The Djelmo affair As I remarked in The Roads of the1920s in November, Parry Thomas and "Babs" were not the only casualties of record attempts at Pendine Sands in South…

We are informed from New York of the third win in the 4475-mile American Coast-to-Coast rally for antique and classic cars by Richard Burdick, navigated by Wayne Ball. They used…

Whether it knew it or not, Cheltenham enjoyed a notable social gathering on April 22nd, when Ian Fraser, Vic Norman, Geoff and Rita St. John and others hosted a splendid…

“The Cars That Henry Ford Built" by Beverly Rae Kimes. 136 pp. 81" x 101". (Automobile Quarterly Library, 245, West Main Street, Kutztown, Pennsylvania I9530, USA. 19.95 dollars - de…

On the occasion of the Roy Fedden Trophy Trial we used one of the latest Ford Prefect cars to cover the event for Motor Sport. The Ford Motor Company has…

I confess that until the other day I did not know much about Duttons except that Tim Dutton-Wooley started to make his individual products in 1968 and developed all manner…

It is always an event in the miniatures field when Lesney introduce new models in their "Models of Yesteryear" series. The latest are a 1907 12/16 Peugeot closed carriage to…

Overall winner the VSCC Scottish Trial was RG Winder (Austin 7), and other first-class award winners were P Stringer (A7), J Evans (GE A7), J Blake (ON), and J Ghosh…

190 pp. 8.4 in. x 5.5 in. (G. T. Foulis Co. Ltd., 1-5, Portpool Lane, London, E.C.I. 21s.) Sprint motoring, in the form of speed trials and speed hillclimbs, has…

In view of last month s article on the forlorn Miramas track in France and earlier references to American board -tracks it was especially interesting to receive a letter from…

The Michelin Tyre Co. invented detachable cycle tyres in 1890 and made its first tyre for cars in 1895. Up to 1904 these were made in England by Paul Hardy,…

Bang-on Champion Ayrton Senna is one of the top F1 drivers, perhaps the greatest of all time, and few will wish to deny him the 1990 World Championship; the pity…