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V-E-V Odds & Ends., July 1972
—To commemorate 70 years of motoring the Mercury & Herald of Northampton has issued a motoring supplement which, although compiled…
July 1972
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Vintage Postbag, July 1972
"The Beginning of the End?" Sir, I read the above article in the May issue of Motor Sport. I was…
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Brooklands Trophy Race
Run off at the BRDC Spring Bank Holiday Silverstone Meeting, this attracted an interesting field of pre-war cars. It was…
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Indianapolis 1972
The state of the art The year 1972 must be regarded as the year of the Eagle at Indianapolis, for…
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Letter from Europe
[By means of which the Continental Correspondent, while he is motoring abroad, keeps in touch with the Editor.] Dear W.B.,…
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Book reviews, July 1972, July 1972
"The American Car Since 1775", 501 pp. 8 2/5 in. x 9 1/5 in. (Automobile Quarterly Inc., New York. Distributed…
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ADAC 1,000 Kilometres
Nurburgring, Germany, May 28th After their ignominious defeat in the Targa Florio the Alfa Romeo team brought only two cars…
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Getting to know Britian's best selling car
A Long-Duration Test of the Ford Cortina Mk. 3 in 1600 (o.h.c.) GT form People in Britain are buying More…
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And some more notes on the Ford Granada
If I had been told on 18th September 1971 that I was about to start a period of my life…
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Rumblings, July 1972
• GROUP 1.—The face of Group 1 saloon-car racing is changing as the season advances. After BMW 2000 Tii cars…
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A brace of BMWs and a look into the Munich marque's competition future
When the BMW factory announced their withdrawal from official factory competition in 1970 they made the racing categories of Formula…
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Foreign cars at Silverstone
The Michelin International Car Test Day has rapidly established itself over the past few years as a Good Thing. The…
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Modified Fiat 127
Radbourne, the Fiat conversion people in Britain, have produced a stylish and rather more rapid Fiat 127. Assembled at their…
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Around and about, July 1972
Comment on the Racing and Club Scene New Competition Chief at Ford Following the promotion of Stuart Turner to Managing…
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International Gold Cup at Oulton Park (May 29th)
Brought forward to the Spring Bank Holiday, the annual Gold Cup race at Oulton Park drew a small but select…
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Letters from readers, July 1972
N. B.—Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with therm — Ed.…
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