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Matters of moment, April 1974
Wanted - A motorist's manifesto Going West the other day and listening to the latest calamities on the BMW's excellent…
April 1974
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1974 Race of Champions: Ickx entertains in the rain
Brands Hatch, March 17th There was one bright spot in the wet and soggy day at Brands Hatch which overcame…
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New Formula One Cars
New Formula One cars seem to be appearing about as fast as Cosworth Engineering are building 3-litre DFV engines and…
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Panther Prowls in the Shadow of Brooklands
If it is true that the old skills and pride have disappeared from the motor industry as the old craftsmen…
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The Tasman Races
The series of 100-mile races held in New Zealand and Australia for the Tasman Championship saw Peter Gethin win on…
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Around and About, April 1974
Tow new coupes Lancia Beta: We have yet to road test a Lancia Beta saloon so find it difficult to…
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"Egon Ronay's Dunlop Guide"
Gourmets will welcome another edition of "Egon Ronay's Dunlop Guide" to the hotels, restaurants and inns of this country and…
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Cars in Books, April 1974
I discovered a number of motoring references in "Fun While it Lasted" by the larger-than-life author Barnaby Conrad (Michael Joseph,…
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Miniatures news, April 1974
Auto replicas have brought out No. 6 in their much-appreciated series of scale models of historic cars, this being a…
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Book Reviews, April 1974, April 1974
"Fairey Aircraft since 1915" by H. A. Taylor. 450 pp. 8 7/10 in. x 5 1/5 in. (Putnam & Co.…
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"Automobile Year-1973/74"
"Automobile Year-1973/74" Edited by Jose Rosinski. 256 pp. 12 ⅜ in. x 9 ⅜ in. (Patrick Stephens Ltd., Bar Hill,…
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"Grand Prix Ferrari"
"Grand Prix Ferrari" by Anthony Pritchard. 382 pp. 9 2/5 in. x 6 in. (Robert Hale & Co., 63 Old…
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How did The Leyland Eight rate?
A Discourse on the World's Best Car at the Time of the Armistice (Continued from the March issue) Having proved…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, April 1974
A section devoted to old-car matters VSCC Pomeroy Memorial trophy contest, Silverstone (March 2nd) This now well-established event, planned originally…
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V-E-V Miscellany., April 1974, April 1974
V-E-V Mkeellany.—One of the most comprehensive Newsletters to come monthly from the clubs is that of the Historic Commercial Vehicle…
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The Stromboli Aero-Engine
From Air Commodore F. R. Banks Sir, With reference to the first letter from Mr. C. E. Mills and regarding…
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The Charlesworth Mystery
Sir, In reply to your enquiry about "Violet's Leap", I can only retell the tale as my mother tells it…
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Vintage Postbag, April 1974
Sir, Following your article on the 1902 Mors, I wonder if the following will be of interest? In my copy…
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"Where Are They Now?"
Sir, The interesting article by Bill Boddy in your issue of February entitled "Where Are They Now" encourages me to…
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The Paris-Vienna Mors
Sir, Thank you for another of your necessarily infrequent articles on the restoration of a really important car. I am…
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