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Vintage Postbag, August 1981
Williams Sir, I can add a bit more, based on meeting and corresponding with Mrs. Williams some while ago. The…
August 1981
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Air
New Zealand Birthday Party 1981 is the Golden Jubilee of the birth of that most famous of all vintage aeroplanes,…
Page 68
Road Test: Maranello's Mondial 8
A Ferrari for all reasons It is almost twelve years since Enzo Ferrari's road car building concern passed into the…
Page 75
Ypres Rally
Jean Claude Andruet (above) guided his Ferrari 308 GTB to victory on the Belgian classic 24 Hours of Ypres Rally,…
Page 78
British Grand Prix
A jubilant John Watson holds aloft his British Grand Prix trophy to the applause of Jacques Laffite and the crowd…
Page 84
1981 Spanish Grand Prix in pictures
Gilles Villeneuve's Ferrari 126CK heads the queue of cars battling for the lead of the Spanish Grand Prix at Jarama.…
Page 86
1981 French Grand Prix in pictures
John Watson's McLaren MP4 (leading, above) sweeps downhill onto Dijon's "Grand Prix loop" ahead of Carlos Reutemann's Williams FW07C, Hector…
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Jaguar XJS H.E.
One of the products of Jaguar's recent drive to improve quality and reliability is the latest version of the XJS…
Page 92
Brooklands Society Reunion
The annnual pilgrimage of devotees of the pre-war racing scene to Brooklands always produces some colourful personalities and exotic historic…
Page 96
Lloyds & Scottish Historic Car Championship
The entry for the second round of this championship at the AMOC's St. John Horsfall Silverstone meeting at the end…
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Cars in Books, August 1981
One comes across cars, or in this case the emphasis should be on motorcycles, in the most unexpected of books.…
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Book Reviews, August 1981, August 1981
"Vauxhall" by Michael Sedgwick, 112 pp. 10 3/4" x 8" (Dalton Watson, Ltd., 76, Wardour Street, London, W1V 4AN. £7.70)…
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1981 Spanish Grand Prix race report
Ferrari win on power Jarama, Madrid, June 21st Last year the Spanish Grand Prix was the centre of a dispute…
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Rally Review, August 1981
Although within itself the sport of rallying knows no political boundaries, it has been difficult in the past for drivers…
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Letters from Readers, August 1981
N.B. - Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them. -…
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