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Matters of moment, July 1965
Clark's great Indianapolis victory At a time when British trade can do with a boost and we are not even…
July 1965
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Belgian Grand Prix reflections
BY winning this year's Belgian G.P. Jim Clark now has his name in the record book four times, on each…
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Le Mans 24-hour race
The giants destroy themselves Le Mans, France, June19-20th. THERE were 51 starters in the Le Mans race, but to all…
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1965 Belgian Grand Prix race report: Clark weathers the storm at Spa
The factory teams were out in force for the Belgian Grand Prix on the 14.1-kilometre Francorchamps circuit, through the wooded…
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Continental notes, July 1965
WITHOUT question the event of past weeks was Jim Clark winning the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in a Lotus 38-Ford…
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Miniatures news, July 1965
Lesney's June "Matchbox" models were a 120 : 1-scale London Routemaster 'bus with stairway, B.P. transfers, etc. (No. 5, 2s.),…
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The V.S.C.C. at Oulton Park
THE beautiful setting of Oulton Park, the scene of the V.S.C.C. Richard Seaman Trophies Meeting, was set off to perfection…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, July 1965
A section devoted to old-car matters The Renault Rally at Acton (May 30th) It is always encouraging when a manufacturer…
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A Talk with C.M.C. Turner
THE 1927 J.C.C. "200" at Brooklands was a smoky race. R. F. Oats' O.M. was flagged in for emitting a…
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Vintage postbag, July 1965
Austin v. the Flat-Twin Sir, Sir Herbert Austin may not have liked 2-cylinder engines, and I know many people would…
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Rally review, July 1965
Acropolis Rally General classification 1st: C. M. Skogh/L. Berggren (Volvo Amazon) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..…
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Reflections on the Monaco G.P.
THE decision by Clark and Gurney to compete in the Indianapolis 500-mile race in preference to the Monaco G.P. upset…
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Scottish Rally
General Classification 1st: R. A. Clark/J. Porter (Cortina GT) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..…
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66th Goodwood members meeting (May 22nd)
Good weather, a good attendance, too many non-starters, sums up the last but one B.A.R.C. Meeting counting towards the 1965…
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Rosemary Seers elected to R.A.C. associate committee
Miss Rosemary Seers, well-known rally competitor who is now Press Officer of Lotus Cars, is amongst the ten people elected…
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A taxation anomaly which survived the budget
THE motor vehicle "road fund" tax in this country at the time of writing is levied on a flat-rate basis…
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The circuit of Mugello
June 6th ALTHOUGH the race on the circuit of Mugello, north of Florence, had International status the entry was almost…
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1965 Monaco Grand Prix race report: Hill fights back
This year the Indianapolis race, which has now become of great interest to Europeans, was held the day after the…
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Jim Clark wins 1965 Indianapolis 500-mile race (May 31)
On his third attempt Jim Clark won the annual American classic race on the rectangular Indianapolis track. In 1963 he…
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Variety
The Editor samples some two-stroke motoring in an Auto-Union D.K.W. F102 and a Saab Sport, and two-pedals a General Motors'…
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