Reading "The Rise and Fall of Horatio Bottomley" by Alan Hyman (Cassell, 1972) one would dearly like to know what makes of cars the vain millionaire swindler indulged in when…

Which Brand? Selling petrol provides enormous scope for the publicity bods because it is a commodity which sells at the same price whatever the brand and which, to the lay-motorist…

SOME information, perhaps more for younger readers, this month. Hornby Hobbies 20th "Scalextric Model Motor Racing Catalogue" has been issued. It not only describes this system of electric slot-race track…

Swansea M.C. There were 35 entries for the Enoch Car Rally on Sunday, March 27th, starting from Fairwood Aerodrome, including one very new car bought and run-in especially for the…

A Road-Test Report on the Latest Hillman—The Rootes Group's Great Gamble THERE WAS so much advance publicity for the Hillman Avenger that I thought it must either be the family…

The Editor looks at the mechanical champions Having consider ed the Champion drivers s from different ages of motor racing in the May issue, it seems logical to apply the same…

In extension of the comments I made about the Government's proposed "Continuous Licensing" of all motor vehicles, whether on or off the road, the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs,…

The Editor offers an inadequate appreciation of some very brave men Having in recent months run an imaginary overall World Drivers' Championship and a similar one tor the top racing…

Another car I have been trying recently, very different from a Panda, is the 2.2-litre Renault 20TX, top-model of the 20-range. What a comfortable, refined car it is! It has…

It is fair, I think, to say that most people would not regard the Rolls-Royce as a sports car, although the initiated can quote the Alpine Eagles and the post-war…

In the beginning, albeit with a few notable exceptions, cars normally had rotating-pinion gearboxes. As car ownership increased, particularly after WWI, changing gear quietly was a problem for many drivers.…

To our recent list of club publications, never intended to be complete, can be added The Bulletin of the FIAT Register. The Spring issue contained a discourse by Dick Patten…