18 AUGUST 1939, page 32

Motoring

IT is pleasant to realise that no matter how often you do it, how familiar you are with the whole exciting business, there are still very few thrills left so satisfying as......

The 14 Vauxhall

Few of the popular cars with which one has been familiar over several years have undergone so great a change between one year and the next as the 14 Vauxhall. Its engine is the......

Speed And Power

Well over 70 miles an hour is to be had if needed (by indicator) and the cruising speed of the car is a very ready 55. Steep hills are tackled in proper fashion, though I......

A Really Quiet Car

The new Vauxhall has torsion-bar independent front springing, which gives it very smooth riding indeed, as well as excellent road-holding. For the type and price of car I do not......

Byways In France

August is a much maligned month for continental touring. If you are going to follow the standard routes to the Mediterranean or Brittany you will certainly meet with a great......

The Alps In Three Countries

In the Alps themselves, in France and Italy and Switzer- land, there are scores of pleasant byways where you may drive unharassed by crowds. They are byways, of course, only in......