“The motorcar becomes so much part of our lives that we take it for granted.”

“A priceless vintage motorcar made a historic return visit to the home of its first owner on Sunday, exactly 70 years after it was purchased.”

“Engine noise has been suppressed, and with the windows shut the interior experience is more like a library than a motorcar.”

“Television advertising is overpoweringly loud and often trite and tasteless, particularly those awful ads for motorcars.”

“We seem to be turning full circle, to the time when few people had motorcars and it was fun to travel by train.”

“Like virtually everyone else in rural North Yorkshire my business depends for its livelihood on people in motorcars.”