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Matters of Moment, October 1979
Happy Birthday While we are inclined to agree with D.S.J. that there are far too many anniversaries of varying periods…
October 1979
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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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1979 Italian Grand Prix race report
Forza Ferrari Monza, September 9th On arrival at Monza the most noteworthy thing to see was the first-class job the…
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Notes on the cars at Monza
A study of the cars in the new paddock at Monza made one aware of the frenetic pace of Formula…
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50 years of the Italian Grand Prix
The very first race to be called a Grand Prix (or Great Prize) was the event run by the Automobile…
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The Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
A sporting sensation Talbot, Sunbeam and Lotus are charismatic names among sporting motor cars. To merge them all together as…
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The Renault Turbo
In the article on exhaust systems in the August issue of Motor Sport, I made a nonsense of the description…
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Gran Premio Dino Ferrari di Formula One
Lauda quits Brabham on a winning note Imola, Italy, September 16th The formality of running a Formula One non-Championship race…
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The Mopar Manx International Trophy Rally
The fifth round in the home international rally championship series sponsored by Sedan Products was the unique Manx event on…
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The 43rd RAC Tourist Trophy
Silverstone, September 16th It didn't need much of an expert to predict the winner of this year’s Tourist Trophy, sponsored…
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Road Impressions
The Renault 5 Gordini As a means of getting a move on without using very much fuel the Renault 5…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, October 1979
A Section Devoted To Old-Car Matters The VSCC at Cadwell Park The vintage SCC held its now-customary last-race-meeting-of-the-season at the…
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Vintage Postbag, October 1979
H. P. Blake's 1921 ABC Sir, There always has been a number of comparatively impecunious motoring enthusiasts of varying abilities.…
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Tuned Car Test
The Talbot Sunbeam Cheetah Stag Hill Motors' 2-litre fireball With a mechanical recipe incorporating the best aspects which have made…
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Road Report: The Mazda Montrose 2000 GLS Coupe
An impressive and desirable Oriental As regular readers may recall, I am not over-anxious to publicise Japanese cars. But after…
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The War-Time Diaries of an RFC Officer
The first serialised-instalments of this Diary appeared in Lord Montagu of Beaulieu's late-lamented V& V Magazine. Due to a change…
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Another Link with Parry Thomas
At the risk of readers saying "What — more Parry Thomas", when it became time to attend the VSCC Cadwell…
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Books for the Autumn
“From Bleriot to Spitfire” Edited by David Ogilvy. 180 pp. 8 ¾ x 5½. (Airlife Publications, 7 St John’s Hill…
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Rally Review, October 1979
Rally of the Thousand Lakes FISA's World Championship bombshell The biggest bombshell of Finland's Rally of the Thousand Lakes at…
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Obituary
Louis Chiron Another link with the pre-war period of Grand Prix motor racing has gone with the sad news of…
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