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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, March 1976
A section devoted to old car matters The Future of Brooklands The Brooklands Society is acting with urgent vigour and…
March 1976
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Vintage postbag, March 1976
The Only Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Sir, I have seen the recent correspondence in Motor Sport about early R-R cars bearing…
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An ambitious journey
A reader, Mr. A. Wilcox of Auckland, New Zealand, who has used Model-A Fords as his regular transport for the…
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Shuttleworth trust developments
It is good news that, apart from continuing its excellent work of restoring, exhibiting and demonstrating in the air historic…
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"Cars for a General"
Sir, I agree with your correspondent P. E. Gordon-Marshall regarding original ownership of the distinctive Rolls, the name De Havilland…
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Austin Twenties
Sir, I was very interested by your article on Austin Twenties in the December issue, and the passing references to…
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Arab queries
Sir, I have followed with great interest the article on sand racing at Southport, and also the most interesting letters…
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Regular use of the older cars
Sir, I am concerned about the diminishing number of vintage and post-vintage vehicles to be found in regular daily use.…
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S.C.H. Davis honoured
The Freedom of the City of Le Mans and the Le Mans Gold Medal were presented to S.C.H. Davis, who…
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International Alvis Day
Alvis enthusiasts should note that this year's International Alvis Day takes place at Knebworth House on May 16th. It is…
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Still more about Mercedes
A correspondent, W. S. Wright, refers to the 38/250 SSK coupé owned by Major Coats as later being in the…
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More about Miller
Sir, With great interest I saw T.A.S.O. Mathieson's letter about the Miller Lea-Francis in the January issue. I remember two…
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The TT-winning Lea-Francis
Sir, I was delighted to read Mr. Arthur Knowles' letter about the 1928 "Leaf" which won the Ulster TT. This…
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Rally review, March 1976
A dry Monte; a snowy Arctic Left to mere mortals, tradition dies hard, but when Mother Nature takes a hand…
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Chauffeur's corner
In order to continue this feature, as requested by many readers, I found myself driving the BMW to Malvern, that…
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Whatever happened to the British tuning business ?
It would be easy enough to write off the go-faster business as one of those outlets for British ingenuity that…
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Looking back with the Hon. Victor Bruce
In 1926, fifty years ago, the Honourable Victor Bruce became the first British driver to win the Monte Carlo Rally,…
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BMW fuel consumption
I have long held the opinion that I was getting remarkably good petrol consumption figures from the Editorial BMW 520i.…
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Two faces of Finland
If you were to say of the Finns that they were a nation of Jekylls and Hydes they wouldn't become…
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The Bugatti 3.3 litre Type 59
For many people the Type 59 is the best-looking of all the racing cars built by Ettore Bugatti, the whole…
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