True to tradition, the VSCC lightcarists, joined by a number of Edwardian brethren and the Collings' veteran Mercedes and Darracq, journeyed to Mid-Wales on April 7th / 8th for their…

The chance find of three Napier engines in the caribbean has brought hope of making a famous record-holder run again. Bill Boddy relates how Segrave's car differed from the machines…

A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters VSCC Driving Tests (Dec. 5th) Miraculously the weather was dry, but cold, for the traditional December frolics of the VSCC and the tests were…

"The Aston Martin—A Collection of Contemporary Road Tests-1921-1942" By Adrian M. Feather. 80 pp. 11-1/4 in x 8-1/4 in. (From specialist motoring bookshops. Recommended price: £3.50). I have criticised previously…

This piece is about four generations of amateur racing drivers. There have been several examples of second generation F1 racers (Ascari, Hill, Andretti and Brabham spring to mind), and the USA…

In 1972 I was reminded that in 1937 the late Dudley Noble took the then-new Humber Snipe on a drive covering 10 European cities in 10 days. This prompted me…

Many, many years ago I went to Sweden to see how Volvo and Saab cars were made. I was extremely impressed, telling the comparatively new, or perhaps I should say…

A READER has kindly sent me a copy of the relevant page from "The Story of the Rio Tinto Mines" (Collins, 1974), on which there is reference to a raid…

The astonishing response to the Beetle as it emerged from war-time Germany may have tempted VW to come up with another beetle-shaped production. I recall the party put on in…

As an example of hard work, in 1921 The Autocar investigated 119 current cars and noted that they had, in total, 33 different movements of their ball or gate gear…

This column has survived for a very long time and has in recent times been fed with tip-offs from keen readers, both at home, and recently from as far afield…

Although a previous book about Jim Clark has appeared, his up-to-date story is now told by Bill Gavin in "The Jim Clark Story," published by Leslie Frewin Publishers Ltd. at…