Too Many Races? Enthusiasm for motor-racing continues unabated, which is a very good thing indeed. Since the second World War public interest in all aspects of competition motoring, indeed, in…

"Automobile Year-1960-1961," edited by Ami Guichard. 220 pp. 12¾ in. x 9¼ in. (Editor S.A., Box 1109, Lausanne, Switzerland. English edition 52s. 6d.) This luxury publication, now in its eighth…

The recent announcement of the conversion of Rootes Securities to a public company and of its past year's earnings totalling £1,143,000 focusses attention on its products, of which the Sunbeam-Talbot "90"…

"Blue Wings Over Bangkok," by Prince Bira. 184 pp., 5 ½ in. by 8 ½ in. (Foulis, 7, Milford Lane, W.C.2. 18s. 6d.) This is a book for flying enthusiasts.…

A Smart, Nicely-Finished, Lively 2-seater with the Well-Established Two-Carburetter Standard Vanguard Engine Earlier this year the Swallow Coachbuilding Company of Walsall created much interest in sporting circles by announcing their…

The Vintage Car In spite of the fact that this is nearly A.D. 1950, letters still arrive in numbers at the Motor Sport offices extolling vintage cars. The other day we fell to…

The Fiat New 1,100 Provides Excellent Performance, Spaciousness, Quality and Economy On the Continent, where motorists are discerning, the Tipo 103 Fiat New 1,100 has an excellent reputation and a…

"Aircraft of the 1914-18 War." Edited by D. A. Russell, M.I.Mech.E. 234 pp., 11 ¼in. by 8 ½ in. (Republished by Harleyford Publications, Harleyford, Marlow, Bucks. 42s.) This remarkable work…

Strangulation? The older drivers used the term strangulation to imply the richening of the mixture in order to get an engine started from cold. But in the present context it…

The pleasure of motoring is closely bound up with the roads you traverse, and the cars you encounter, as well as with the vehicles you drive. Running into London along…

An Exhilarating Day's Motoring in Peter Clark's 1½ H.R.G. History, they say, repeats itself. Certainly in 1939 Peter Clark invited us to borrow his Meadows-engined "Le Mans" H.R.G. for a brisk…

Bad weather cleared at Snetterton in time not to spoil the West Essex C.C. racing on Whit Saturday, which consisted of nine short, snappy events. The 10-lap Formula III race…