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Vintage Postbag, May 1973
Carnivals Sir, One can appreciate the editor's distaste of fetes, carnivals, etc., in which veteran and vintage cars are featured…
May 1973
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The first British hydraulics
Sir, I read with great interest the letter of Mr. Grigg, of Hornchurch, under the heading "Inconsistent History" in the…
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Nostalgic
Sir, I found the enclosed photograph the other day and thought you might be interested to have it. It was…
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Early Electrics
Sir, Mr. R. J. Evans' interesting letter about early car electrical systems, particularly those of CAV, underlines how the English…
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Horstman or Horstmann?
Sir, In his book "The Vintage Car", T. R. Nicholson says that the second "n" was dropped in 1921—presumably to…
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"Sorting out the Sunbeams"
Sir, I can add very little information to add to "Sorting Out the Sunbeams". I confirm mine having chassis No.…
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Measham matters
Sir, For the sake of those future historians to whom Motor Sport must remain an impeccable source of reference, may…
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Vintage cars and the EEC
Sir, I will attempt to reply briefly to Mr. Doland's letter in your last issue. Nothing can prevent an individual…
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What is it?
Sir, Can you help me? I have recently restored an old engine which has been in my possession for about…
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The Enfield
Sir, The enclosed photograph is that of an Enfield. My late father bought this car in April, 1913. He sold…
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Four doors. Five seats. 150 mph
Tuning topics There are several ways of buying 150 m.p.h. performance and shattering acceleration for over £7,000, but the only…
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Viva Ecosse
A poky estate from the north A compact yet roomy sporting estate car offering good handling and performance in the…
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Tale of two Clubmen
One category of racing that rarely merits much more than the passing mention in the pages of motoring magazines yet…
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TAP Rally
Rally review Choose any rally in the world and, if you wanted to, you could probably pick out a score…
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Vallelunga 6-Hours to Matra-Simca
Rome, March 25th. Last year's onslaught by Ferrari on the World Championship for Makes was impressive, but not entirely without…
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Ideal pairs - A summary
Last February Motor Sport published a colour feature devoted to our staff's idea of what constitute ideal pairs of cars.…
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Bob Gerard looks back
The history of the ERA in pre-war "voiturette" races has been well chronicled and widely acknowledged as one of the…
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Fangio
by Denis Jenkinson. 143 pp. 9-1/2 in. x 7-3/4 in. (Michael Joseph Ltd., 52 Bedford Square, London, WC1. £3.00) This…
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Book reviews, May 1973, May 1973
Know Thy Beast by E. M. G. Stevens. 193 pp., 8-1/2 in. x 5-1/4 in.. (The Vincent-HRD Club, 102a Doddinghurst…
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Cars in books, May 1973
Usually these references to cars which figure in non-motoring books are based on what I come upon in old volumes…
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