Archive Road impressions of a variety of cars It has not been possible to mention all the cars road-tested recently, so it is now my intention to catch up while space is available. Not having tried a Saab… August 1972 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive The Humber Super Snipe Series III Estate Car Engine : Six cylinders, 87.2 x 82.5 MM. (2,965 c.c.). Inclined overhead valves operated by cross-push-rods. 8.0-to-1 compression-ratio. 121 (net) b.h.p. at 4,800 r.p.m. Gear ratios : First, 12.77 to… January 1961 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Second Childhood The other day I was transported back to childhood, when a reader sent for our perusal a copy of "The Wonder Book of Motors," published by Ward Lock & Co.,… June 1966 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive The Morgan Sports Car Club I am informed that we made a bit of a muddle about the calendars issued by the two leading Morgan Clubs. It seems that the Morgan Sports Car Club first produced… March 1980 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive V-E-V Miscellany, June 1981, June 1981 In the solid-tyred wheel tracks of Richard Smith's 1899 3 1/2 h.p. Benz another old car has undertaken the End-to-End Run from Land's End to John O'Groats for charity. John… June 1981 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive 'Ebby' the handicapping king Racing at Brooklands would hardly have been possible without the presence of A V Ebblewhite who, although having a business in London to look after, managed to set the handicaps for all… March 2010 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Obituary: John Howell The death of that great enthusiast John Howell at 71 is a severe loss to the vintage world. John suffered a long illness, but he was keen to the end.… June 1999 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Rumblings, March 2006 A reader has an Amilcar C6 chassis and many parts which were once owned by Lord Ridley, who gave the Austin and MG camps a shock in 1921 when he… March 2006 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive By 12/50 Alvis from Belgaum to Kemerton Through the thoughtfulness of a Motor Sport reader I have been reading a most interesting book, published in 1932 and inscribed rather optimistically "A Guide for Future Travellers." The reason… July 1966 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Round the clock with a Bentley S-Series A fast return run from London to Scotland underlines the silent high-performance, powerful braking and luxurious specification of the latest model of this fmous make. Every conceivable comfort and convenience, including… November 1956 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Veteran to classic It seems that Lickey Grange, Bromsgrove, home of Lord Austin and where the Austin 7 was designed, is lost to the nation, following explanatory letters we have received from the… November 1989 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive The Roads of the 1920s Owen John’s diary gave some good advice in 1927 about hotels. This is too dated to have any value today, of course, although names such as the “Beetle and Wedge”… June 1988 Issue By Bill Boddy