Ersatz Character I must confess I am confused. Do they offend, or are they an acceptable substitute? Should one turn one's nose up at them, or is that an unreasonably…

Ferrari 330GTC and 330GTS, a cut above The 1930s are often regarded as an era of outstandingly elegant cars, with the coach-builders leading the way. By the end of the…

Third time around When all eyes are focused on the front row of the grid at Silverstone, and most likely on Ayrton Senna in particular, spare a thought for one…

New Frontiers "Ever since the 911 Porsche series began in 1964 I have felt that the car was too big for the engine." Thus wrote DSJ in February 1973 at…

Ferrari feast As in every walk of life, the modelling world is fragmented into several special interest groups. On the one hand there are the white metal model manufacturers and…

Formula One - a novel by Bob Judd. 330pp. 9½" x 6". (Sidgwick & Jackson Limited, 1 Tavistock Chambers, Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SG. £12.95). Considering the jet-setting scenario of…

Last Chance? At a glance, Renault's new sports car, which has just been announced at the Geneva Show and which went on sale in France on March 19, looks little…

One of the most common convertibles seen on British roads is Ford's Escort, seemingly belying the fact that it was introduced only in February 1984, so one tends to take…

California Dreaming For one brief bizarre moment, I became so disorientated, I thought I was in some smog-ridden city in California — the ostentation of the displays and the sheer…

Ford Fiesta 1.6S As reported in the April issue, the new Ford Fiesta has now arrived in a fanfare of publicity, but it is basically a shopping car in three…

The comeback! It is as well to be honest so that you, the reader, know where you stand from the start. The ownership of two Alfa Romeos has not diminished…

Boasting Big It took many years to do it, but Vauxhall finally made the breakthrough about a dozen years ago when it shook off its dreadful reputation for producing rust-buckets. Not…