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A true GT
The arrival of an Aston Martin in our lives was not a quiet occasion. A large truck disgorged AM V8…
April 1992
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Some caretaker
Walter Hayes has successfully tackled myriad challenges laid before him by the Ford Motor Company in the past 30 years.…
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Efficiency is my middle name
Clearly, it was going to be one of those days. Whenever a test car arrives within a cock's crow of…
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Perfection looms
When Mercedes-Benz and Porsche mesh brains to create a sports saloon, you expect a memorable motor car: in the 500E…
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Light refreshment
Renault was adamant, when it launched the new Clio, that it wouldn't be offering yellow as a colour option in…
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Georges Boillet
It is generally accepted that Frenchman Georges Boillot was the greatest racing driver of the 1912-14 era. William Court, in…
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Out of the past, April 1992
I know that the effervescent Glegg brothers, who created a series of Dorcas Specials, the last of which, using a…
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MG beginnings
It is generally well-known that the now World-famous name of MG, with so many race victories and successful record-bids behind…
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Bugatti Museum
I spent a pleasant afternoon recently at the Bugatti Trust's museum at Prescott. Being honest, the Trust does not regard…
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Morris Mis-fits
The Morris car clubs, Bullnose Club and the Register, are well-endowed with researchers and historians, but it is just possible…
Page 68
Mystery Bugatti
The New Scientist reports a single-seater Bugatti on view at a new London Transport Museum. Some years ago a motoring…
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Bentley Record Attempt
Stanley Mann tells us that on April 26th another attack on long-standing records by a vintage Bentley will be made…
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V to C Miscellany, April 1992
Those keen folk who intend to take a look at this year's MCC Land's End Trial over Easter may care…
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Good show, VSCC
The show in question is the Herefordshire Trial, which this year replaced the VSCC's customary Wessex trial. It had a…
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Vintage Postbag, April 1992
Historical Harmony Sir, Since you "rescued" Brooklands from its sad break-up during the last war, followed by its shameful sale…
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Pomeroy Trophy
Pomeroy would probably have smiled. At the eponymous Trophy meeting at Silverstone in late February, there was the expected wide…
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Books
The Complete Car Modeller 2, by Gerald Wingrove (revised edition). Haynes / Foulis, £14.99. Gerald Wingrove is a genius builder…
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Letters, April 1992
Speed Sir, The Edwardian motorist had to contend with Bobbies with whistles and stopwatches jumping out of hedges. Judging by…
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