Nicholas Fisk
Nicholas Fisk is the pseudonym of David Higginbottom (born 1923). He is a writer of science fiction books, mainly for children.
On holiday in Scotland in their vintage car – a 1926 Alvis – Rob and his family run into a group of very loud and suspicious-looking tourists in a huge Pontiac. They end up racing each other across the Highlands, but then there is an accident and Rob must drive the Alvis to save his dad's life.