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Matters of Moment, December 1957
New Cars, Old Names The British are traditionalists. The protests which have greeted the new Rileys are evidence that we…
December 1957
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Week-end with the New Hawk
The Rootes Group have a vastly improved car in the new Humber Hawk II. The former Hawk was a wide, sluggish…
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Continental Notes, December 1957
To conclude this year's Continental travelling in search of motor-racing and things motoring, I stopped off at the Motor Show…
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Hastings, St. Leonards and E. Sussex C.C. Bodiam Speed Hill-Climb (October 19th)
This sprint event is enjoyable for several reasons. It is in the best tradition of pre-war sprint motoring, the course…
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Some Requests
Sir, Having been a reader of your excellent magazine for a number of years I wonder if you or any…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, December 1957
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters To Brighton on Lord Montagu's 1903 Sixty Mercedes In spite of the fact that…
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Vintage Postbag, December 1957
Sir, I am constantly reading letters in Motor Sport of the unlikely places in which vintage and veteran cars have…
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VW News
Ludwig C. Boehner, Volkswagen's Chief Engineer, read an address two years ago before the Magnesium Association,a report of which appears…
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1957 Moroccan Grand Prix
Vanwalls are Beaten Casablanca, October 27th. To conclude the 1957 Formula 1 season the Royal Automobile Club of Morocco organised an…
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Is Britain Lagging Behind in Small Car Design?
This was the subject of a discussion by Graduates of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in London on October 22nd.…
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Vanwall Transporter
We have commented previously on the new Leyland transporter used to convey the victorious Vanwalls to the circuits, which made…
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Rumblings, December 1957
The Guild at Goodwood This year's Test Day at Goodwood circuit, organised for the edification of its members and foreign guests by…
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Interview With Basil Davenport
The Story of the "Spider" and other G.N. Matters After the Gold Cup Meeting at Oulton Park, I met Basil Davenport, creator…
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Another B.M.C. Model
We do not know what sort of a reception the new Riley, introduced by the British Motor Corporation last month,…
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Presents for Fangio
While Fangio was in London recently he was presented by Daimler-Benz with a Mercedes-Benz 300SL roadster, by the Guild of Motoring Writers…
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Books for Christmas
"The Sports Car," by John Stanford. 224 pp., 9 in. by 6 in. (B.T. Batsford Ltd., 4, Fitzhardinge Street, London, W.1. 25s.)…
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Miniatures News, December 1957
In time for Christmas comes the excellent news that Minimodels Ltd. have introduced their "Scalextric" rail-racing kit. They will be…
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Letters From Readers, December 1957
N.B. – Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them. –…
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