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Matters of moment, August 1958
Blood tastes bad Motor racing has attained immense popularity. Crowds of some 120,000 watch the Daily Express Meetings at Silverstone.…
August 1958
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1958 British Grand Prix report - British supremacy shattered
Silverstone, July 19th. AFTER the defeat by Ferrari at Reims it seemed almost certain that Vanwall would regain their pride…
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The Alpine Rally
This year's event proved exceptionally difficult and until the organisers decided to cancel the results of two of the timed…
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Sixth Grand Prix of Caen
L'Equipe Walker scores a double Caen, July 20th. Held over 86 laps of the 3.52-kilometre circuit, the Grand Prix of…
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A competition
In connection with the letter from Mr. John B. Smallshow, published last month, the Daily Express asks us to point…
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Saloon car races
Saloon car races appeal to spectators as providing an exciting spectacle, and, although, depending on the race rules adopted, engines…
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A Silver City anniversary
All those motorists who make use of the efficient Channel Air Bridge operated by Silver City Airways and Air Charter…
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An ex-Brooklands Morgan
On the evening following the V.S.C.C. Oulton Park Meeting I availed myself of a long-standing invitation on the part of…
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1958 French Grand Prix race report: Hawthorn's first GP win in four years
IF any spectator has the feeling that he is being starved of motor racing then he should pay a visit…
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The Monza 500-mile race
Europe has a bit of a go MONZA, ITALY, June 29th. WELL, well! After all the fuss and furore caused…
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Book reviews, August 1958, August 1958
"The Trailblazers," by T. R. Nicholson. 178 pp., 8 9/14 x 5 3/8. (Cassell & Co. Ltd., 35, Red Lion…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, August 1958
A section devoted to old-car matters INTEREST in vintage cars is spreading rapidly in Belgium. Stopping at a Shell garage…
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Vintage postbag, August 1958
Sir, The current correspondence in MOTOR SPORT regarding Cubitt cars reminds me of an incident might be of interest. In…
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Vintage postbag, August 1958
Sir, I have just recently bought a 1928 Marmon which I intend to restore but I have had great difficulty…
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Fast motoring in a Facel Vega
Effortless silent travel at over 120 m.p.h. characterises this French luxury-cum-high performance car FRANCE, once famous for cars such as…
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1958 Le Mans 24 Hours report
A review THERE is little point at this late stage after the Le Mans 24 hour race in giving a…
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The new tyres
Avon A new high-speed car tyre is the latest product to come from this Wiltshire firm, and it is named…
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The new twin-cam M.G.
IT has been known for some time in motoring's inner circle that the Nuffield Organisation has been working on a…
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Another Monza 500 miles
Three versions of the installation of the four-cylinder Offenhauser engine as used in all the Indianapolis cars at Monza. Left:…
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The French Grand Prix is on!
In hot sunshine one of the world's great motor races commences. At the fast circuit set in the rolling plain…
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