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Survival in the '90s
In less than quarter of an hour, the 1992 heirs to the Jensen dynasty recaptured their niches in our motoring…
June 1992
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A road car named desire
This autumn, a new breed of V8-powered BMW 7-series will be imported to Britain. By their italic script, unchromed V12…
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The 150mph Vauxhall
Initially predicted as General Motors' answer to rallying homologation weapons such as the Toyota Celica GT4, the turbocharged, 4x4 Vauxhall…
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Not true
The VSCC accuses Motor Sport of failing to accept its mistakes. Not quite true! I have tried to correct my…
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Ford facts
I do not want to harp too much about Ford dependability, because items repeated tend to lose their impact. But…
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Insurance fads
Insurance brokers take as few chances as possible, while substantially increasing their charges. Those who cover press test cars have…
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Don't bank on it
Another bit of the Byfleet banking at Brooklands is being demolished. When I went there during the war and saw…
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Rivals of the famous baby
The famous baby is, of course, the Austin 7, and to suggest that it had rivals in racing in the…
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Mystery McEvoy
I would like very much to have included the 40/260 hp 9.7-litre Hatton-McEvoy in the Forgotten Makes series, but something…
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Jowettsport
The enthusiastic Jowett CC has published Jowettsport, a bi-annual account of sporting activities with Jowetts of all kinds. The current…
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Sparkford Museum workshop
A pleasant and well attended party recently took place at the Haynes-Sparkford Motor Museum, in association of the opening, by…
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Logo history
I have never understood change simply for the sake of change. You have to be a promotions man or an…
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VSCC: Colerne Speed Trials
The VSCC held another genuine speed-trial meeting at Colerne aerodrome on April 25. Open only to members, it was a…
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MCC: Land's End Trial
Proof, if it were needed, that MCC trials are thriving was endorsed by the entry of 376 for the recent…
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The things they say...
"The old car as blue chips was reborn as the Classic Car...A diet of price rises and hyperbole in the…
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'Mother Gun' hits target
Back in 1924, at Brooklands, JG Parry Thomas — whose living depended largely upon such exploits — joined jockey-cum-racer George…
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VSCC: First Silverstone
No, not the first time the Vintage Sports Car Club has been to this circuit, but so-called because, following the…
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Trojan OC
One has to admire the Trojan OC for publishing a lively monthly newsletter in spite of the paucity of these…
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Miscellany, June 1992
The hillclimb course at the Doune Motor Museum in Perthshire has been resurfaced in readiness for the 1992 season and…
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Vintage Postbag, June 1992
Aston thriller Sir, One winter's night in 1988, my grandfather came home from his weekly lodge meeting in Auckland, New…
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