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Matters Of Moment, August 1957
Britain Can Make It The Jaguar "grand-slam" at Le Mans and the splendid "Index" victory by the thought-to-be-experimental 744-c.c. Lotus-Climax…
August 1957
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1957 British Grand Prix race report - Vanwall achieves undisputed victory at last
Vanwall Achieves Undisputed Victory at Last Aintree, July 20th. The English motor-racing scene suffers from a split personality just as…
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Tyre Testing at Fort Dunlop
We recently paid a rather hasty but very educational visit to Fort Dunlop, at the instigation of their Mr. Woodgates,…
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Continental Notes, August 1957
Without doubt the event of the year was the visit by a large contingent of Indianapolis cars and drivers to…
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Driving the Austin-Healey 100-Six
A British Sports Car of Good Appearance and Effortless High Performance At the last Earls Court Motor Show the Austin-Healey…
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Rumblings, August 1957
Which Brand? Selling petrol provides enormous scope for the publicity bods because it is a commodity which sells at the…
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July 6th -- The Brooklands Golden Jublies Celebrations
Reviewed by the Editor The scorching Saturday of July 6th was a memorable and nostalgic occasion for many hundreds of…
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Les Vingt-Quatre Heures Du Mans
A REVIEW Le Mans (Sarthe), June 23rd. This year the Le Mans 24-hour race returned to its normal status of…
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Le Mans Musings
It would not be surprising if the number of cylinders were brought into the calculation for the Index of Performance…
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The Monza 500 Mile Race
Indianapolis Brings a Breath of Fresh Air to Italy Monza, June 29th. Soon after the high-speed banked track was completed on…
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Monza Mutterings
Anyone who missed seeing the Monza track lapped at 175 m.p.h. missed a rare sight indeed, and an occasion unique…
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The Reims Weekend
Ferrari Has a Clean Sweep Reims, July 13/14th. With the Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. being run at Rouen this year…
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Book Reviews, August 1957, August 1957
"The History of Brooklands Motor Course," by William Boddy. 504 pp., 9¾ in. by 7¼ in. (Grenville Publishing Co., Ltd., 15,…
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Cars I Have Owned
By J. Richard Aley of the Ecurie Chequers here seen in his highly - satisfactory 1¼-litre H.R.G. While none of the…
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The 26th B.A.R.C. Goodwood Members' Meeting (June 22nd)
Showers which caused the track to fluctuate between dry and very slippery made this an exciting afternoon's racing for those whose hearts do…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, August 1957
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The Vintage S.C.C. Oulton Park Meeting on August Bank Holiday will include the 100-km. Richard…
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1957 French Grand Prix race report: "Old Man" Fangio takes third win of season
After trying for many years, the Automobile Club Normand at last succeeded in wresting the French Grand Prix away from…
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