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The value of motor racing
From a number of sources recently there has arisen the suggestion that motor racing is unlikely to regain after the war…
July 1942
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The petrol-less future
The abolition of the basic petrol ration is bound to reduce the number of news items and matters of topical…
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Some notes on the Brescia Bugatti
[Although very few Brescia Bugattis are left intact, so many people enthuse over them, so many would-be Bugatti owners intend…
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They also had fun!
A Flying Enthusiast recalls some of the light aeroplanes with which pilots enjoyed themselves in the hey-day of the Vintage…
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The development of the M.G. Midget
The Life History of a Car which might quite deservedly be called "Everyman's Sports Car" In view of its long run…
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G.N. and Salmson
[By way of a change from the usual "Cars I have Owned" articles we present this contribution by W.L. Jennings,…
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G.N. and SALMSON
G.N. and SALMSON [By way of a :change from the usual " Cars I have Owned" articles we present this…
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A CAR OWNER'S OPINION OF THE R.51 B.M.W. MOTOR-CYCLE
A CAR 11/ NEWS OPINION OF THE R.51 BM. IF. MOTOR-CYCLE —continued from page 146 sections of Inter-'Varsity fame, however,…
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On planning for the peace – II
Even in our particular world there are divers matters that will require reshaping when the peace comes and about which thinking…
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Recalling the road tests
No. 4. The 1928 Period of Motor Sport Road Tests The year 1928 was not terribly brilliant for this paper, only…
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Rumblings, July 1942
An appeal First of all an appeal. Complaints continue to come in relating to back issues not being received, current…
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A car owner's opinion of the R.51 B.M.W. motor-cycle
[We do not believe in running down products of an enemy unnecessarily, and so many car owners are taking to…
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Club news, July 1942
750 Club They aver that all good things must come to an end, and, now that the basic petrol ration…
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Letters from readers, July 1942
Sir, Having recently read the article which appeared in Motor Sport some months ago by a New Zealand enthusiast, I…
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READERS' SALES AND WANTS
READERS' SALES AND WANTS To meet the repeated demands for something on the lines of the old Spare Parts AnnounceMents,…
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READERS' SALES AND WANTS
READERS' SALES AND WANTS To meet the repeated demands for something on the lines of the old Spare Parts AnnounceMents,…
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The Ford National Museum
An interesting and instructive extract from a letter written by Leading Naval Airman D.B. McLean, of the R.N.Z.A.F., describing some…
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