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Matters of moment, May 1982
Endurance racing It was intended that this season should see a renaissance of endurance racing, but with the opening rounds…
May 1982
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Front cover picture
AGAINST the cosmopolitan backdrop of Long Beach's tower blocks, Niki Lauda steers his McLaren MP4 between the concrete barriers of…
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VSCC May fixtures
THE active Vintage SCC will hold speed trials at Curborough, near Lichfield, on May 9th, and its Shuttleworth and Nuffield…
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Good for the AA
IT HAS come to our notice that when it was proposed that a speed-limit of 40 m.p.h. reduced to 30…
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Metro variants
IN line with their "product-led recovery" programme, BL announced a Vanden Plas version of their Metro at the end of…
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Porsche 944
THE new Porsche 944 went on sale in the UK at Easter £12,999 in five speed manual form or £13,477…
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Apology
IN our Track Test of the AFN Porsche 911SC last month, the steering wheel of the car was incorrectly ascribed…
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Obituaries
Basil Tye BASIL TYE, Managing Director of the RAC Motorsports Association, died suddenly over the Easter Weekend while relaxing on…
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Mercedes Coupés
Two new coupés have joined the range of Mercedes-Benz cars available in this country; they are the 380 SEC and…
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Rover SD Turbo
DURING April, BL announced the addition of a diesel engine to their range of Rover cars. Designated the SD Turbo,…
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Club news , May 1982
AC Owners' Club THE 428 Register of the ACOC is trying to track down the present whereabouts of the 50…
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Rally review, May 1982
Marlboro Safari Rally REPETITIONS of victory in World Championship rallies are not exactly uncommon. Quite a number of drivers have…
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Correction
Will those who tackle the article "A Matter Of Identity" starting on page 562 please read Mr. Dewis for "Mr.…
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The things they say . . .
"W. O. BENTLEY had predicted that the addition of a supercharger to his engine (the four-cylinder, 4.5-litre) would 'pervert the…
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VSCC Silverstone
THE HON. PATRICK LINDSAY won three of the eight races at a first-class Vintage SCC meeting over Silverstone's Club circuit…
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Around and about, May 1982
A7 End To End ONE OF the more ambitious and strenuous celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of the birth of…
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Formula Two review
The finest discovery since Jochen Rindt? FORMULA TWO has a revelation in its ranks. The sharpest, boldest, and most naturally…
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Ferrari Boxer
Ultimate Supercar THOSE with a sense of nostalgia may record the passing of the beautiful front-engined 4.4-litre V12-cylinder Ferrari 365GTB/4…
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By canal to Le Mans
WE have just heard about a Canal cruise from Paris to Le Mans to coincide with the 24-hour race. Anyone…
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Road impressions
The Fiat 131 Supermirafiori 2000 TC WHEN contemplating Continental makes of cars competing for large-scale sales, one comes upon the…
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