“I want to know more about the benefits and the drawbacks of low-pressure tyres,” wrote our regular columnist Owen John. “A good deal of information is available but not exactly of the kind that is most valuable; and, so far, I have but gathered a considerable quantity of evidence both for and against.
“I am looking forward, in the regrettable absence of any official proof, to finding out if low-pressure tyres do slow cars, do eat petrol, do skid on grease, do roll, do improve immensely the running of a car, do splash the mud all over the place and, in short, whether their pros outweigh their cons.”