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Performance news
GP's Centron It is some time since we had a brief look at the new things happening in specialist parts…
January 1971
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Rally review, January 1971
International RAC Rally of Great Britain The finest array of factory teams ever to be assembled; the largest number of…
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Dan Gurney at home
The news of Dan Gurney's retirement may have been a disappointment to his followers in Europe and America, but it…
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A look back at 1970
DSJ reviews the past F1 season It would not be unreasonable to look back on 1970 as the year of…
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Another hazard of driving those lethal weapons!—or keep the windows closed, you fool.
"When a car becomes 'fuzzy' and a passenger winds down the windows, cross air currents hitting the inside rear of…
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"Car Handyman"
"Car Handyman", by Mark Edwards. 144 pp. 8 in, x 5 1/4 in. (Arthur Barker Ltd., 5, Winsley Street, London,…
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"Challenge"
"Challenge—The Story of Canadian Road Racing", by Len Coates. 159 pp. 9 in. x 5 7/8 in. Soft covers. (Progressive…
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"Automobile Design: Great Designers And Their Work."
"Automobile Design: Great Designers And Their Work." Edited by Ronald Barker and Anthony Harding. 374 pp. 10 in. x 6…
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"Marathon In The Dust"
"Marathon In The Dust", by Innes Ireland. 208 pp. 8 7/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (William Kimber & Co.…
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"Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot"
"Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot", by Anthony Blight. 496 pp. x 10 in 6 in. (Grenville Publishing Co. Ltd.,…
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Cars in books, January 1971
From "The Story of Sandhurst", by Hugh Thomas (Hutchinson, 1961), I take the following: "The 'twenties were wild at Sandhurst…
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Ford's Advanced Vehicle Operations in action
When the Ford board of directors decided to move a section of their parts stores from the Aveley, Essex factory…
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Road impressions: British Leyland's Triumph 1500
A refined, safe-handling, expensive FWD saloon I call the Triumph 1500 rather odd, because it manages to be a nice…
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Road test: The Triumph Spitfire Mk. IV
An excellent and enjoyable small sports car from British Leyland Since Motor Sport's criticism of British Leyland's Press-car service and…
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Miniatures news, January 1971
The miniatures release for the New Year is a Corgi Major model of a Carrimore Tri-Deck Mk. V car transporter,…
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They make racing cars: Royale
"About once a week", says Bob King, managing director of Racing Preparations Ltd., "I sit down and think this is…
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Parking discs
Sir, Whilst commiserating with W.A.'s "lot" in the November issue, I was pleased to hear another opinion of the sour-faced…
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Trying to buy a car
Sir, Working as I do for the Italian licensees of Prestolite, and having a house inside the factory premises, in…
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Depreciation
Sir, The letter from Mr. D. J. Burke is an insult to the intelligence of your readers. Perhaps his principal…
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Honeymoon...
Sir, Two years ago I got interested in a Lotus Elan roadster, but as a computer programmer I never dreamed…
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