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Matters Of Moment, November 1962
THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPORTS CAR In a World of increasing automation and a softening human race it is a…
November 1962
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Car tests at Goodwood
THE Guild of Motoring Writers Test Day provides an opportunity for foreign journalists to sample the newest British cars…
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Where are we?
The Editor's Annual Discourse on Topical Aspects of the Motoring Scene Do many motorists, in these days of powerful 4-cylinder…
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A New Lotus Sports Car
The little Lotus factory at Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, is never inactive, and while Colin Chapman and Team Lotus are away…
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Random Reflections on - Earls Court 1962
A pleasing aspect of this year's London Show was the number of smaller car manufacturers exhibiting there - Abarth, A.C.,…
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Up The Stairs
Most enthusiasts are usually worn out after touring the car stands at Earls Court and seldom go up the stairs…
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Rumblings, November 1962
ELVA AT EPSOM The Elva Press-party was a disaster. Not for the assembled journalists, for they had a good lunch…
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1962 United States Grand Prix race report: Brits conquer the Glen
The success of last year's race guaranteed the return this year to Watkins Glen of the Fourth US Grand Prix.…
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Book Reviews, November 1962, November 1962
"Move Over!" by Russell Brockbank. 64 pp. 9-7/8 in. x 7-1/3 in. (Temple Press Books, Bowling Green Lane, London, E.C.1.…
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The Silverstone Clubmen's Championship (October 6th)
The 2nd Clubmen's Championship was held on the full Silverstone circuit and this alone produced excitements. Organisation was in the…
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"MOTOR SPORT" Brooklands Trophy Goes To Tony Hegbourne
The pleasant, unruffled atmosphere which prevails at Goodwood normally was upset on September 22nd, when the final races counting towards…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage. A section devoted to old car matters, November 1962
VINTAGE CAR PRICES THE prices asked for pre-1931 cars, and indeed, many p.v.t. models, have been falling, but are still…
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New Triumph Spitfire
5-point lead among light sports cars FASTER GETAWAY Standing quarter mile, 19.5 seconds. Top speed, 92 mph. These performance figures…
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Vintage Postbag, November 1962
Country 'Buses Sir, I was naturally most interested to read Mr. Roy Taylor's memories regarding Stoke-on-Trent 'buses during the…
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Foreign Car Concessionaires (Part 2)
In this second part of our feature covering the concessionaires of foreign cars sold in this country we survey several…
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A Different Sort Of Sport
AN accelerative G.T. car devouring a good road at over 100 m.p.h., or a responsive sports car accelerating up through…
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Pictorial Review
U.S. Grand Prix …
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White Elephantitis
SIXTEEN CYLINDERS AND EIGHT MILES A GALLON You may think that elephants are found in Africa and India but those…
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Some Of The New Cars
Triumph Spitfire 4 A new small-capacity sports car to challenge the Sprite and Midget market is something of an event.…
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Parkes/Blumer (Jaguar 3.8) Win the Six-Hour Saloon Car Race
At the drivers' briefing before the start of the Six-Hour Race B.R.S.C.C. Secretary Nick Syrett cast a doleful eye towards…
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