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Matters of moment, April 1973
Our "Stop Clobbering" campaign MOTOR SPORT received an overwhelming response to the views expressed on this page in the February…
April 1973
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Easter endurance
EASTER will see two endurance events, one traditional, the other new. The MCC Land's End Trial takes place as usual…
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Topical jolly fun
Our Cricket Correspondent writes: The time seems to have come when mere professional players no longer hold the attention of…
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New circuit in Lancs
WHILE British racing circuits have been closing down, a group in Lancashire have built a little 800-yard track just five…
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British Leyland's brand new car
—a speculative essay— A MOMENTOUS event in the motoring world is scheduled for next month—the story will be released in…
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Computer service?
THE completion of the new Swansea Computer Centre has unfortunately resulted in a simplification of the car logbook and the…
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An Austin Ulster Register
DAVID HOWE, of 108 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey, who owns a couple of non-supercharged Austin Ulsters and says he regards…
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The things they say . . .
IN the course of 90 very interesting "capsule" road tests of the 1973 American cars, Automobile Quarterly remarks that a…
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Genuine brake spares
THE following has been received from Girling Ltd.: "Remember 'Dirling'—the unknown maker of disc brake pads in boxes bearing more…
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Race of champions and surprises
Brands Hatch, March 18th. BRANDS HATCH'S Race of Champions has, for several years, started the European Formula One season but…
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The interest in GP racing
THE REACTION from readers to the article last month asking when you lost interest in Grand Prix racing was quite…
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Around and about, April 1973
Broadspeed beat the regulations APART FROM a break last year, Broadspeed Engineering, the Southam Warwickshire based team, have been preparing…
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F2 review
Formula Two win for STP-March-BMW A FEW MONTHS ago in the Around and About column we highlighted the forthcoming battle…
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Rumblings, April 1973
The National Motor Museum. As motor museums are in the news at present we went to Beaulieu last month, to…
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V-E-V odds & ends., April 1973
Mr. John Chamber of Leamington Spa, who is Chairman of the Midland Section of the VCC, writes to say that,…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, April 1973
A section devoted to old car matters VSCC Pomeroy Trophy INTENDED to define the best all-round touring-car of the meeting…
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VSCC at Silverstone
THE first VSCC race meeting of 1973 takes place at Silverstone on April 28th, starting at 12.15 p.m. There will…
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V-E-V miscellany, April 1973, April 1973
A 1923 Austin Chummy, claimed tube older than that in the National Motor Museum, is being restored in South Wales.…
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VCC replica reliability trial
WE ARE as enthusiastic about replicas of historic trials and similar events as we are adverse to replicas of most…
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Fanfare for Europe
Sir, "Fanfare for Europe" was a tremendous success. For us, it was a symbol of Britain coming in at last—to…
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