It is not every day that you meet a cheerful man of 62 who has been competing, for the fun of it, in speed events, trials and rallies, having built…

"Mille Miglia 1953."  Documentary. Running time 28 min. "The Moving Spirit."  Colour cartoon. Running time 18 min. (Shell Film Unit. Both require sound projector and are normally 16 mm.) With…

It has been said that truth is stranger than fiction. Here is a racing mechanical disaster which endorses this. We have heard of drivers coasting to the finish of a…

Following our recent reference to different brands of castor oil, apart from the wellknown Castrol-R , Penrite Oil advises us that it now supplies such a lubricant, Penrite Castor R40.…

Our long-running and apparently well liked feature Cars In Books has been somewhat hampered in recent times by the clauses publishers now insert in books, making it illegal to quote…

Peugeot's and Ford's Safari Supremacy Free from the bickering over results which contaminates European rallies, the East African Safari has a fine reputation for being a truly tough, car-proving competition,…

Some years ago I enjoyed myself in these columns comparing the top-cars that were available to wealthy purchasers after the Kaiser war ended in 1918. It was apparent that on…

The Editor looks back on the cars he drove in 1966 So another year is over and it is time to take stock of the cars I drove during 1966.…

Charles Grandfield Charles Grandfield, Manager of the Jowett Company's Engineering Department, and who was responsible for the Javelins and Jupiters that competed in races and rallies such as the successful…

Spectators and Racing Spectators are now an essential part of motor racing. There was a time when they were just an unwanted nuisance, as in the Paris-Madrid of 1903, when…

A tough Continental test of the fastest model in the Jaguar range When the Jaguar E-type was announced at last year's Geneva Show it aroused World-wide admiration and was an…

The above heading sums up what I feel about the Porsche 924, although it is neither constructionally nor technically entirely accurate. The fact is that the original Porsche 356, back in 1950, was…