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We have had good results from Holt's, and particularly from Total, spray-on de-icing fluid when clearing the screens and windows of cars which have been parked overnight without cover.

AS I write this, the latest scare is the rumour that the Budget will include an increase of 5/- on the road tax, and that we shall soon have the…

I am reading, with increasing frequency, the impassioned bleatings of those who fear that motoring in old cars will be outlawed by European legislation. And while I share their horror…

The Daihatsu Charade XTE Having gone to the starting-point of the Brighton Run in a two-cylinder car (a Citroen Visa), I indulged in a spot of one-upmanship and drove to…

Sir, I was fascinated to see the recent photograph of Wally Watton in his Austin 7 Special. This is the car driven by Gordon Brettell before WWII, and having survived…

Sir, I read with interest your warning words to those thinking of using a vintage-type car. My British Salmson will certainly cruise at 50 all day, and that with a…

Cyprus Rally AS the world's leading la,. tory teams were finalising their preparations for the Sanremo Rally, so another group of competitors about 1,500 miles away in the Eastern Mediterranean,…

The fun of finding motoring mentions in non-motoring books continues. From "Beautiful and Beloved" by Roderic Owen with Tristan de Voss Cole (Hutchinsons, 1974), one reads not only of the…

A letter from Ian Metcalfe appeared in the Jan.-Feb. issue of the Sports Car, journal of the Sports Car Club of America. This enlightening letter, apart from explaining that Mr.…

A "Eurofund" set up for the new Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, which is looking after the interests of users of old vehicles in the face of possible restrictive…

"Jaguar Sports Cars" by Paul Skilleter. 360 pp. 9 1/2in. x 8 1/2 in. (G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, 1M22 791. £9.95.) The depression does nothing…

REMARKABLE RECORDS THERE is something very stimulating about a record attack, which represents a carefully-planned achievement undertaken when car and driver are absolutely ready, and free from the " ifs"…