Fanning the flames of hispano history Our founder editor once owned a 1914 Alphonso Hispano-Suiza which gave him more than a little trouble. But he was sorry to see it…

When we look back on 2003, one of the outstanding results will be the Bentley domination of Le Mans, the Speed Eights first and second against the Audis. It was surprising…

"The Ford Ten Competition Engine", by Philip H. Smith, A.M.I. Mech.E. 136 pp., 8 11/16 in. by 5 3/8 in. (G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 7, Milford Lane, Strand,…

"The Magic of a Name." New edition, by Harold Nockolds. (270 pp., 25s., Foulis and Co., 7, Milford Lane, W.C.2.) "The Magic of a Name" appeared in 1938 as a…

The BMW 3.3 L Sports Limousine BMW of Munich have not only built up a great reputation for high-quality cars which are extremely enjoyable to drive and desirable in almost…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters Land's End to John o'Groats by Austin Seven. —At Easter 83 Austin 7s undertook to try to drive from end-to-end of this little island,…

It was terribly sad, but not altogether unexpected, because he had bravely fought illness for a long time, patiently and lovingly nursed by his wife Connie, to hear of the…

GB v USA The Indianapolis 500 is one of the fastest of motor races, won this year by Rick Mear's Penske-Chevrolet at 176.46 mph, his closing laps run at over…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The V.S.C.C. at Charterhouse (Feb. 14th) The Vintage Sports Car Club held its February Driving Test meeting in the spacious ground of Charterhouse School,…

I spent Christmas afternoon browsing through the stupendous Fasal/Goodman work on The Edwardian Rolls-Royce — I have weighed some heavy books in my time but these two volumes must hold…

According to Christopher Booker, in his Comment column in the Sunday Telegraph, the latest folly, or one of them, from the EC in Brussels is the edict that commercial vehicles…

• The pride of France It is too early to say whether the Ligier JS11s that have won convincingly the first two 1979 Grands Prix, with a runaway 1-2 victory…