In view of the non-appearance of the 1.5-litre Alfa Romeos in the 1928 TT; due it was said to there being no two-seaters in this country to comply with the…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The V.S.C.C. Heston Driving Tests (December 11th 1960) The Vintage S.C.C. held its usual driving test meeting last month at the mess that was…

Oh for the days when the phrase ‘the open road’ truly applied – before speed limits, police traps and congested traffic. For example, in 1938 I was able to stop…

"History of the American Steam Fire Engine," by William T. King. 150 pp. 11 3/10 in. X 8⅕ in. (Available from Autobooks, 104, Islingword Road, Brighton, Sussex. 40s.) This is…

As designed, F-head engine had inlet-valves with flat seats, sealing against three concentric circular areas. with holes through each valve-head (Benz and Mercedes persisted with what Bob Chamberlain calls "this…

Well done, Ecurie Ecosse! We were very pleased indeed when the lone Ecurie Ecosse D-type Jaguar crossed the line victorious in this year's 24-Hour Race at Le Mans, so ably driven by Flockhart and Sanderson,…

One is aware that old car matters sometimes appear in magazines other than the specialist motoring Press. Thus that respected monthly, The Scots Magazine had a colour picture of a…

This does not mean that I have bought the paper or even that I have taken over temporarily from the Managing Director. Merely that I have been driving about for…

This year the 36th Brooklands Society annual reunion at the old Track had a very good attendance and celebrated the centenaries of Vauxhall, Lea-Francis, Talbot and Ford, with a good…

Aston Martin's Group C car had its first test session at Silverstone in early December, driven by David Leslie, Brian Redman and its builder Ray Mallock. Fitted with a 6-litre…

Engine: Eight cylinders in 90º vee-formation, 104.14 x 91.44 mm. (6,230 c.c.). Push-rod-operated overhead valves. 9.0-to-1 compression ratio. Horsepower not disclosed. Gear ratios: (Automatic gearbox). First, 11.75 to 1; 2nd,…

A Road-Test of a 1939 Hillman 14 Saloon from Harold Radford & Co., Ltd. AS we have been taken to task in the past for testing and enthusing over Axis…