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Matters of Moment, October 1973
On With The Show This is certainly the theme song of the SMM & T, organisers of the London Motor…
October 1973
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Motor Sport Fixture List For October
* Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in…
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Recent Releases
New, revised, refurbished cars. As that gigantic eyesore in Earl's Court Road prepares once more for its annual four-wheeled beanfeast,…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, October 1973
A Section Devoted To Old Car Matters VSCC Lllandow Thruxton being unavailable, the VSCC went to Llandow circuit in S.…
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A Lost Causes Club
A Lost Causes Club The two-stroke car is not yet quite exterminated, for the Wartburg is still made in East…
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VSCC Madresfield (Sept. 2nd)
The annual driving tests and Concours d'Etat took place on the Earl of Beauchamp's Gloucester Drive at Madresfield Court, where…
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VSCC's new address
The Vintage SCC has moved front rented premises to its own offices. Its new address is 121, Russell Road, Newbury,…
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Vauxhall Register
The 30/98 Vauxhall Register has issued a most Interesting list of these cars which belong to members in the UK,…
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Getting it right
Getting it right I always become impatient when people get the sizes of the W.O. Bentleys muddled. It seems so…
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Engines at Bishop's Castle
Regular readers will know that occasionally I like to visit an air-display and a traction-engine rally, to keep a sense…
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Some AC History
The presence of two vintage racing ACs at the August VSCC Prescott hill-climb, as reported last month, prompts a few…
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Vintage Postbag - Sixty Mercedes, October 1973
Sir, I have read with great interest your account of your run in the Mercedes 60 and the reference to…
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V-E-V Odds & Ends., October 1973
Information is sought about the history and testing at Brooklands of the Godsal Special which was apparently made of 1926-1936…
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Vintage Postbag - Models, October 1973
Sir, I have just come across the letter from Mr. G. E. Porrett in the June issue and was very…
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Vintage Postbag - John Gott's Force, October 1973
Sir, Like many of your correspondents, my faith in the fairness of police and traffic patrol has steadily been eroded…
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Vintage Postbag - Sixty Mercedes, October 1973
Sir, Your interesting article on the three Mercedes 60s in England reminded me that I had seen another one in…
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The Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Road Impressions In recent months we have had a good deal to say about the 2-litre sixteen-valve Triumph Dolomite Sprint,…
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1973 Austrian Grand Prix race report
Osterreichring, Zeltweg, Aug 19th. If anyone has doubts about the popularity of Grand Prix racing they should visit the Austrian…
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Notes on the cars at Zeltweg
The greatest interest in the paddock at the Austrian Grand Prix centred around the re-appearance of the Scuderia Ferrari, after…
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Turbocharging-a future trend?
Tuning Topics. The last few days in August were quite significant in the life of the European automotive industry, though…
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