AII good things come to an end eventually, we are told. It was so with the Ford Sierra XR 4x4 which I used until its odometer registered 42,988 miles, in…

I scarcely thought to find much of motoring interest in a book my wife, who has a liking for historical biography, was reading, namely, "Queen Mary" by James Pope-Hennessy (Allen…

Freedom ? The "basic," or as it is now termed "Standard," petrol ration, is partially restored as from June 1st, inasmuch as cars not already being run on a supplementary…

In case any members of the Delage section of the VSCC should start to scan this column, I hasten to say that it is not about the acquisition, alas, of…

That enormously enjoyable annual VSCC fixture, the Presteigne Trial and Road Run, took place on October 7/8, watched by the usual large crowds in the huge free car park at…

Not a great deal this time, except that from "Laughter at the Door—A Continued Autobiography" by Geoffrey Trease (Macmillan, 1974) we learn that smart De Sotos gave an air of…

Very well known at Brooklands between the wars, Leonard F Dyer died last December at the age of 95. "Bunny" Dyer's significant part in racing at the Track included planning…

Naples Grand Prix (May 14th) After holding their Grand Prix for sports cars in previous years it was good to see a return to Formula One by the Naples Club, using the traditional,…

A new car from the oldest motor-car manufacturing firm, Daimler, is always significant. Although it is by no means a sports car, we welcome the recently announced 3.8-litre, 6-cylinder, Daimler…

"I know some people think that salesmen make a car. We believe that a car, if it is good enough, will make salesmen."—Henry Ford, circa 1926. New Ford: 1928 After…

"Bugatti—Le Pur-sang des Automobiles," by H. G. Conway, 453 pp., 9 in. x 5 9/16 in. (G. T. Foulis & Co., Ltd., 1-5, Portpool Lane, London, E.C.1. 84.s). The publishing…

Authors of best-seller novels have an unfettered choice of motor cars for the use of the characters in their books and it is amusing to consider the different vehicles they…