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Tyre news
Avon are promoting their well-known Wide Safety GT low profile cross-ply tyres, "a standard production tyre equally at home on…
August 1971
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Miniatures news, August 1971
It is always pleasing when a maker of miniatures has one of a brand-new car on the day of the…
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Formula Ford tyres, Group Racing Services, Kodak, Barnard Formula Six
•There is a rather large smell in Formula Ford at present regarding the tyre situation which all leads back to…
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Veteran-Edwardian-vintage, August 1971
A section devoted to old-car matters The VSCC Oulton Park Meeting Held too late for a report to appear in…
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V-E-V- miscellany, August 1971
We heard from George Brooks in Australia the other day. His Staker Squires Six is still running well, and recently…
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Pedestrian vintage Renaults
Sir, I was interested in the Editor's favourable impressions of the 1911 AX Renault as I also recall these machines…
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Special Ts
Sir, Regarding H. F. Spong's letter about above, the only information I can give is negative, namely that amongst our…
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The Premier Ten
Sir, With reference to the letter in the April issue, as far as I know, the Premier Ten was introduced…
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Road impressions: about the Citroen GS
Voiture de l'annee? If you ask them, and they have any left, Citroën Cars of Slough will provide you with…
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The Neve Rolls-Royce
Sir, Firstly may I start my letter by congratulating Mr. Neve on a fine restoration, and I should like to…
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How fast did they go?
Sir, I was interested in Mr. Day's letter about the 4.3-litre Alvis. A saloon model of this car was tested…
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Letter from Europe
[By which the Continental Correspondent, while he is motoring abroad, keeps in touch with the Editor] Dear W.B. Once the…
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Rumblings, August 1971
•Sponsorship.—Motor racing depends very much on sponsorship these days, so we listened with interest to the views about it expressed…
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Reflections in the sands of Zandvoort
The morning after the race the sun came out and I took time off to read the report of the…
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1971 Dutch Grand Prix in pictures
, IN THE LEAD of the Austrian 1,000 kms. is car No. 28, the Martini Porsche 917 of Marko and…
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Running-in a Viva at 95 mph!
In 1966 a highly qualified engineer and formerly successful saloon car driver called Blydenstein took a very courageous decision. Five…
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1971 Dutch Grand Prix race report
Sports-car drivers win the day Zandvoort, Holland, June 20th Although some of the scandal-mongering newspapers insist that the Zandvoort race-track…
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Notes on the cars at Zandvoort
It is a long time since the Ferrari team have been so well equipped as they were at the Dutch…
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Around and about: comment on the racing and club scene, August 1971
Wind tunnel Little more than ten years ago Peter Jackson was trying to persuade racing car manufacturers to build their…
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A 1+2 GT car
We have been sent some advance details of a new car which will be available for sale within the next…
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