Another reader, seeing my article on the Ford V8, wrote from Gibraltar to say that in 1958 he was told of an Armstrong Siddeley Sportsman's coupe that was for sale…

Have you ever driven in an economy contest? The kind of thing in which the winner was the person or crew using the fewest petrol globules over a given course,…

A section devoted to old-car matters VSCC Driving Tests, Thruxton (January 30th) It is not possible for me to write intelligently, or even unintelligently, about this wintery vintage happening, because…

Just before the introduction of the New Escort, Ford issued a book called "The Car that won't stop winning" by Jose Rosinski, in four languages, about the many top competition…

"Conquerors Of The Air"", by Heiner Emde. 204 pp. 12 in. x 10¼ in. (Patrick Stephens Ltd., 9, Ely Place, London, E.C.1. 190s.) This is a lavishly produced history of…

The heading is not a parody on The Rover's Return in what is said to be TV's most popular "soap" but which to me seems pretty puerile: it refers to…

The pictures published last month under this heading have caused considerable correspondence. It can now be revealed that the car in picture 1 was an Enfield, in picture 2 a…

Every year, due to the exigencies of flat-beds and the Motor Sport print-run, I am given the unenviable task of reporting the London Motor Show before it opens, which means…

Peter Gamier, Editor of Autocar from 1968 to 1975 has died, aged 81. After joining The Autocar in 1950, he became its Sports Editor in 1955. As well as heading…

France's Classic Grand Tourers by William Stobbs. 183pp. GT Foulis and Co, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JJ.£24.95. This is a coffee table sort of book that contains some fine colour…

Crowd trouble at some football matches seems to be on the increase, but this unhappy trend is not, thank goodness, seen at motor races,where far larger and equally partisan crowds…

Although I suppose the Audi 100GLS with a mere four cylinders is now overshadowed by the latest Audi models with five cylinders apiece, I rate it as a very good…