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Matters of Moment, January 1960
Britain must not become a Police State! No fear of that, you may say. If you are a motorist, do…
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Swansea M.C. Rally of the Vales
The first cars to start from Swansea were started by the Deputy Mayor. No. 1. R.H.G Rumble (M.G.-A), was followed…
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Degrees of Tune
Michael Christie's Alexander Autumn Fashion Show Each year Alexander Engineering of Haddenham, Bucks, introduce their latest range of conversions in…
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1959 United States Grand Prix race report: Brabham gets it over the line
The first Grande Epreuve to be held on United States soil was organised by Alec Ulmann of the Automobile Racing…
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750 Trials' Formula
At a recent meeting the 750 Motor Club revised their 750 Trials' Formula to bring it into line with the…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, January 1960
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters V.S.C.C. Hendon Driving Tests (Dec. 13th) First-Class Awards: A. D. Jones (1928 Austin), H.…
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Fragments on Forgotten Makes
No. 10: The Warren Lambert It is hard today, when only 25 manufacturers are currently operating in Britain, to appreciate…
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Vintage Postbag, January 1960
Sir, With reference to Mr. Jarman's fascinating article on the “Bullnose" Morris I enclose a photograph of my mother's two…
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Club Items
Mr. C. G. Howard, the Secretary of the Lancashire County Cricket Club, tells us that a number of Clubs in…
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Miniatures News, January 1960
For the New Year comes a "Corgi" model of the Chevrolet Impala State Patrol car, complete with windows, seats, steering…
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More Vintage Items
Veteran cars are frequently encountered these days in the showroom windows of the more enlightened motor dealers, a case in…
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The Boat Show
Owing to the general prosperity of the country many people have found that they have time and money for another…
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The Racing Car Show
Ian Smith, a member of the committee of the B.R.S.C.C. had the idea of a Racing Car Show when the…
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Tuning the 4 ½ litre Lagonda and Invicta
By L. S. Michael, O.B.E. A well-found 4½-litre Lagonda or Invicta saloon or drophead of the nineteen-thirties gives a more…
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Rumblings, January 1960
A Diesel Hillman Last month, on the principle of "trying anything once," we covered a considerable mileage in an outwardly-normal Hillman Minx…
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Books for the New Year
"'The Motor' Guide to Makes and Models" by David J. Culshaw and H. B. Cottee. 169 pp., 8¾ in. x 5½ in.…
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A Year to Remember
When the historians of motor racing want something to write about in the year A.D. 2000 they may well sing…
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A Very Fast Car!
To Scotland and the Lake District in a Jaguar XK150S. It was a happy coincidence that resulted in a Jaguar XK150S…
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Yet Another Regulation
Last month it became compulsory for motor vehicles to possess the lamps required by law even when being driven during…
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Cars in the Papers
From the Sunday Express we learn that Groucho Marx's first car was a Scripps Booth which could not be cured…
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