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Matters of Moment, July 1972
Le Mans Last year, after a Porsche 917 had won the famous 24-hour race over the constantly-improved Simile circuit at…
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"What was it like out there?"
Taking a ride in Denny Hulme's new Can-Am McLaren All American motor-racing commentators are alleged to thrust a microphone at…
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Continental Notes, July 1972
Porsche Engineering In the first round of the Canadian-American Championship series the all-conquering McLaren-Chevrolet team were stirred up a bit…
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1972 Le Mans 24 Hours race report: A French victory for Matra
-A French Victory Le Mans, France, June 10th/11th The 1972 Le Mans 24-Hour Race, or Grand Prix of Endurance as…
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Recent Racing Results
As Motor Sport is a monthly magazine it is unable to keep up the weekly flow of information on race…
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British Grand Prix News
According to the official regulations the World Championship qualifying event at Brands Hatch on July 15th is the "John Player…
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Vallelunga Formula One Race
A small entry of eight Formula One cars attended the non-championship "Grand Premio Repubblica Italiana" at Vallelunga near Rome on…
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Rally Review, July 1972
Acropolis Rally When Fiat, very quietly and without any fuss or publicity-seeking announcements, began entering cars in the major international…
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Oulton Odd-Spots
Newcomers included Taylor's smart 1934 British Salmson with neat home-built rounded-tail two-seater body and Rogers' quite standard 1929 Chrysler 77…
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VSCC at Oulton Park (June 17th)
Crabbe's 1937 W125 Mercedes-Benz Special provided the drama. Very quick in practice, he was soon in the lead in the…
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1972 Belgian Grand Prix race report
(Belgian Grand Prix) Nivelles-Baulers, June 4th On paper the Belgian Grand Prix took place on June 4th over 85 laps…
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Notes on the cars at Nivelles
The Tecno Formula One car made its first public appearance at the Belgian race and though it is technically considered…
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56th Targa Florio
A Ferrari win The 56th Targa Florio was held on May 21st over the traditional mountain circuit of the Little…
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Veteran - Edwardian - Vintage, July 1972
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters Coventry's Motor Museum At a time when motor-museum news is very much in evidence…
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V-E-V Miscellany, July 1972, July 1972
The first owner of a 1937 Packard 120 d.h. coupé, JG 9450, who drove it until 1951 trouble free and…
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Humbers
The Humber Register, which exists to foster all Humber products of the 1900 to 1930 period, held its 21st Anniversary…
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Frazer Nashes at Screw Hill (May 21st)
The original event organised by the then-new Fraser Nash CC was an ascent of the "impossible" Screw HiII in N.…
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Pre-'50 American AC Hereford Rally (June 4th)
This assembly of American vehicles built prior to 1949 (a date limit observed to let in Ford V8 Pilots) was…
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Photo-Finish
This year's Derby (cynical readers who, like the writer, are unacquainted with the niceties of horse-racing, will ask, what is…
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V-E-V Odds & Ends, July 1972
—It is hoped that some pre-war parts which are on a Buckinghamshire farm in company with an ancient horse-driven grain…
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