A pioneer of radial-ply tyres, famous for its flexible steel casing "the supple secrets of X"—the Michelin X tyre has been widely copied and remains a very popular cover for…

M. N. Mavrogordato's significantly-original 1914 GP car There is perhaps nothing more exciting and satisfying in the old-car firmament than a racing car from the glorious, glamorous, and now far-distant…

In view of reports that the BRM cars were "withdrawn" from the Valentino Grand Prix at Turin, the BRM Board of Directors wishes it to be understood that no entry for this race…

New life for FWD Alvis  One of the Coventry firm’s advanced front-wheel-drive racers is being reconstructed – with a few amendments Areconstruction of the No2 front-wheel-drive Alvis which competed in…

'The great Edwardian, or pre-World War One, racing cars have a class to themselves at VSCC meetings, and they certainly have "class." Their cultivation, long after the races for which…

A reader, engineering consultant Mr Brian T Pritchard Lovell, had brought to my notice something which I had not previously appreciated. It concerns who the designer of the engine for…

It looks as if this very long-lived series, which I hope may sometimes bring to the notice of readers books that will appeal to them and which should be available…

The Malvern 'Christmas Lights' celebration had a display of Malvern-built cars, from early three-wheelers to the latest model, in Church Street, which was closed for the occasion. It almost makes…

THERE is no more pleasant venue than Prescott hill on a fine day, and the V.S.C.C. had ideal conditions for its meeting of August 15th. An entry of 100 cars,…

125 m.p.h. A standing start ¼-mile in 15 sec. A True but Primitive Sports Car Sports cars come and sports cars go but the Morgan has outlived most of them.…

This delightful Cinemascope romance by British Lion, in Eastman colour, a John Stafford production directed by Ken Annakin, stars Glynis Johns and Rossano Brazzi and is set at Monte Carlo.…

There is no need to underline the excellent performance, one might write "circuit-performance," of Colin Chapman's Mk. IX aerodynamic Lotus, for its race successes at various club meetings and its…