Many of us mistakenly believe that it’s wrong or conceited, to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time berating ourselves for our negative qualities, thinking that self criticism is the key to improving our performance. However, a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can hinder our efforts to make friends with other people. - Read more

However, though impeded in various ways, the advance o the motor car could not be stopped. The 1913 Motor Show was attended by 156,000 people, while 227,000 visited that held in 1919. Membership of the Automobile Association, which was 100,000 in 1914, had more than doubled by 1924. In 1918 the price of a brand-new American car costing £250 rose to £500 within a few months. The average price for a small car was £185-195 in 1914, but by 1918 the same used car could cost £300-400. - Read more

his in one of Invicta’s best-known models. The company had many endurance records to its credit with the intrepid Miss Violet Cordery driving a 3-litre. These records were intended to show the toughness and reliability of the firm’s cars, rather than their speed, which in fact in the early models was rather limited (little over 60 mph) given their cylinder capacity. The 4½-litre S derived from the 4½-litre Standard, but had a much lower chassis. Its Meadows engine had a compression ratio of 1:6.8 of 1:7.1. The car’s success was compromised by an accident in 1931, at Brooklands, in which the driver ‘Sammy’ Davis was hurt. It was attributed to the car’s bad road-holding ability, due to an incorrect weight-distribution, or too low centre of gravity. - Read more