This Austin A55 (photo) is the third of the new Pinin Farina-styled B.M.C. cars. The engine has modified manifolding, resulting in an output of 53 b.h.p. at 4,250 r.p.m.  The…

Inter-Register On the day following the annual Sunbeam S.T.H. Register dinner and social in London, a meeting was held at the home of the Hon. Registrar, Mrs. Winifred Boddy, to…

Volkswagen have constructed a 30-acre proving ground in Wolfsburg for keeping a constant check on the quality and safety of the Volkswagen. It reproduces all the road surfaces and driving conditions likely…

Williams Sir, I can add a bit more, based on meeting and corresponding with Mrs. Williams some while ago. The information indeed was published in Bugantics and The Autocar but…

It is believed that a small Chenard-Walcker saloon lies derelict in a garage in Essex and that a Windsor and two Talbot light cars are possibly due to be "pensioned…

Senga Sprint Car Two readers have written in about the Senga Sprint Car mentioned in Around and About last month. The first tells us that Mr. Rogers, the car's constructor,…

The opening meeting of the Half-Litre Club was held on the coldest Easter Monday of the twentieth century, but as all the engines were air-cooled, none of the cars froze-up. The meeting…

S. Jowett C.C. Mystery Run (Mar. 29th) 1st: R. Knight (Javelin);   2nd:  A.S. Bennett (Velox);   3rd:  P.D. Bailey (Morris) *** Mid-Cheshire Spring Trial (Mar 29th) Best Performance:  D. Lilley (Wharton)…

It is always pleasant to be able to recommend a product both inexpensive and vell worth owning. The Ingersoll "Cronostop" 50/- stop-watch comes into this category. It has clear figures,…

Practical Those of our readers who take a pride in the appearance ot their cars should invest in a set of snap-on grease nipple caps. Made by G.N.C.P., these caps are…

The RAC has issued its analysis of breakdowns observed throughout 1949. It reads as follows:   1. Power Unit (a) Ignition .. 2,105 No. of cases .. 23.13 Percentage (b)…

"Wolseley, A Saga of The Motor Industry," by St. John C. Nixon. (Foulis, 159 pages, 8s. 6d.). This book is similar to St. J. Nixon's earlier one on the history…