Racing partnerships Seeing the ecstatic joy Mr and Mrs Briggs shared at Brooklands in 1936 after the distaff side had won by a very narrow margin made me think of…

When I felt a craving for some fresh-air motoring the other day and Pamela Wearing of Leyland Cars sought to disperse this by lending me an MG Midget 1500 it…

The first of the new Rootes Group cars for 1958 is a revised Hillman Husky. In place of the former side-valve engine the excellent o.h.v. Minx 1,390 c.c. power unit…

There are so many restrictions appertaining to present-day motoring in Britain that it is refreshing to look back to the years of comparative freedom. I am aware that vintage motoring…

Weather-wise, as in other ways, the VSCC is truly wonderful! On October 6th, the day before its speed-trials along the front at Weston-Super-Mare, rain lashed down and a gale blew…

Another Ludlow Festival Vintage Vehicle Display, and short town-run between 14.00-15.00, takes place on May 9, for the Watsons Motor Works Cup and other prizes. The event is confined to…

It wasn't until the 1930s that diesel engines began to extend from the commercial vehicle, 'bus and coach world into that of the private car. Foreseeing this, that doyen of…

"The Mighty Mercedes" by Michael Frostick. 212 pp. 10 in. 7 1/2 in. (Dalton Watson Ltd., 76, Wardour Street, London, WAV 4AN. £7 .50) In the same excellent series as the book reviewed…

The New Ford Cortina The Ford Cortina has long been one of the most successful cars of its kind. The first version appeared in September 1962 and the Cortina has…

WE HEAR R. Wakeling has a 1906 "20/30" Renault with vast closed body. apparently in very fine order, even to the tapestry upholstery. According to the Nottingham Evening Post of…

No. 10 — Tyres This particular instalment of "Enthusiasts' Directory" is especially interesting, because no single component of the motor car has benefited so thoroughly from racing as the tyre.…

Our "Forgotten Makes" article last year on the Duo cyclecar has brought a letter from Ron Jacob of Auckland, New Zealand, who believes that he may have the sole survivor.…