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Matters of moment, February 1973
Stop clobbering us . . . There are about 18-million driving licence-holders in this country. The majority of us are…
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More fun from Lotus
The Europa Special REGULAR READERS will know well that MOTOR SPORT is very pro-Colin Chapman and Lotus Cars, recognising the…
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Anecdotes
The Editor interviews some ex-employees of the famous Coventry Company I AM AWARE that Alvis history is well documented. There…
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Sponsorship
The ifs and buts WHEN Philip Morris European President Ronnie Thomson Stood up at the Marlboro press conference in Geneva…
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Cars in books, February 1973
FROM "Enid Bagnold's Autobiography" (Heinemann, 1969) comes a reference to the writer's father's first car, bought when he was Chief…
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Continental notes, February 1973
Grand Prix Politics LAST MONTH we left the scene in a state of deadlock between the Formula One constructors and…
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Rally Pilots Association
Two significant meetings took place in York at the time of the RAC Rally; between them they marked the formation…
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Rally review, February 1973
To stud, or not to stud IT'S AMAZING how unfailingly the Monte Carlo Rally seems to cause a controversy year…
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Around and about, February 1973
Ford's programme THE FORD Motor Company's competition plans for 1973 were announced during the Racing Car Show and, as well…
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A lifetime with the Offenhauser
"MY GOING to work for Harry Miller was an act of God!" With these words, Leo Goossen described the beginning…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, February 1973
A section devoted to old-car matters 1973.—Another intense season of veteran, Edwardian, vintage, post-vintage-thoroughbred and merely old-vehicle activities is about…
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Sorting out the Sunbeams
What happened to the 1924 Grand Prix Team? NO ONE MAKE of British car was as prominent as Sunbeam in…
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Vintage Postbag, February 1973
Headgear Sir, Some years ago I acquired in Austria a copy—note my avoidance of the word "Replica"—of a garment used…
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Tuning topics
Alpina's Ultimate BMW A 152 mph road saloon THE LITTLE TOWN of Buchloe, nestling deep in Bavaria an hour's drive…
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Roads are getting faster
OUR contention that the roads of Europe are becoming faster has aroused considerable interest. After we had mentioned Stanley Sedgwick's…
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Great minds . . .
VAUXHALL, Chrysler and BMW Concessionaires have all announced new deals for marketing conversion and tuning equipment for their respective ranges.…
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Book reviews, February 1973, February 1973
"Safari Fever" by Nick Brittan. 160 pp., 81 in. x 5 1/2 in. (Motor Racing Publications) Ltd., 56, Fitzjames Avenue,…
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Road impressions
Mercedes-Benz 280E IT IS INTERESTING that Mercedes-Benz have introduced the classic twin-cam inclinedvalve engine for some of their latest models.…
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My year's motoring
The Editor looks back on the cars he drove during 1972 ANOTHER year has passed and not a brush with…
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The latest from Stuttgart 2.7 Porsche
EVER SINCE the 911 Porsche series began in 1964 I have felt that the car was too big for the…
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