A reader, John Classey of Totteridge, writes in praise of the BBC-2 programme about the 1921 French Trans-Asian Expedition, using Citroen Kegresse vehicles, and expresses the hope that other such…

The 750 MC National Austin 7 Rally takes place at Beaulieu on July 5, when every version of the famous Seven will assemble in the grounds of the National Motor…

A section devoted to old car matters The McKay Car In answer to a query in the March issue about the McKay car of Nova Scotia, we have received an…

Last month's Editorial about tarring and gritting has gone home. Among the letters it produced there is one from a member of the E. Suffolk County Council (and owner of…

ALTHOUGH the war has brought motor racing to a standstill, its political importance is such that, apart altogether from the sentiments of the enthusiast, it should be encouraged with all…

One of the better things that has happened to me has been to receive a pictorial record of Sam Clutton's association with the great 12-litre 1908 GP Itala, which he…

The spell of Arctic weather which is prevailing as I write has made me think of the peace of mind which an aircooled engine can give in terms of its…

I became aware of The Aeroplane (6d weekly) in the early 1930s and was soon a regular reader. It was edited by the controversial and outspoken Charles Grey Grey from…

Almost four years after the first Ford Cortina left the Dagenham production line the 1,000,000th one was completed. No other car made in Britain has sold so prolifically in this span…

Having enjoyed "Motor Tramp" by John Heygate (see this column last December), I set about reading his earlier book "Talking Picture" (Cape, 1934), which the local library eventually, after a…

Amidst all the festivities and partying (horrid expression!) which afflicted the country after Christmas and New Year (no Boxing Night Exeters or racing at Brands Hatch, alas) I hesitated to…

The Concorde flight that had to be aborted during take-off due to tyre trouble — and I am sure the split-second reactions of Captain and crew equal those of racing drivers —…