Leadfoot
Nicholas FISK
Hardcover
(Pelham Books, Jan. 1, 1980)
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.