The Leidart-8 The inter-war Ford V8 engine was such a smooth and inexpensive powerplant that it is no surprise that it was the basis of several sports cars made by small-output…

From "Master of Lancut—The Memoirs of Count Alfred Potocki" (W. H. Allen, 1959), which tells of the remarkable estate of Lancut in Poland, which fell during the Second World War…

Here we are again in the seductive atmosphere of the Motor Show, our Motor Show, in the heart, or very nearly so, of the Metropolis. There is something secure, snug…

Following my piece on pit-signals (August) I reread Prince Chula's book Wheels at Speed. He explains the signals were "a round black disc with a white number for number of…

It was fine for this year's VSCC Colerne speed-trials on April 20, whereas last year the rain was so heavy and continual that it is still remembered. A wet course…

"The Big Load," by Ted Murphy. 192 pp. 8 3/4 in. x 5 3/8 in. (G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 1 - 5 Portpool Lane, London, E.C.1. 18s. 6d.)…

Racing Fuels WE should really be most thankful that after nearly a year of war we can still obtain petrol for a certain amount of motoring, and that the price…

"British Sports Cars," Second Edition by Gregor Grant (Foulis, 8s. 6d.). The author of this book has lost a golden opportunity. In the second edition he could have eradicated the…

By Graham Robson. 189 pp. 91/2 in. x 74 in. (Motor Racing Publications Ltd., 56, Fitzjames Avenue, Croydon, Surrey, CRO 5DD £3.60). This is the long-awaited history of Triumph cars,…

The Junior Car Club used to open the Brooklands season with driving tests there early in the year and in recent times the Vintage Sports Car Club has followed suit…

A pleasing aspect of this year's London Show was the number of smaller car manufacturers exhibiting there - Abarth, A.C., Elva, Lotus, Morgan, Reliant, Sabra and T.V.R., while Fairthorpe relinquished…

Having re-acquainted myself with a fast Morgan three-wheeler recently, I thought it would be fun to do the same with a GN. Who better to approach than Edward Riddle, who…