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Matters of moment, December 1974
Short Staffed Motor Sport will be a bit understaffed on the road-test front for the next few weeks. Not because…
December 1974
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Calendar
The Goodyear Tyre Company have produced an excellent Calendar, size approximately 17-1/2 in. x 24-1/2 in., a page for each…
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The Things They Say...
"I think we have all had enough for the time being of elections and confrontations. We now have a new…
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Apology to a Pilot
Referring to the Calais-Cannes exercise between a BMW 3.0Si and a light aircraft, Mr. Graham Horder, the pilot, informs us…
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Formula One Racing
It needs sorting out At times during the past season there have been as many as 40 Formula One cars…
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Further comments on the Alfasud Ti
A year ago we had a good deal to say about the then-new Alfasud, that near-mass-produced small car from the…
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Sports round-up
Evans and Redman win Formula 5000 titles The world of the 5-litre V8-powered single seaters, Formula 5000, has been dominated…
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Kyalami 6-Hours
Final Triumph for Matra Kyalami, November 9th: The loss of Chrysler (Simca) sponsorship could result in a seriously curtailed programme…
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Cars in books, December 1974
Quite Sherlock Holmes' like feat of tracing a hit and run car after it had caused a fatal accident involving…
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News of books
It seems that new editions of the complete Aston Martin history and of Batsford's "Vintage Car Pocketbook" can be anticipated…
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Magnum Marathon
Thumbing through a sex magazine the other evening I saw that its Motoring Correspondent had done some long runs in…
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Anthony Bird
It is with great sorrow that we learnt of the death last month of Anthony Bird, whose erudite letters have…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, December 1974
A Section Devoted To Old Car Matters VSCC Lakeland Trial, November 9th: On the way to this year's edition of…
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The curious case of the FC Front-Drive Alvis
[I am delighted to publish this article about the 1928 FWD Alvis TT cars, from Hugh Torrens, of Keele University,…
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Vintage Postbag, December 1974
Crossley Reliability Sir, I was very interested to see the Crossley chassis picture. In 1922, my firm had a 25/30…
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Road Impressions
The BMW 3.3 L Sports Limousine BMW of Munich have not only built up a great reputation for high-quality cars…
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What is Armaglazing?
"What do you know about Armaglaze?" This question brought a blank stare and a series of mental pictures that were…
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The Aston Martin
"The Aston Martin—A Collection of Contemporary Road Tests-1921-1942" By Adrian M. Feather. 80 pp. 11-1/4 in x 8-1/4 in. (From…
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Books for Christmas
"Seven Years With Samantha" -- By Clive Ball -- 247 pp. 8-3/4 in. x 5-1/2 in. (PSL, Bar Hill, Cambridge.…
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Miniature News
Something rather exciting for Brooklands enthusiasts—Grand Prix Models have brought out a cast-metal kit for making a model of Count…
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