I am indebted to Mr. Ian Rennis of Durban for telling me about some motoring references that appear in "A Botanist in Southern Africa" by John Hutchinson (Gawthorn, 1946), a…

Despite the recession, clubs are announcing their 1993 plans. The Daimler & Lanchester OC, which enrolled 27 new members in September last, with cars from 1938 to 1981, is to…

Not only is the Volkswagen one of the world's best-selling cars, it is also the one most frequently discussed in the World's Press. One of the latest references to the…

This feature has been reinstated by the kind loan, from a reader who runs a modern Alfa Romeo and who is rebuilding a 1750 Alfa Romeo Zagato found in a…

THE active Vintage SCC will hold speed trials at Curborough, near Lichfield, on May 9th, and its Shuttleworth and Nuffield Trophies Race Meeting at Donington Park circuit, near Derby, on…

George Harvey Noble It is with extreme sadness that I have to report the death, in a nursing home after a series of setbacks borne as bravely as when he…

The Ford Capri 1600GT XLR Coupe Candid Comment on the Latest Car from Ford of Britain Nearly everyone seems to be talking about the Ford Capri and Warley must have…

"Les Girls" at Le Mans Although motor racing back in 1935 was L-Ihardly linked with sponsorship in the way it is today, opportunities for publicity were scarcely ignored. So it…

A section devoted to old car matters Vintage Racing Philosophy The racing of the older motor cars is a very healthy sport, which gives enjoyment to many drivers and to…

The Andover and District Model Engineering Society had perfect summer weather for that enjoyable annual fixture, the Finkley Manor Farm Steam Traction Engine Rally, which took plate on May 9th.…

This years Brooklands Society Dinner, in Woking, had a smaller attendance than usual but was notable for an amusing speech by Sir Peter Masefeld, in which he was optimistic about…

The 1927 Grand Prix Salmson which the late Vic Derrington raced at Brooklands in the 1920s and which he owned into the 1970s before selling it (chassis GP602), went to…