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Matters of moment, April 1983
The motorists' lot . . . At this time of the Budget blues and an approaching General Election, one thinks…
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Obituary — John Goddard
The sad death of John (popularly known as "Jumbo") Goddard in Australia, robs the world of vintage motoring of one of…
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Club news, April 1983
VSCC First Silverstone The Vintage SCC's first 1983 race meeting will be the usual 1908 GP Italia Trophy Meeting, on April…
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Brooklands news
Apart from the annual Brooklands Society Re-Union at the old Track, and last January's VSCC Driving Tests there, we hear…
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The things they say. . . .
"To test the durability of their seats, Rolls-Royce use 'Squirming Irma', a 200 lb. simulated bottom which squirms on a seat…
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From the front — 4
4 — The 7-litre supercharged 6-cylinder Mercedes-Benz 38/250 was one of the kings of the road and its "face" did…
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Chauffeurs' corner
It has been some time since I interviewed a chauffeur of long standing but last month I projected the Alfa Romeo…
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Book reviews, April 1983, April 1983
One might be forgiven for thinking that there have been quite enough Ferrari books to last us a long time.…
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Cars in books, April 1983
A reader informs us that there is further reference to the Bugatti racing driver Charles William-Grover and his work for the…
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Alfa-6 valve gear
I have been taken to task by no less an authority than Graham Robson over my suggestion, last month, that the…
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1983 Brazilian Grand Prix race report
Rio de Janeiro, March 13th By the time the massed ranks of the Formula One Constructors took to the circuit…
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Notes on the cars in Brazil
The results of the six months testing and development carried out by the teams since the last race of 1982,…
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Peter Wright
As the 1983 Grand Prix season begins, we talk to Team Lotus's Director of Research and Development about life with…
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The Eight-Cylinder Railtons
(The year sees the 50th Anniversary of that interesting Anglo-American car with the illustrious name of a gear engineer, so…
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Motoring as it was
A look-back to the 1920s (Continued from the February issue) We left Owen John, the motorist whose 1920 activities we…
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A minor matter
This heading does not refer to the still-popular Morris Minor, nor will it interest those vintage-car folk who might think…
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Amongst the mags
Amongst the what? The magazines, those motor-club publications which are only normally obtainable by joining the clubs that issue them…
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V-E-V miscellany, April 1983, April 1983
The Lennox Herald recently ran a centre-spread of photographs of old-time transport in Dumbarton and district, which included a picture…
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Period publicity
Two of the more prized booklets in my collection of old motor car catalogues are those issued by the Austin Motor…
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Museum news
The Museum of British Road Transport at Coventry has announced a big reduction in admission charges, down to 20p from…
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