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Matters of moment, February 1972
Formula One at the crossroads Although on the face of it Grand Prix racing, or Formula One as it is…
February 1972
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Grand prix scene
DSJ previews the coming season By the time these words appear in print the 1972 Grand Prix season will have…
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AA racing holidays
The Automobile Association has combined with 4S Sports (a member of the Horizon Holiday Group) and announced a programme of…
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Racers for the road
Firestone have just introduced a Sports GP road tyre which looks for all the world like a racer and incorporates…
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V-E-V Odds & Ends, February 1972
Tim Carson, late Secretary of the VSCC, was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List. The last issue…
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The VSCC Measham Rally (Jan. 8/9th)
Run in conditions of heavy showers, fog, and snow in high places, this year's "Measham", starting and finishing at Church…
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SMM & T statistics
The figures for new car registrations in 1971, from January to September, show British Leyland substantially in the lead, with…
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1000 KMs of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, January 9th. A respite of almost six months in the sports car championship programme gave all the leading…
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Lotus Europa Twin-cam
More power means more fun Many an argument has centred around the Lotus Europa, the rear-engined GT car which has…
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Lola success continues in Huntingdon
Things happen quickly, quietly and efficiently at Lola Cars, and since the firm's move from the Slough to the Huntingdon…
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Around and about: comment on the racing and club scene, February 1972
Successful showboat The Evening News Motor Racing Showboat which was moored in the Pool of London for the first week…
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New Opel Rekord announced
The Opel division of General Motors has made considerable inroads into the British market since it started selling here just…
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Continental notes, February 1972
Ferrari test track While Modena and the surrounding districts still remain very much the heart of Italian motor racing, the…
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Driving the latest Triumph Dolomite
British Leyland's long-awaited 1.8-litre o.h.c. Triumph Dolomite—the third Triumph to carry this type-name*—had a difficult birth, being delayed on more…
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Sales successes
Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd. had a record year in 1971, which is good news indeed, after the financial collapse of the…
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Road impressions: the Austin 1300 GT Mk III
Forget the "GT" label, which is, of course, fatuous! The car in question is the latest version of the largest…
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Veteran-Edwardian-vintage, February 1972
A section devoted to old-car matters Austin Seven jubilee year The Land's End-John o' Groats Run for pre-war Austin 7s…
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V-E-V miscellany, February 1972, February 1972
A 1936 Austin 7 Ruby saloon, owned by the same lady all its life, recently went to the garage which…
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Memories
Sir, Your recent issues have been very evocative of memory for the writer, particularly the references to early aviation, because…
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Aero-engined cars on the road
Sir, I am wondering whether the paragraph, following R. D. Millar's letter "The Henderson Napier Rolls-Royce" answers a question which…
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