"Canadian Aircraft Since 1919"by K. M. Moldon and H. A. Taylor. 530 pp., 8 3/4" x 5 1/2". "Lockheed Aircraft since 1913" by René J. Francillon. 526 pp., 8 1/4"…

Andrew Frankel was right when he observed that Goodwood was the true successor to Brooklands. With its short races at the initial meetings and the happy atmosphere this was indeed…

The British Society of Automotive Historians elects members who have the required qualities. So I was very surprised to see a full-page portrait of Barbara Cartland when she was a…

With everyone in this sad country compelled to drive at no more than 50 m.p.h. and drivers feather-footing it in an endeavour to make every expensive gallon of petrol take…

"W. O. BENTLEY had predicted that the addition of a supercharger to his engine (the four-cylinder, 4.5-litre) would 'pervert the design and corrupt the performance', but failures of the cylinder…

Commander Glen Kidston is best remembered as one of the legendary 'Bentley Boys' of pre-war days. Those wealthy, glamorous drivers of the big green cars that upheld British prestige abroad,…

A section devoted to old-car matters 100 mph from 750 c.c. As I have pointed out in the review of the book "Morgan Sweeps The Board" by Dr. J. D.…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters V.S.C.C. Hendon Driving Tests (Dec. 13th) First-Class Awards: A. D. Jones (1928 Austin), H. J. De Salis (1925 Austin), P. R. Parks (1926 Austin).…

Oulton park has had a chequered history since it was built by enthusiasts in 1953. For Bill Boddy, it holds many memories Although by the 1950s Britain was endowed with…

Joan Birkett died recently at the age of 82, after a long illness. Though seldom seen at our sort of events, she helped the inimitable, never-to-beforgotten Holland Birkett with his…

Brands to Bexhill, by Max Le Grand. Bookmarque Publishing, Oxford, £29.95. This is a difficult book to review. To understand, in fact. Basically, it is the story of Max Le…

  The Editor Forms a Good Opinion of the newest Rootes Group Product while visiting an ex-Brooklands Straker-Squire, a straight-eight racing F.W.D. Alvis and other vintage cars. Finding myself in…