interchangeability of parts, and for this reason…
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Book Review
"I Couldn't Care Less," by Anthony Phelps (The Harborough Publishing Co., Ltd.). 8s. 6d. We have had divers books, mostly…
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The Late Gordon Brettell's Single-Seater Racing Austin Seven
As this issue is by way of being an Austin Seven number, there is interest in recalling details of the…
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Rumblings, November 1945
The Seven's Beginnings As this is by way of being something of a special Austin Seven issue, it is worth…
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Club News, November 1945
We Hear F/Lt. Peter Jones hopes to install a Diesel engine in a private-car chassis, and F/O. McConnell has been…
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Book Review
" The Salt of the Earth," by Ab. Jenkins and Wendell J. Aston (Clymer Motors). 1 1/2 dollars. This little…
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Letters from Readers, November 1945
Sir, I read with interest Anthony Phelps's rather harsh criticism of the small car and small car enthusiast in the…
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Readers' Sales and Wants
To meet the repeated demands for something on the lines of the old Spare Parts Announcements, we have instituted a…
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There's a Car Coming!
It will not be long before your new LANCHESTER is ready. Backed by five years of wartime developments, it surpasses…
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