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Matters of moment, April 1963
Horse, or horseless, age? Motor Sport's suggestion that to combat the increasing persecution of motorists a powerful protection society is…
April 1963
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Southport Speed Trials (March 3rd)
Owing to the disinclination of the snow to melt, the early season speed events have been sadly interrupted and, in…
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The cars of Sir Francis Samuelson, BT.
Described to the Editor in a recent interview. It was a great pleasure to drive down to Sir Francis Samuelson's…
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Wiscombe Park hill-climb fixtures
The pleasant West Country Speed Hill-Climb venue at Wiscombe Park, near Colyton, Devon, will have meetings on April 7th, May…
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Mind my wattle!
The B.A.R.C. announces that it has relinquished its rule that applied at certain of its meetings that a driver who…
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Who's who?
The Motor Industry has its own "Who's Who." This comprehensive volume, published by Temple Press Books, Bowling Green Lane, London,…
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Michelin House: a London landmark
The Michelin Tyre Co. invented detachable cycle tyres in 1890 and made its first tyre for cars in 1895. Up…
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Sports car insurance
We often receive frantic 'phone calls from people who have purchased sports cars, only to find that they are being…
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Snetterton – March 17th
The 1963 race season at Snetterton opened on March 17th on a dull, chilly day, which slowly degenerated into rain.…
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Sports cars under £700: the £641 Triumph Spitfire 4
A 93 m.p.h. British small sports car with all-round independent suspension, disc front brakes and wind-up glass windows, Taxi-beating turning…
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Sports cars under £700: the 1,098 c.c. M.G. Midget
A sprightly small sports car now with larger engine and disc front brakes The M.G. Midget has been one of…
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The M.G. Midget
Engine: 4 cylinders, 64.6 x 83.7 mm. (1,098 c.c.). Pushrod-operated overhead valves. 8.9 to 1 compression-ratio. 55 b.h.p. (net) at…
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The Triumph Spitfire 4
Engine: Four-cylinder, 69.3 x 76 mm. (1,147 c.c.). Pushrod-operated overhead valves. 9.0-to-1 compression-ratio. 63 (net) b.h.p. at 5,750 r.p.m. Gear…
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Book reviews, April 1963, April 1963
"International Auto-Parade, 1963." 6th Edition. 308 pp. 11.875. in. x 8.375 in. (Arthur Barker, 20, New Bond Street, London, W.1.…
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The trend of Formula Junior
At the end of this season Formula Junior comes to an end, to be replaced by Formula Two and Formula…
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The modern Vauxhall Velox
Since the war I have tested a number of Vauxhall cars. Early in 1949 the bulbous and generally rather curious-looking…
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Veteran - Edwardian - vintage: a section devoted to old-car matters, April 1963
The 1963 Inter-Register Contests between the S.T.D., 12/50 Alvis, Fiat, Bullnose Morris, Humber and model-T Ford Registers are provisionally as…
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A 1914 T.T. incident
Sir, Mention of the smoke-making propensities of the 1914 T.T. Minerva cars, in your review of "The Racing Car Pocketbook,"…
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Belhaven lorries
Sir, These vehicles were made by Messrs. Belhaven Ltd., Wishaw, Lanarkshire. My grandfather, Col. R. R. Mellor, bought this firm…
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The Fast Lady
Sir, Further to your remarks concerning the vintage Bentley, TU 5987, starring in the film "The Fast Lady," this car…
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