Archive V-E-V Odds & Ends., August 1984 — By a coincidence a reader who saw the picture of a vintage Chevrolet tourer with which we illustrated "Motoring As It Was" in the June issue and, as he… August 1984 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive A family that set American racing alight Damon Hill's success has focussed attention on racing families, including this duo from the 1920s Recently we have been reminded of motor racing's family connections. Damon Hill has followed effectively… January 1997 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive What about Damon? Amid a surfeit of Euro-96 and tennis, the Daily Mail recently devoted its Saturday Essay to sport. Indeed, Alan Massie tried to convince us that this now transcends the redemptive… August 1996 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Veteran to classic: VSCC Welsh trial Two days' hard slog Well, one-and-a-half days really! This tough October trial for pre-war cars started with a 100-mile run to Presteigne, just over the Welsh border, where locals and… December 1988 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Matters of Moment, October 1950 Whither the B.R.M.? Since the unhappy racing debut of the B.R.M. at Silverstone on August 26th, our postbag has bulged with letters putting forth readers' views on the subject. These range… October 1950 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Books Automotive Supercharging and Turbocharging Manual, by John D Humphries. GT Foulis, £14.99 Turbocharging has been a factor of modern motoring life for a considerable time and those who need to… June 1992 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Some Unusual engines "Some Unusual Engines" by L. J. K. Setright. 138 pp. 10 in. x 7 1/2 in. (The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, MEP Ltd., PO Box 24, Northgate Avenue, Bury Si.… May 1976 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Brighton breezes In this non-race, the first to arrive was D Nicholls' 1899 1¾ hp Romain tricycle. HRH Prince Michael of Kent's 1902 24 hp Panhard-Levassor Roi-des-Belges had trouble at Brixton and… December 1992 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive V to C Miscellany, July 1988 At the VSCC Curborough Speed-Trials on May 8, FTD was made by Guy Smith's Frazer Nash-Alvis in 37.02 seconds; other outright class-winners were Selwyn-Smith (Frazer Nash), D Taylor (Aston Martin),… July 1988 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Rover Recollections (Sonic random thoughts gathered during the 70th anniversary of the Solihull Company) I went the other day to visit Mr. D. A. Cooper at his charming cottage high up on… September 1974 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive A De Dion Bouton Souvenir Sir, I wonder if any of your readers could help me find out the history behind an old de Dion engine model. It stands 4 3/4 in. high and its… February 1964 Issue By Bill Boddy
Archive Hants & Berks M.C. Great Auclum Speed-Hill Climb Sprint events are very much in the English tradition, for when Brooklands was our only circuit it was supplemented by many speed hill-climbs and speed trials, at first on public roads,… September 1957 Issue By Bill Boddy