So far no-one has written a book about chauffeurs but no doubt it is only a matter of time. Meanwhile, I have interviewed a number of them, devoted servants at…

A motoring landmark.—The origin of these fine brass plates, which flank each side of the entrance to Stratstone Ltd.'s Brixton Hill premises, where Daimler and Jaguar cars are now serviced,…

No. 39: The Dolphin The Dolphin was a comparatively rare make of car but I fortunate in being able to obtain some first-hand information about by driving into Kent (with…

No Substitute for Litres I am sometimes asked which of the hundreds of cars which raced at Brooklands had the biggest engine. The 24-litre Napier Railton that holds the ultimate…

Electrical failures, more than any other trouble, are still responsible for the majority of roadside stoppages. Even though alternators put much more into a tired battery than dynamos ever did…

In "Strictly Personal", by Cecil King (Weidenfield and Nicholson, 1969), there are some interesting recollections about the Harmsworth family and its Fleet Street activities. One item which especially interests me…

Last August a fine memorial of polished black granite weighing 1¼ tons was unveiled by the Mayor of Ards, Jim Fletcher, to commemorate the famous TT sports car races held…

Disappointment forgotten The big attraction at the VSCC race meeting at Silverstone on April 25 was to have been Nick Mason's MkII V16 BRM, racing for the first fime since Ron…

A notable F1 victory by Graham Hill (BRM) Easter seems far away as we look forward to Whitsun but printing schedules precluded any reference to racing that week-end in the last issue…

The13/55 hp Th.Schneider Among the good, but neglected, sports-cars of the mid-Vintage period must be included the 2-litre Th. Schneider. Theophile Schneider was one of the founders of the pioneering…

Those who feel that minority movements deserve especial support will be glad to know that the Trojan OC had its AGM and dinner on April 7th and intends to stage…

"Alpine — The Classic Sunbeam" by Chris McGovern. 256 pp. 9 3/4" x 7". (Century Books Ltd., 15, Pont Street, London, SW1X 5EH. £9.95). With so many of the great…