Mechanical Engineer and technical writer by profession, the author has been, by inclination motoring enthusiast all his life  and has had unique opportunities for obtaining first-hand data from his own experiment and research and  writes “from the garage door" with  real 
understanding.
Mr. Philip Smith has one main object. That the normal handy owner-driver should obtain, by his own care and skill , the performance and reliability which are inherent in his car, whatever its age, and at the minimum cost in fuel etc. and with no loss ions of reliability
The book, which is well  illustrated throughout with drawings and diagrams, deals 
with all the essentials of proper maintenance, the finer points and “ wrinklies  ” of tuning.
A book to save any motorist tiresome  garage bills  and to provide the keen owner with a pride and confidence in his car which gives infinite  satisfaction