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READERS' SPARE PARTS FOR SALE AND WANTED
READERS' SPARE PARTS FOR SALE AND WANTED FOR SALE Alta engine 9 11.p. crankshaft, main bearings, camshafts, timing wheels, cylinder…
July 1939
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CONTENTS, July 1939
CONTENTS 196 109 200 201 204 205 209 219 221 222 Le Mans, 24 hour Race .... Nuffield Trophy, The…
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BRITAINS GREAT COME BACK at LE MANS
BRITAINS GREAT COME BACK at LE MANS On the face of it, the fact that the two Lagondas nished third…
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LES 24 HEURES DU MANS
LES 24 HEURES DU MANS VICTORY FOR BUGATTI AT RECORD SPEED. IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY BY NEW LAGONDAS. H.R.G. WINS 14-LITRE CLASS.…
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BOOK REVIEW
BOOK REVIEW The Brook lands Year Book-1939 (Brooklands Automobile Racing Club, 1/-). This year's edition of the B.A.R.C. Year Book…
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SPORTS CARS UNDER 300
SPORTS CARS UNDER 000 We have recently been giving some prominence to new sports-cars coming In the under £800 category,…
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"BIRA'S" WINNING HABIT
" BIRA'S " WINNING HABIT E.R.A.s DO WELL IN NUFFIELD TROPHY. BUT NEW CAR A NON-STARTER FOR the second year…
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A SUPERCHARGED ROLLS-ROYCE
A SUPERCHARGED ROLLS-ROYCE DETAILS OF D. FITZPATRICK'S BLOWN 1926 "PHANTOM I" MENTION amongst enthusiasts of supercharging a Rolls-Royce always arouses…
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RUMBLINGS, July 1939
• " 041 '1:00^ ?" • rf '1;:.14Vg.;1P., ?;,(:"14 Catalogue-Car Contests WE come now to two classic sports-car races, and…
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TWO CONTINENTAL WINS FOR WAKEFIELD
TWO CONTINENTAL WINS FOR WARFILD AFTER the last Crystal Palace meeting, Johnny Wakefield declared his intention of going out to…
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NURBURG RING CHIEF IN LONDON
NURBURG RING CHIEF IN LONDON MAJOR DORMER, manager of Nurburg Ring, paid. a brief visit to England last month. Arriving…
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JUST SUGGESTIONS
JUST SUGGESTIONS Sir, In your issue of April last I was surprised to see no mention of the Riley Nine…
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THE MOTOR SPORTS CLUB
THE MOTOR SPORTS CLUB Sir, In view of the lack of support of the Club the landlords have declined to…
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WHICH IS THE FASTEST ROAD CAR
WHICH IS THE FASTEST ROAD CAR? I am writing to yt at with regard to your recent article entitled "…
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Letters from Readers, July 1939
teio Sir, I am a constant reader of MoTOR SPORT in Australia and I was puzzled when I read your…
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AN EXPLANATION
* * AN EXPLANATION Sir, Our attention has been called to an article in your recent issue wider the heading…
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Sir,
Sir, As a man not interested in cars built later than 1931 I write to say how I enjoy the…
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Sir,
Sir, It is with genuine regret that I have to agree with you that the foreign 1,500 c.c. cars are…
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Sir,
Sir, One reads so much now about changes in design that I thought the enclosed might interest you. It is…
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LEEDS.
Sir, As a regular reader of MOTOR SPORT,. I am particularly interested in the Alvis articles in the last two…
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