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The Cars of BMC
by Graham Robson. 301 pp. 11" x8" (Motor Racing Publications Ltd, Unit 6, The Pilton Estate, 46 Pitlake, Croydon CR0…
April 1987
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The Range Rover
The Range Rover is still the upmarket farmer's workhorse and status symbol combined, and has appeared in several variations since…
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GT40 - An Individual History And Race Record
by Ronnie Spain (Osprey, 12-14 Long Acre, London. £19.95) Ten years work went into this mammoth and definitive volume, and…
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Michelin
From Michelin, via Hamlyn Publishing, comes a pair of road atlases for touring in France, one soft, the other hard-backed.…
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Super Profiles
GT Foulis & Co of Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset has published four more of its informative and enjoyable Super Profiles, which…
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Grand Prix des Frontieres at Chimay
There have been lots of books about specific motor races, following my own on the JCC "200"s, and the latest…
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St Martins Accessories
A third edition of the model catalogue from St Martins Accessories has just been published, listing models in both built…
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Advanced Driving
Re-reading the IAM and Police Roadcraft manuals recently, I was reminded of how little these have changed over the years.…
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Corvette Roadster— A History of Chevrolet's Open Sports Car from 1953
Two inexpensively-priced volumes in the same format from Haynes are Corvette Roadster— A History of Chevrolet's Open Sports Car from…
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Leyland Trucks
Two unusual titles which may appeal to readers with versatile interests are Leyland Trucks by Nick Baldwin, a quite fascinating…
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City of Bristol
Reece Winstone has come up with another pictorial study of the City of Bristol. Cars figure in some of the…
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Videos news
Londoner Paul Meale's MOW Video concern has recently released a splendid two-hour review of last year's Uniroyal Production Saloon Championship,…
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On the other hand
Sir, Your March 'Matters of Moment' describes it as "rubbish" to advocate that both hands are essential for controlling a…
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Enlightenment
Sir, May I suggest that the somewhat condescending attitude adopted by Mr Griffith Borgeson towards Pomeroy's The Grand Prix Car,…
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Bugatti Breathers
Sir, I was interested to read Hugh Conway's letter in the February issue on Bugatti breathers. I recall in the…
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Speed and safety
Sir, I am drawn to reply to 'Speed and Safety' in Matters of Moment, March '87 edition of Motor Sport.…
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Three of a kind
Sir, Several items in the February issue of your always interesting publication attracted my attention. The accomplishments of Connaught in…
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Tach testing
Sir, In his letter in your March issue, I see that Geoffrey Richardson mentions that he saw a Connaught engine…
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Kit cars and replicas
Sir, I must, as a member of The Frazer Nash Section of the VSCC, protest at Mr Graham wishing to…
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Tapley meters
Sir, An illustration in your most interesting article on brakes, which was captioned as a Tapley performance meter, did, in…
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