The late John Thornley of MGs wrote the first book to delve into the technicalities of MG racing and record cars but now there's a worthwhile sequel, The Works MGs,…

I used to think of Skodas as little shop stewards' cars. All that has changed! It would be a journalistic overstatement to describe the Rapid 136 Coupe as the peasants'…

The Veteran Car Club's Hyde Park-to-Windsor Rally (June 7th) THE V.C.C. Coronation Rally was indeed a memorable occasion, An entry of 220 vehicles was secured, ranging from E. S. Berry's…

Two Jaguar X120 engined "Specials," Oscar Moore's HWM-Jaguar and EP Scragg's Alta Jaguar. One of the more interesting and potent "specials" to appear in this year's sports-car and club races has…

  Should surprise be expressed that I reviewed favourably the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust's book about Army tanks, may I say that the similarity between motor racing and designing a battle…

"My Father Mr. Mercedes," by Guy Jellinek Mercedes. 319 pp., 9 in. 5 3/4 in. (G.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 1-5 Portpool Lane, London, W.C.1. 45s.) I was not able…

" Motor Sports Car Road Tests, Second Series." 119 pp. 11½ in. 8 in., soft covers. (Temple Press Books Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1. 15s.) Some time ago Temple…

Fine if cold weather, a large attendance and an entry of 232 cars on April 23 made the first Vintage Sports Car Club race meeting of 1988 a memorable one.…

Motor racing's followers after WWII were aware of the beautiful cars built by Harry Miller in the USA. Miller-engined cars had won the great 1922 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and finished…

Though Bentley was usually unbeatable at Le Mans in the ‘20s, the marques attempts to set 24-hour speed records met with considerably less success. Bill Boddy takes a look back.…

The rape of Brooklands That line of historic sheds on the west side of Brooklands, from the Parry Thomas "Hermitage" to the premises occupied right up to the war by…

Bill Boddy recalls a time when Ferrari were the young upstarts. Their thrilling battle with the well-stablished and hugely successful Alfa Romeo team ensured that the just-launched Formula One World…