R C Vickers, MC Ralph Cecil Vickers MC died at the age of 79 last September and was buried at Holy Trinity, Brompton. Educated at Cambridge, he acquired a Lea-Francis…

No. 98 The North-Lucas Every so often some inventor or abnormally ingenious designer comes up with an unconventional car and in recent years we have become accustomed to seeing "dream"…

The Editor Investigates Alistair Templeton's Exciting Re-creation of a Famous Twin-Cam, 3-litre Racing Car. WHATEVER the position since the war, enthusiasts are aware of the fine sporting cars built by…

"Vintage Motoring in Malaysia" by B. Tyler and H. A. Stonor. 92 pp. 9 1/4 in. x 6 in. (Available from P. J. Gibbs-Pancheri, Bentley DC, Long Crendon, Aylesbury, Bucks,…

The Ford Side-Valve Club has issued various useful books about these cars but now, more professionally for those who can afford £10.95, Osprey of 12 / 14, Long Acre, London,…

Jeremy Wood is restoring the 1929 Rally that Jack Driskell used to drive in trials, speed events and at Brooldands, wearing his distinctive blue driving kit It needs some work…

Some cars gain fame, some have fame thrust upon them. The Italian Chiribiri deserves to be remembered because Tazio Nuvolari, whom many people think was the greatest racing driver of…

Among small-output British sportscars the Marendaz Specials have a definite place, made more memorable by their colourful, selfpublicising creator. They were raced and rallied and sold as individual, fast road…

Over 100 mph and good acceleration allied to the former merits of this American-sponsored 6-cylinder 2-litre, £1,070 car The new cars which Ford of Dagenham have brought out to replace the old…

1925 There was a foretaste of the 1925 range of Daimler models comparatively early in 1924, when, at the Wembley Exhibition, the latest 35 hp was shown with a nickel radiator with…

The fanaticism of Rolls-Royce followers knows no bounds. For instance, a play by William Douglas-Home, called "Rolls Hyphen-Royce" starring Wilfred Hyde White, opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre on May 11th…

The recent case of Gary Hart, who was involved in the accident involving two trains when his Land Rover and trailer left the M62, reminded me of my worst-ever driving…