The recent Brooks Auction Sale of aeronautica and automobilia included papers and pictures from the collection of the late Georges Roesch. Among the interesting items in this sale of the…

On February 16th the V.S.C.C. held its second driving-test meeting of the year at Heston. Forty-two vintage and 23 p.v.t. vehicles entered. Most were old friends but we noticed A.…

A Jensen FF has been restored, in Wales, by DD Hobden. He found it in a poor state just outside Hereford, with the gearbox seized through being run without oil.…

Have you heard the silly story of cars whose mechanical characteristics might perhaps cause adverse comment from those unacquainted with them? The cream of society was drawing up at the red…

Motoring was more fun years ago than it now is, I think most would agree. In July 1945, Motor Sport had an editorial as follows — well, I had to…

"Our Transatlantic Flight" by Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown. 195 pp. 9½ in. x 6 in. (William Kimbe & Co. Ltd., 6, Queen Anne's Gate, London, S.W.1.…

"Hudson—The Post-War Years" by Richard M. Langworth. 136 pp. 7 5/8 in. 10 in. (Motorbooks International, PO Box 2, 729, Prospect Avenue, Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, USA. 14.95 dollars). The one-make…

Impressions of the Super Snipe, a beautifully equipped and sensibly appointed luxury car at a competitive price. Many manufacturers thought, rougly as it proved, that after the 1914/18 disturbance war profiteers would…

PEUGEOT'S SAFARI Thanks to the publicity boys, the Monte Carlo Rally is still the biggest "plum" a rally-conscious manufacturer can win. All praise to B.M.C. for producing little cars that…

"The Land-Rover" by Graham Robson. 148 pp. 8 3/4 in. x 5 1/2in. (David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon. £4.95.) Here is the complete story of that workhorse of the…

The Lion in Ryton The car from Sochaux has come a long way in the affections of British buyers since the 1920s, when advertisers thought it desirable to include in…

A section devoted to old-car matters Austin Seven jubilee year The Land's End-John o' Groats Run for pre-war Austin 7s which is one of the events scheduled for this Austin…