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Matters of Moment, February 1981
We've Won! Because of the great and widespread disgust over Transport Secretary Norman Fowler's proposal to alter the car-taxation system…
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Motor Sport Fixture List for February
Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in this…
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Club News, February 1981
Maserati Club This enthusiastic club for owners and believers in the cars from Modena covers all parts of the world…
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S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis
Sammy Davis died of a heart attack on January 9th, a day before his 94th birthday, as fire swept through…
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On the Road
I see that a correspondent took me to task last month for mentioning the difficult turn-off from the M50, when…
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Formula One Trend of Design
Drivers Equipment In Formula One today it is not a simple matter to jump into a Williams or a Brabham…
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The Formula One Scene
Muddled and confused is the only way to describe the Formula One scene at the moment if you try to…
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Rally Review, February 1981
The year ends in the Ivory Coast Whilst the Mercedes team was tackling the final round of the World Rally…
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Giulietta Turbo
Bell & Colvill, the West Horsley Alfa Romeo distributors, have added another car to their list of turbocharged specials, this…
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Road Test Report
The Reliant Scimitar GTC The Reliant Motor Company of Two Gates, Tamworth, Staffordshire, thought up the idea of a fast…
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Summers' Cars
It was while reading, ten years ago, that very entertaining book about life at Rolls-Royce by the late Mr. W.…
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The Ford Escort XR-3
Great Fun I gave my impressions of driving the new FWD Ford Escort 1.6 GL in the December 1980 issue…
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Circuit impressions: Two Tigas and a Ralt
A menagerie at home on Goodwood Life is unfair. At short notice the amiable Tim Schenken, now a respectable retired…
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My Year's Motoring
The Editor Looks Back On The Cars He Drove During 1980 This annual feature was started more than 25 years…
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Fathers, sons and brothers
- is the younger always the better? Nobody would question that the qualities required to make a success in a…
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The Renault Fuego
Renault started work on the Fuego (it means fire, by the way) at the beginning of 1976, with a design…
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Number Plates - NUB 120
In his book on Jaguar Sports Cars (Foulis, Sparkford, Som.) Paul Skilleter says that the XK 120 Jaguar roadster NUB…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, February 1981
A Section Devoted To Old-Car Matters ERAs One of the better motoring happenings at the end of last year was…
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January 1st
The VSCC's idea of a National Celebration of Fifty Years of the Vintage Car, on New Year's Day, must have…
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Vintage Postbag, February 1981
The 20/60 Vauxhall Sir, I was very interested in the article in the November issue concerning E. W. Hancock and…
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