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Contents, December 1955
Matters of Moment ... 735 Fixtures ... 738 Porsche Motoring ... 739 M.C.C. Rally ... 743 100 in the Hour ... 747 Club News ... 750 Sicilian Sojourn ... 752…
December 1955
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The Editor and Staff of "Motor Sport" Offer Readers Sincere Good Wishes for Christmas and New Year
The Editor and Staff of "Motor Sport" offer readers sincere good wishes for Christmas and the New Year — and…
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Matters of Moment, December 1955
Bravo Britain! The 1955 motor-racing season ended with two achievements over which Britain is perfectly justified in blowing her own…
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Porsche Motoring
Some Reflections After 30,000 Miles With a "Damen" Before becoming too deeply involved in the question of driving a Porsche it…
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A Carter Special!
Sir, As the owner of a Model-T Ford I was rather shaken to read in Mr. Carter's book, "Edwardian Cars,"…
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Holt
We have been informed by Douglas Holt Ltd. that their product Silencer Seal costs 3s. 6d. a tin, and not…
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The M.C.C. Rally
From November 10th-12th, 221 competitors, starting from London, Kenilworth, Taunton, Cardiff, Norwich, Glasgow and Manchester, drove round the rally route to…
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Club items
Herefordshire M.C. Rally Photographic (October 30th) At the time of starting each entrant was given a list of map references together with a…
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100 - in - the - Hour
The Editor Discourses on the Subject of Distances Covered in Sixty Minutes by Production-style Cars Once upon a time, long, long…
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Healey D.C.
On November 6th, this club staged its first competitive event, a closed rally called the Scorpion Rally. The reason for the name…
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The Show — Second Thoughts
Inevitably, in preparing an enlarged Motor Show Number of Motor Sport last month for sale during the second week of the…
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Club News, December 1955
S.T.D. Register On November 6th, the Sunbeam S.T.D. Register held a rally to the Rootes Group factory at Ryton-on-Dunsmore, where…
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Sicilian Sojourn
Britain Pays a Conquering Visit to an Island In previous years the Paris Salon has ended my summer travel and…
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Rapiers — Sharp and Blunt
Sir, We are not certain whether we should adopt a note of stuffy indignation or one of ribald hilarity —…
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Book Reviews, December 1955, December 1955
'"The Motor' Road Test of 1955 Cars." 123 pp., 11½ in. by 8 in. (Temple Press Ltd.. Bowling Green Lane,…
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The R.A.C. / V.C.C. Commemoration Run of Veteran Cars
The Editor Has a Successful Journey in C. F. South's 51-Year-Old Two-Cylinder Tony Huber. Excellent Police Control Ensures a Clear…
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Brighton Brevities
The most popular make was de Dion Bouton, with 38 examples entered, but a dozen Benz and eleven each of…
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A New Chassis Grease
G.N.P.C., who supply those useful grease-nipple protector caps which keep grease-nipples clean for greasing, have introduced their own molybdenum disulphide…
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Rumblings, December 1955
The Class G Cooper Records The merit of the successful attack on twelve International Class G records at Montlhèry on…
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Enthusiasts' Directory
No. 7 : Spanners and other Tools Winter is the time to overhaul, repair or tune the car in the…
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