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Matters of moment, February 1976
VASCAR—And the very best of luck! Ever since the motor car came into being its owners and drivers have been…
February 1976
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Improved trio of RS Escorts tested
Just over five years ago Ford were busy establishing, and producing the first high performance Escorts, from a new Advanced…
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Rally review - Inter-City RAC, February 1976
There was a time when everyone felt that the home of the RAC Rally was in London. The base near…
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Around and About, February 1976
It's (nearly) all go at Donington All looks set for the re-opening of Donington Park as one of the best…
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VSCC Measham Rally
(January 3rd/9th) The great gale had subsided in time for the "Measham" to happen, and cooperation by the local authorities…
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My Year's Motoring
The Editor Looks Back on the Cars he Drove During 1975 Last year was a particularly thin one on the…
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Veteran - Edwardian - Vintage, February 1976
A section devoted to old-car matters Still More About Mercedes A few controversial points have arisen from the article "More…
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Austin Twenties
Sir, I was most interested to read the comments of John Oldham on the Austin Twenty and other vintage models;…
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Austin Twenty
Sir, How nice to read John Oldham's comments on the Austin Twenty! My wife and I own a 1928 20/4—but…
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Those Mercedes-Benz Superchargers
Sir, For more than forty years I have been surprised that no mention has been made by the motor press…
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A Test to Destruction
It is possible that the Hispano/Ghost contest, described under the somewhat sensational heading "A Test to Destruction" in your December…
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Alan Clark
Sir, May I please be allowed to comment on Alan Clark's amusing article in the December issue? I am Sure…
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Test to destruction 2
Sir. The Hon. Alan Clark's account of Some destructive testing makes entertaining reading but is, of course, an irrelevancy as…
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Austin Twenties 2
Sir, I read with great interest the article on Austin Twenties in the December issue. I also suffer from "Twenty…
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More About Mercedes
Sir, That was a very interesting article by on the racing Bentleys and Mercedes in the 1920s and 1930s, an…
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A Rare Sports Car
Sir, I once owned a SARA, which I traded in to Gatehouse Motors, many years ago, in part-exchange for a…
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Another look at "Nanette"
Genuine Brooklands cars, especially of the vintage period, are infrequently encountered these days. So there was interest in 'looking again…
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Convenient Castrol Oil Packs
Castrol blenders of the "Master piece in Oils", can now supply their excellent engine lubricant in squat 2.5-litre (0.54 Imp.…
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The Texaco Tour of Britain
The Texaco oil company has saved the 1976 Tour of Britain, threatened with cancellation by the withdrawal of sponsorship by…
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The things they say. . .
"Lord Ryder must believe in Father Christmas if he believes that his talk to Leyland's shop floor and management in…
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