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1970 Belgian Grand Prix race report: Rodriguez reaps rewards
When the Grand Prix circus assembled in the paddock at Francorchamps on Friday, June 5th, for the first practice session…
July 1970
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, July 1970
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters A Scrap of History The more encyclopaedias and reference books there are, the less…
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Vintage Postbag, July 1970
How to Save £58 Sir, Herewith a salutary tale for any readers with a damaged petrol tank. I took my…
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A day at Silverstone with Sid Taylor, Peter Gethin and Castrol
We arrived at Silverstone early on a misty spring morning - practice for the Daily Express-GKN Trophy race. Half a…
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Rumblings, July 1970
Living with the Lotus 7 In May, to attract people to Wymondham to see the Group Lotus Car Companies' factories…
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Tuning Topics
A look outside the modified Ford world In recent months we seem to have published a great deal of road…
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Performance News
We hear that British Leyland are to intensify their efforts in selling high performance parts. The first step, like Ford's…
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The ADAC 1,000 Kilometres
The turn of Porsche-Salzburg Nurburgring, Germany, May 31st Following on the three first-class races of the Monza 1,000 kilometres, the…
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Free flying lessons
Few people would disagree that a Lotus will get you from A to B by road more quickly than almost…
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Book Reviews, July 1970, July 1970
"World Car Catalogue—1970" Edited by L'Editrice Dell'Automobile Lea. 439 pp. 9 1/2 in. x 11 in. (Eurospan Ltd., 44, Hatton…
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Cars in Books, July 1970
There some references in "Papa Hemingway" by A. E. Hotchner (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1966) which should interest Lancia fanatics. For…
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Pictorial Review
1,000 kms. Nurburgring, Crystal palace, Indianapolis 500, Acropolis Rally, Martini Silverstone, Belgian GP 1,000 kms. Nurburgring After comparative trials before…
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The Vauxhall Viva GT
A Good £1,125 Car For Covering the Ground The Vauxhall Viva GT has been considerably improved in respect of handling…
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A Maxi's world record
The Press Office of British Leyland thought it worthwhile to send us a Press release about an Austin Maxi into…
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Rally Review, July 1970
The Acropolis Rally There are eight qualifying events in the International Rally Championship for Constructors. The sixth of them was…
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Letters from Readers, July 1970
N.B. - Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them. -…
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Letters from Readers, July 1970
In praise of the Scimitar Sir, I've had an awful lot of cars, From '46 To '70, Astons, Porsches and…
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