Sir, I have followed the long duel between correspondents, many of whom are overseas and are possibly embittered by their experiences. My contention is that any cheap car is "cheap,"…

by KEN WHARTON, Britain's Best All-Round Racing Driver THE 1953 season of Grand Prix racing has ended. What has this season taught us ? One immediately thinks of "Ferrari." It…

Sir, I have a Dawson engine, gearbox and radiator, and can supply some information to interest Mr. M. F. Dawson. The car was manufactured during 1920 and 1921 by the…

 [The failure of a racing engine is invariably an expensive business and any means that can be taken to negative such a happening are worthy of close study. Mention has…

THE PORSCHE CARRERA 2 The old law of magazine publishing implied that if a manufacturer " took space" in an appropriate journal he would be granted editorial publicity in return.…

The Three Graces The introduction of a new model by Ford is always a notable event, with the tradition of the model-A's historic release at Holland Park skating-rink as a powerful…

of the wiring and the air-filter on top of the engine did not make it easy to pour in oil ; also I was horrified to see that, due to…

For some time, industry analysts have been predicting that Volkswagen will be the manufacturer of the next millennium. Any doubters have been silenced as Volkswagen has produced a series of…

Sir, I seem to remember many years ago watching a Formula Two race on TV from a circuit in UK. The main protagonists were Jim Clark, obviously in a Lotus,…

Brooklands revamp on verge of green light... The site of the former Brooklands race circuit and its museum is set to be preserved following nine months of investigation and consultation…

SPORTING EVENTS OF THE MONTH. B.M.C.R.C. Championship Races : Some Fine Sport at Kop Hill : An American Hill Climb at Camberley : Records Broken at Brooklands. THE postponement of…

RACING ROUND ITALY PINTACUDA AND MAMBELLI WIN TEE MILLE MIGLIA FOR FERRARI—BRITISH COMPETITORS CRASH The Mille Miglia shows no signs of declining in popularity, in spite of rumours that the…