In the stupendously readable autobiography (Adventure with Fate, Airlife, 1984, ISBN 906393 36 I) of the late Harald Penrose, OBE, C.Eng, RAFO, MRINA, who was the Westland test pilot among…

An Excellent British Car It may be remembered that having requested another spell of driving in a Triumph Dolomite Sprint; to enable nte to recap. on this excellent and popular…

A CORRESPONDENT informs us that for the 14th Statesman Vintage Rally in New Delhi an entry of 67 was obtained, in spite of the spares difficulty, due to scarcity and…

Genevive, that film of a fictitious Brighton run first shown in 1953, was a box office sell-out and put veteran cars on the map for ordinary folk. Them have been…

On May 3rd the Carmarthen Times published a front-page story headed "Violation of a Dead Man's Wish—Killer Car Must Be Left in Sand Dunes". The car referred to is the…

The other day I came upon an advertisement for a car of which I had never previously heard or, if I had, I had forgotten it. It was the Princess,…

The smallest of clubs can often have as much fun as the bigger organisations — the Trojan OC and the Gwynne 8 Register spring to mind — and in conjunction…

A section devoted to old-car matters The VSCC Welsh Week-end (October 2nd/3rd) The traditional excursion over the Welsh border for those of the Vintage SCC who own vintage cars duly…

Return of an old friend -- comment on the Fiat 1100R Old friendships are often best but a long acquaintance can wear thin. I have known the Fiat 1100 for…

Over 80 per cent. of British competitors in the Monte Carlo Rally carried the new Vacco Master vacuum flasks. These flasks incorporate a polythene screw-on cap which opens or closes…

A dramatic retirement Pity the Brooklands bookies after this 1923 contest, when both the favourites retired with unexplained maladies There have been many such occurrences along the years, but the…

Spotting "Black Champion" by Finis Farr (Macmillan, 1964) in the local library, I read it to see whether it contained any reference to the mysterious Edwardian Austin, believed by some…