In a beautifully-produced publication issued in 1976 to commemorate 80 years of Leyland commercial vehicle and 'bus production, the claim is made for Parry Thomas' ill-fated Leyland Fight car that…

When tyres of obsolete sizes are required for old cars it is customary to obtain them from the Dunlop Rubber Company Ltd. When an old car is discovered either without…

A good all-rounder, capable of over 110 m.p.h., with adequate acceleration and the usual sports-car amenities, plus improved weather protection. From the days of Cecil Kimber the M.G. has, in…

It is rather astonishing how many racing Napiers have survived, considering how long ago it was that they were unleashed. The 1903 Gordon Bennett car and a 1904 GB Napier…

"Unsafe At Any Speed," by Ralph Nader. 365 pp. 8 1/4in. x 5 1/2in. (Transatlantic Book Service Ltd, 43, Essex Street, London, W.C.2. 45s.) I dislike books about car accidents, possibly…

GEORGE BROOKS, from Australia, taken to Staines to see the island on which Magna Carta was signed in 1215, surprised his hosts by remarking, "Isn't the Lagonda factory somewhere near…

On March 30/31 the VSCC Light Car Section held its Welsh Week-end in kind weather conditions that made the Sunday trial, with observed-sections organised by Seymour Price, reasonably easy. But…

It is with great sorrow that we learnt of the death last month of Anthony Bird, whose erudite letters have appeared frequently in Motor Sport ; indeed there is one…

Frazer Nash by David Thirlby. 206 pp. 91 in. x 7 in. (G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA 22 7JJ, £5.95). If so many people find…

The federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has announced that it is withdrawing from FIVA, as it is dissatisfied with its representation. Instead it will join a new body to…

In Motor Sport last December I wrote about the long-distance flights and air rallies which racing motorist Alfred Ellison, whose successes with the 1912 GP Lorraine Dietrich Vieux Charles Trois…

With driver changes a dominant topic in F1 circles as the pundits look ahead to 1996, I am reminded that, even in the 1930s, selection of drivers in important works…