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Matters of moment, April 1986
5,000,000 Minis There was a party at Longbridge the other day, to celebrate the five-millionth Mini, which we were unable…
April 1986
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Derek Warwick - Life after Formula One...
"What I'm trying to do at the moment is to come to terms with the fact that there is life…
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Formula 3
With the scheduled F3 opening round at Silverstone on March 2nd postponed because the track was snowbound, the Thruxton meeting…
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Rally review - The Sweddish Rally, April 1986
Several significant developments have taken place in Sweden in the past two decades. Among the more trivial (though some would…
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Disastrous Portuguese Rally
People have been predicting it since the World Championship began, wondering how on earth an event as highly popular with…
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The 250F Maserati - Part one
Last year there was a race for Maserati cars only, at a VSCC meeting at Silverstone, with a good turn-out…
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Road Impressions
Alfa Romeo 33 Green Cloverleaf Alfa Romeo have altered their onetime policy of attempting to make inroads into the mass…
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New Cars
VW Golf Syncro - Mass Market 4WD? While several manufacturers have now installed four-wheel-drive in passenger cars. Volkswagen's Syncro system…
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If... A Story Of What Might Have Been
If is a wonderful word and hindsight a marvellous gift. What might Christopher Marlowe have written IF he had not…
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Food for Flying Thoughts
Theories on the Aerodynamics of Rally Cars Several hundred tons of laden Boeing 747 need only be propelled at about…
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Book reviews, April 1986, April 1986
Last year Australia ran its first ever World Championship race (although there had been an Australian GP on 50 occasions)…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, April 1986
The 100 hp lsotta Fraschini The question as to which was the very first sports car is one which can…
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A New Aero-Engined Car
A New Aero-Engined Car We have received the, following interesting information from Or Stuart Saunders of Canberra, Australia: Comments in…
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Road test
Saab 9000 Turbo 16 Since the Saab aircraft factories turned to building cars after the Second World War, there have…
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Vintage postbag, April 1986
Bugatti Royales Sir, I have read with interest the venous comments regarding Bugatti Royales, including E.N.B. Carmichael 's letter in…
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Letters, April 1986
Archie by Aldington How nice to see an article on Archie Scott-Brown. I think it is the measure of the…
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The 1941 Prescott Meeting
Forty-five years ago this month was held one of the few wartime motor sport events in Europe. Conducted at night…
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