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The log book
ONCE upon a time the vehicle log-book was an important document. We were instructed to keep it in a safe…

ONCE upon a time the vehicle log-book was an important document. We were instructed to keep it in a safe…
Sir, With reference to Mr. C. R. Smith's letter concerning the running-on in the Wolseley 4/50, 6/80 and the Morris…
Sir, The continual barrage of attack on Motor Museums makes me wonder if the critics are correct in their assumption…
Sir, This year I am celebrating ten years ownership of an Austin, a 20/4 1927 "Open Road" tourer. The car…
Sir, With reference to "Alvis Anecdotes", page 118, February's MOTOR SPORT. Should not the legend under the first picture read:…
Sir, Regarding your review of Colin Fraser's "Harry Ferguson—Inventor and Pioneer" in the February issue, I can confirm Ferguson's use…
Sir, I think that Mr. Lansdell is unaware, primarily, that most vintage tyres are made at Fort Dunlop by hand.…
Sir, Your most interesting article on the 1924 Sunbeams makes me think I should now recount my experience with the…
WITH TWO brand new models making their debut at Kyalami, plus some interesting modifications to the Tyrrell, there was plenty…
The Austin Maxi High-Line A useful front-wheel-drive load-carrier WHEN British Leyland introduced the overhead-camshaft, five-speed, five-door Austin Maxi on the…
The letter from N. R. Solley of Kenya brought on such a bout of nostalgia that a rare putting of…
From Brooklands to Brazil THERE'S SOMETHING very vintage about the neighbouring Kingston-on-Thames firms of V. W. Derrington Ltd. and TDC…
"Automobile Year—1972/73", edited by Ami Guichard and Douglas Armstrong. 248 pp. 12 1/2 in. 9 1/4 in. (PSL, 9, Ely…
ALLOWING that this feature is nearly as interested in aviation references in non-flying books as it is in cars and…
Swedish Rally IN SWEDEN they have the very odd situation in which the country's premier international event, chosen by the…
Controversial Stewart victory KYALAMI, March 3rd. JACKIE STEWART will remember his win in the 1973 South African Grand Prix for…
THE FIRST time anyone outside New Zealand heard of Graham McRae was when he started taking part in the Tasman…
WORLD CHAMPIONS Graham Hill, John Surtees, Jackie Stewart and, of course, current Champion Emerson Fittipaldi are all still racing today.…
When Mr. Wheatcroft's £500,000 Collection at Donington Park, just off the M1 at Castle Donington and six miles south of…
Stig Blomqvist is without question the master of slippery roads. Even after losing ten minutes through fuel pump failure he…
Our products of the month, including brilliant car care products, a limited-edition Schumacher poster and LEGO's new Porsche kit Automobilist Ferrari F1-2000 Michael Schumacher pitstop poster Created for Michael Schumacher's…
You rode your rookie MotoGP season in 2015, so was it difficult in 2016 switching from factory electronics to control software and from Bridgestones to Michelins? Electronics-wise, not really, because…
This week in motor sport from the Database and Archive, featuring a double Tyrrell double, and a whole host of German Grands Prix. August 1 1899: ERA and BRM founder Raymond…
Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne was speaking to FUCHS Silkolene, one of the main partners of the four-time British Superbike Champion That‘s more like it. After suffering so much disappointment at Oulton…