THE MOTORIST'S COMPANION By John Prioleau
All it is necessary to say about this
singularly attractive volume (Dent, 7s. 6d.) is that it is as good as anyone familiar with Mr. Prioleau's motoring articles in The Spectalof would expect it to be. Indeed, it is better ; for the range and variety of the contents goes far beyond expectation. In the first part the car itself—how to buy it, how to look after it, how to over- haul it—is discussed ; the second deals with the roads on which the car thus acquired will travel, north and south, east and west, in England, Scotland, Wales and most of Europe ; in the third the driveris given a dickey- ful of good advice about car troubles, with some straight and salutary talk about safe driving. Hereabouts, too, will be found two indispensable chap- ters on technical terms, not only in English but in five - other languages. Only those who have tried to explain to a French or German mechanic that a big-end is making ominous noises, or that she seems to be running on three cylinders (or five, as the case may be), will realise what gratitude is due for that. The ideal motorist's companion is • Mr. Prioleau ; the next best is Mr. Priolcau's book.
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