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Road Test -- Saab Turbo
Quite an experience Saab's turbocharged production version of their familiar 99 provoked almost unprecedented eulogistic descriptions in some of the weekly…
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Page 58
Froude Engineering Ltd., Dynamometer Specialists
Measuring power by old-established principles and modern electronics Gregory's bank in Worcestershire is home for one British business that, like so…
Page 60
Castrol films
Every year Castrol make a couple of films to add to their extensive library, all of which can be borrowed…
Page 60
The International Harvester Scout SS II Goldstar Baja Cruiser
Four-wheel-drive vehicles seem to be all the rage today, with a multiplicity of offerings from the UK, the USA, Japan,…
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Formula One facets
Tyres To listen to some people these days you would think that the racing tyre has only recently been discovered, similar…
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Rally Review, December 1978
The Bandama Rally and the Tour of Corsica Two world championship rallies have taken place since last month's review was written,…
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Bilstein's British concessionaires
Some seven years ago a business called Magard was founded by present managing director Paul Bamford. The company specialises in…
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Ritmos on the Tour of Italy
To the sound of popping champagne corks and flash bulbs Fiat introduced two highly developed competition versions of the "Ritmo" 3-door…
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More Vintage items
Apart from the annual change-about of F1 drivers, cars are changing hands within the VSCC. Chris Mann now has the Multi-Union,…
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British Rally Review, December 1978
Although entries on British National and home International rallies appear to have passed their zenith, due to the ever increasing cost…
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The Winners
We still think that winning is the name of the racing game and that if you win more races than…
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To Brighton on a Wolseley
The Editor Goes on the Run in a Leyland-entered 1901 10-hp model This year I went on my 26th Brighton…
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Track test -- Unipart March 783 Dolomite
Something different in Formula Three Formula Three in whatever guise has a good pedigree for producing the next generation of Grand…
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Road Impressions -- Lancia Gamma Berlina and Gran Turismo
Good in parts, particularly chassis behaviour, but lacking refinement The Lancia Gamma not only takes back Lancia into the prestige…
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Letters from Readers, December 1978
N.B. - Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them. --…
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