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Matters of moment, March 1974
Best buy? The present fuel shortage, industrial crisis and world unrest has had a significant effect on those who regard…
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Front cover picture
Regazzoni, the Swiss Ferrari driver, took the lead of the World Championship for Drivers after the Brazilian Grand Prix where…
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A missunderstanding
Some readers misunderstood the reference we made in the January Editorial to the driver who wishes to have a short…
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Motor Sport Fixture List for March
Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are Included in this…
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VSCC driving tests at Donington (Feb. 9th)
As the last pre-war car meeting at Donington Park was run by the VSCC it was appropriate that their February…
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Gordon Allen
Gordon Allen is something of an engineering adventurer. His various achievements over the years in the pursuit of engineering enjoyment…
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Another mystery solved
It was queried recently what became of the straight-eight blown 8C Alfa Romeo on which Donald Healey based the design…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, March 1974
A section devoted to old-car matters Racing Austins return to Donington On the last day of January Tom Wheatcroft added…
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Pedestrianism
With everyone in this sad country compelled to drive at no more than 50 m.p.h. and drivers feather-footing it in…
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The Harrah Collection
Whether or not you approve of museums, Harrah's Automobile Collection at Reno, Nevada, must be counted as impressive, and a…
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Where are They Now?
I was going through some old records of various cars which passed through my hands in years gone by, when…
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A Mystery Solved
We have often proved that if a difficult historical motoring problem arises, the best way of getting an answer to…
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V-E-V Odds & Ends., March 1974
Portsmouth City Airport closed at the end of last year. The Portsmouth Evening News published an interesting summary of its…
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Cars in Books, March 1974
Sir, I haven't my copy of John Fothergill's "Three Inns" or whatever the title is by me at the moment…
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A Good Idea
Sir, An addition to your always interesting "Cars in Books" series might be "Cars in Photographs of Historic Occasions". This…
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Silent Knight
Sir, I am intrigued by the White Knight light car, mentioned last year. I suspect that the engine makers should…
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Factory Methods of the Vintage Era No. 19: Singer
In the summer of 1920, with the war over and things improving, the Singer Ten was a popular small-car which…
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Those 3 - 4.1/2 Bentleys
Sir, It may be that the unfortunate experience suffered by the 9 ft.-chassis 3-litre at Mondhery in 1926, in the…
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The Grand Premio Presidente Medici
The motor racing world welcomed the addition of a fine new facility when twelve of the cars recently in South…
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That Diesel 2-Litre Lagonda Conversion
Sir, Your article in the January issue of your journal was most interesting and I was pleased to see the…
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