It seems that surprises can occur when you drive a Vauxhall. While I was stationary in the road test Astra GTE in an abnormal Christmas traffic jam in Hereford, someone…

The eyes of the World have been on Wales recently, when they were not on America and the Moon. So it is appropriate that we should refer to a Welsh…

The are some figures in motorsport whose importance has been unfairly ignored, ad Charles Jarrott is one such. Bill Boddy believes it is time to redress the balance So why…

The VMCC Saundersfoot Run (Sept. 16th) Motorcycles make a pleasant change, so I had a look at the Welsh National Saundersfoot Run of the Vintage MCC on its 17th Occasion.…

The Jaguar V12 engine Technical description For some considerable time rumour implied that Jaguar were working on a vee engine to supplement or succeed their illustrious twin-cam XK six-cylinder power…

There is a whole chapter devoted to cars in "Schwepped Off My Feet," by Tommy Whitehead (Cassell, 1966), which is the packed autobiography of the wife of Comdr. Edward Whitehead,…

Looking at the specification of the new Volkswagen-backed Seat Marbella, I was reminded of a classic discussion which took place before the First World War between the great L H…

A section devoted to old-car matters On with the census The colleague who thought up and conducted the recently concluded Moror Sport Readers' Survey apparently cannot have too much of this sort of…

Automobile Year No 35,1987-88 Edited by Jean Rodolphe Piccard. 256pp. 121/4 x 91/4". (Motor Racing Publications Ltd, Unit 6, Piton Estate, 46 Pitlake, Croydon CRO 3YR. £22.95.) The original high-class…

Flying Count Followers of Grand Prix racing will know that Count Felice Trossi was a successful driver of 8C, Monza, and P3 monoposto Alfa Romeos and of Maserati cars before…

The 1926 Arab After this year's VSCC Welsh Trial, Brian Demaus allowed me to fulfil a long-standing ambition, that of driving his very rare 1926 Arab which his son Robert…

Ron Footitt (Cognac), Martin Morris (ERA) and Willie Green (Maserati) Win The Big Ones In dull but dry weather the Vintage SCC held another successful race meeting at the OuIton…