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Matters of the moment
A Date to Remember Among the heat and fury of Grand Prix races counting towards the World Championship club racing…
September 1977
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1977 Austrian Grand Prix race report
A Well-Earned Victory – Knittelfeld, August 14th In spite of the Osterreichring being in the middle of the country and…
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European Letter
(By means of which our European reporter occasionally keeps in touch with the Editor.) Dear W.B., For a change I…
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Alan Cottam defies the rain at VSCC Prescott
Heavy rain on August 14th did its best to wash away the Prescott hill-climb course on the occasion of the…
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Rumblings, September 1977
Racing with silencers The era of silenced racing cars returneth! As mentioned in the July issue (and see Letters from…
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Around and About, September 1977
Tourist Trophy, Silverstone September 18th is the chosen date for Britain’s only qualifying round in the European Touring Car Championship…
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The Racing Cars of Jack Bartlett
Described to the Editor in a recent interview Before the war Jack Bartlett was well known in the sporting motoring…
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"The Fabulous Porsche 917"
"The Fabulous Porsche 917" by Peter Hinsdale. 104 pp. 8 1/2in. x 11 in. (Patrick Stephens Ltd., Bar Hill, Cambridge,…
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"Aston Martin 1914-1940—A Pictorial Review"
"Aston Martin 1914-1940—A Pictorial Review" by Imnan Hunter. 192 pp. 8 1/2 in. x 6 in. (Transport Bookman Publications, Syon…
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Cars in books, September 1977
Although there is but slender material for this long-established column in the recently-published autobiography of Dennis Wheatley ("The Time Has…
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"Victorian and Edwardian Cycling and Motoring from Old Photographs"
"Victorian and Edwardian Cycling and Motoring from Old Photographs" by A. B. Demaus. 110 pp. 10 in. 7 1/2 in.…
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"Hudson—The Post-War Years"
"Hudson—The Post-War Years" by Richard M. Langworth. 136 pp. 7 5/8 in. 10 in. (Motorbooks International, PO Box 2, 729,…
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"Der Grosser Preis von Deutschland"
The organising body of the German Grand Prix were split down the middle; the businessmen wanted to run the race…
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Miniatures news, September 1977
As a further Silver Jubilee tribute, Meccano of Liverpool have produced a Dinky miniature of the Austin London taxicab, finished…
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The things they say . . .
"...I would remind you that remembering Brooklands is a major task of the Brooklands Society . . .; I do…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, September 1977
A section devoted to old-car matters VSCC Hawthorn Trophy Meeting (July 30) By the time this issue is published the…
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Happy days at Brooklands
Sir, Though I have read your excellent magazine for many years, I cannot recall any mention ever being made of…
Page 52
The Mercedes-Lohner
Sir, I was interested to read, in the V-E-V column of the July Motor Sport, that one of the cars…
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The Cowey Car
Sir, A copy of your May issue has reached me, with a reference to the Cowey car. I went to…
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A rare Crossley
Sir, We were most interested to read the letter of Mr. De Lacroix concerning the Crossley owned by a relation…
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