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Matters of Moment, January 1968
• Colourful Rise Every year after we have presented our colour review we have thousands of requests for a monthly…
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Mirage Racing
At the beginning of 1967 John Wyer formed a company with John WilIment named J.W. Automotive Engineering, and it comprised…
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Errata
The article on pages 22-25 deals mainly with the career of the 200-h.p. Wolseley Viper at Brooklands but this car…
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The Golden Book
It is an unfortunate thing that most people have very short memories so that it is most important "what you…
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Continental Notes, January 1968
Last month I touched on a revolution in France that could have disturbing effects on the rest of the sporting…
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Revision 1967 and Explanations
A great many readers keep their old copies of Motor Sport, many having them bound year by year, not only…
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A New Safety Glass
For those who are fearful that as soon as the wheels turn their cars may collide with something solid, there…
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Brooklands Society News
Just before Christmas membership had reached a total of 206. It should be emphasised that subscriptions paid last year run…
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The Things They Say . . .
"Along a two-mile stretch of the A30 through the village there are almost 120 assorted road signs, 38 of these…
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Book Reviews, January 1968, January 1968
"The Bugatti Story," by L'Ebe Bugatti. 207 pp., 8 1/8 in. x 6 5/8 in. (Souvenir Press Ltd., 95, Mortimer…
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Cars in Books, January 1968
Having last month reviewed the biography of T. H. White, in which his closest friend David Garnett is referred to,…
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American Comment
Most of the last eight weeks have been spent following the Canadian-American Challenge Cup and a number of the United…
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Amy Johnson's Works Team Drive
by Betty Haig Following Motor Sport's review of the new book about Amy Johnson's life, readers may be interested in…
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Another Form of Motoring
When I discovered a vehicle with seventy-eight wheels and seven engines I felt that it was necessary for me to…
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1967 Bound Volumes
Your 12 issues of 1967 can now be bound in an attractive black cloth case, with gold lettering on the…
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Fixture List For January
At the time of going to press the Foot and Mouth epidemic was still continuing. Consequently motor sporting activities have…
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Book News
W. J. Wyatt's history of the Austin 7 and a detailed history and technical discourse by H. R. Slater are…
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A Day With Downtons
Towards the end of November last year we were able to visit the Automotive Products Group's splendid Shenington test track…
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The Story of the Wolseley Viper
The Wolseley Viper racing car was evolved by Capt. Alastair Miller when he held the position of Competitions Manager to…
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M.G.-B Exhaust Problem Solved
Recent correspondence pointed out the design and structural weakness of the exhaust system of the MG.-B. Our photographer's M.G.-B had…
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