Morgan 4/4 Club Night Rally (December 3rd/4th) There were only three competitors to lose no marks on the road section—H. E. Rumsey, B. E. Phipps and J. Shove. John Shove…

Sir, In the "Veteran to Classic" article on the Jowett Jupiter (Motor Sport, February 1989) a mention is made on page 157 of the first Jowett sports-car, made about 1928.…

On a recent trip to Italy we were able to try the three new 1750 Alfa Romeo models, the saloon, GT Veloce and Spider Veloce. The saloon is the only…

After a quiet year during which few new cars were introduced the onset of the four major Motor Shows at Frankfurt, Paris, London and Turin saw the introduction of a…

Sir, My thirteen-year-old Rover has not been the same since she was ten-year tested. Whereas before, her head was high and demeanour proud, she is now ashamed and low. You…

The notes in the October issue on "Riley Nine Recognition" aroused so much interest among prospective purchasers of these still-popular cars that it is opportune to add a few further comments.…

Some observations on a possible future development High speed performance and economy means streamlining, and streamlining means more weight, and more weight means less low speed performance and economy; it is…

Sir, I have only just seen your issue of January and feel urged to add a word on the other side of the discussion which is proceeding regarding Ford cars…

The little grey autograph book was lost many years ago. No great loss. Even as a young child I never quite understood the fascination in collecting a signature. My book…

Budget Blues Car-users always pay very dearly in taxation and the last "blue" Budget ran to form, with 20p a gallon on petrol-tax and the licence rate up from £60…

Sir, In reply to WB (page 1042, October), I remember that H Mortimer Batten wrote articles for The Motor Cycle just after WW2. The articles were not wholly of a…

Sam Robert's book Ford model Y-Henry's Car-for Europe (Veloce, ISBN 1-901295-88-5, 129.99) certainly deserves a place in every historians' bookcase. You may recall the dodgy handling from the Y's transverse…