In "Octave 6" (1923-1930) of "My Life and Times", by Compton Mackenzie (Chatto & Windus, 1967), there is a reference to the "several hair-raising drives" the author experienced with Oliver…

Next year marks the 21st anniversary of the 750 Formula, introduced by the 750 M.C. at the instigation of the late Holland Birkett, to enable impecunious owners of Austin Sevens…

We have been ticked off by Lt.-Comdr. D. L. Bayly of Nipper Aircraft Limited for saying in our report of the Farnborough Air Show that the Slingsby T.53 sailplane was…

Sadly, Arthur Dobson died peacefully, at the age of sixty-six, only two days after attending the ERA dinner mentioned above. Arthur Dobson was one of the fastest and most skilful…

The newly reconstituted ERA Club held its annual dinner on March 10th at the Kensington Close Hotel, London. Pre-war drivers of ERAs present were Arthur Dobson and Kenneth Evans and the…

I have been rather astonished at the number of times Brooklands is mentioned in non-motoring literature. But I did not expect to come upon a reference to Chitty-Bang-Bang in such…

Following my recent reference to how extremely well my Bardic electric hand torches have endured, the best of their kind I have ever encountered, I am delighted to learn that…

The 1972 edition of that comprehensive reference work, the "FIA Year Book of Automobile Sport", is available from PSL, 9 Ely Place, London, EC1, at £2.00. It runs this time…

The disastrous fire at the British Aerospace hangar at Brooklands last January having made it imperative to find another site for the February VSCC Driving Tests, these were transferred to…

After bravely fighting a losing battle against cancer for nearly a year, Gunnar Nilsson finally succumbed on October 20th. The 29-year-old Swede had proved himself as a front runner in…

The Monte Carlo Rally last month was the first of ten qualifiers in the International Rally Championship for Makes, as it is officially called by the FIA. The major championship…

Porsche 928S-4 --  Zuffenhausen's new flagship "The Turbo" has, for the past decade, been Porsche's flagship model, the ultimate 911 that reached supercar status. It lives on, with further development…