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Vintage Postbag, May 1981
"The McKenna Duties" Sir, Further to your article on "The McKenna Duties", I can confirm that vintage American cars' "mudguards,…
May 1981
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VSCC Wessex Trial
Despite a rather gloomy forecast, the 1981 Wessex Trial took place in dry, if cold, weather at the beginning of…
Page 59
Another Wind-Wagon
Arising out of the publication of a photograph of a 1920s propeller-driven cyclecar in the March issue (page 299), a…
Page 61
V-E-V Odds and Ends
A reader, John Classey of Totteridge, writes in praise of the BBC-2 programme about the 1921 French Trans-Asian Expedition, using…
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Air
An Occasional Section Devoted to Aeronautical Affairs After the War, an "Aerial Derby" In the beginning the aeroplane was an…
Page 64
Air Mail
Sir, I was most interested in the March Air article by "P.T.C." — presumably P. T. Capon and wonder if…
Page 64
1981 Brazilian Grand Prix race report
Rio in the rain! Rio-de-Janeiro, March 29th For most Formula One teams, the 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix represented the second…
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International Trophy Race - Formula Two
The Vee Six Honda powered Halt established itself as the car to beat in Formula Two right from the start…
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Argentine Grand Prix
Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet won the Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires on April 12th driving his Brabharn-Cosworth BT49C (top…
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Gilles Villeneuve
If one considers that any Grand Prix racing driver is, in terms of basic talent, comfortably within the top ten…
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Wiscombe Park
Graham Priaulx (top) managed to get into the top ten with his sports/racing Tiga SC80 with a very tidy and…
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Road Test
Audi's superb Quattro —4-wd appeal—but so much else as well While some new cars are heralded by an enormous publicity…
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The Porsche 924 Turbo's Rear Suspension
I had just switched off a TV programme called "Did Darwin Get It Wrong?" the other night when it occurred…
Page 103
The BMW 316 that's really a 318
"Remember, it's not a sports car," were the words of advice from BMW's UK press representative as we discussed a…
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Around and About, May 1981
A Wealth of Experience One of the many pleasant things about visiting California for the Grand Prix at Long Beach…
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Rally Review, May 1981
Peking to Paris, 1982 When Prince Scipione Borghese undertook his amazing pioneer drive from Peking to Paris in the summer…
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Number Plates - CMH 500
Development of the chain driven Frazer Nash car was more or less continuous from 1924 to 1938 and members of…
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Book Reviews, May 1981, May 1981
"Automobile Archaeology" by David Burgess-Wise. 160 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (Patrick Stephens Ltd., Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB3 8EL.…
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Important One-Make Histories
One-make histories are among the more fascinating of the floods of motoring titles pouring from the presses, and we have…
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Letters from Readers, May 1981
N.B. - Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them. -…
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