ln October 1897 the Hon Evelyn Ellis ascended Worcester Beacon in the Malverns on his Daimler, specially equipped with three sets of brakes and low gear ratios. To commemorate this,…

"Fly For Your Life," by Larry Forrester. 367 pp. 8 in. by 5¼ in. (Frederick Muller Ltd., Ludgate House, 110, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4. 18s.) "Fly For Your Life" is Larry Forrester's biography…

It came about like this. Graham Rankin, who lives just round the corner from me, last year acquired an impressive vintage open-bodied Minerva. He asked me if I knew anyone…

The VSCC is getting on with a very full fixture-list, and it has occurred to me that whereas driver ability counts for more than the car in driving tests and…

V-E-V Miscellany.— We regret to learn of the death of Albert E. Boyer-Lowe, last November. He was a Motor Industry pioneer whom we interviewed in 1965 about the Phoenix car,…

Just one penalty point separated the top two crews on the VSCC's 180-mile Measham Rally, but that was enough to give John Potter/Ian North a hat-trick of victories on this…

Unlike Corgi, who have chosen a horse-drawn coach for their latest miniature, Dinky have issued as their model for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Year a Leyland Atlanteen 'bus rigged out…

A Silent, Fully-Equipped Luxury Car of Considerable Performance—Costing Under £1,600. In the past the Super Snipe was one of the zippier of the Rootes Humbers. For a time this model…

by Nigel Roebuck. 160 pp. 11"x 8 3/8" Published by Garry Sparke & Associates, Australia. Distributed in the UK by Motor Racing Publications, Unit 6, The Pilton Estate, 46 Pitlake,…

Rolls-Royce — The Cars And Their Competitors 1906-1965 by A B Price. 192pp. 10" x 7". (B T Batsford Ltd, 4 Fitzhardinge Street, London W1. £17.50) Last month we reviewed…

Another link with the old days of motoring sport has been severed with the sad demise, following a stroke and long illness, of H. J. Aldington. "Aldy" will be forever…

THIS year's Historic Commercial Vehicle Club Brighton Run had a record entry and was a great success, the weather being delightful, the traffic comparatively light once Redhill was left behind…