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Matters of Moment, August 1981
Terrible, Terrible . . . We live, unfortunately, in terrible times, with thousands-of-millions of pounds deemed necessary for protecting ourselves…
August 1981
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Motor Sport Fixture List for August
*Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this…
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Club News, August 1981
British Motor Racing Marshals Club Plans are going ahead to hold a race meeting at Silverstone early next year (March…
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1981 British Grand Prix race report - A very popular win
A very popular win Silverstone, July 18th Enormous is the only way to describe the size of the organisation behind…
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Hillclimb Review
Our predictions that Alister Douglas Osborn would leap further ahead in the RAC National Hill Climb Championship at the two…
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The Editor ponders on
The Eternal (American) Triangle It is widely accepted that the Rolls-Royce is "The Best Car in the World" and I…
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Fun with a Subaru
I had intended to test a 4WD Subaru in the winter, to see how it would cope with deep mud…
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The Ferrari 126 CK
A turbo-charging breakthrough Just over a year has gone by since Ferrari first showed the 126 CK to the Press…
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1981 French Grand Prix race report
Inconclusive Dijon-Prenois, July 5th The most important aspect of the 1981 French Grand Prix was that it saw the return…
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Notes on the cars and teams at Madrid and Dijon
With the European Grand Prix season now in full swing the Formula One teams are kept very busy racing almost…
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Jaguar XJS H.E.
Revised XJS highlights Jaguar's quest for quality and economy The 5.3-litre Jaguar V12 engine has earned an enviable reputation over…
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Endurance Racing Review
Porsche won its sixth victory in the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance classic held on June 13th/14th, eclipsing the successes…
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Ford's new 2.8 litre, fuel injected, Capri
Now that I have driven the 2.8i Capri for some ten days, ten days in which the car was driven…
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Range Rover gets four doors
Two ot the most often voiced critisms of the Range Rover in its 11 years lifespan are that it has…
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The art of giving up gracefully - Jonathan Williams
For every driver who makes it to the select world of Formula One, there must be 20 who have set…
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Around About
Senga Sprint Car Two readers have written in about the Senga Sprint Car mentioned in Around and About last month.…
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BMW 5-Series
Change without change Initially, the new BMW 5-series range could certainly be confused with that 700,000-selling original range of 1972…
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Number Plates - DAD 10
When the prototype Lotus Elite was introduced at the Earls Court Motor Show in October 1957 it created a real…
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Two Alfa Romeos
Alfa Romeo are making serious attempts to increase their UK sales, with the fine new Edgware Road premises, ex-Jaguar man…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, August 1981
A section devoted to old-car matters The Life and Times of Montie Grahame-White The days of the true motoring pioneers…
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