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1979 Canadian Grand Prix race report
A Race to the Finish Montreal, September 30th Last year the Canadians organised a re-vitalised Grand Prix on a temporary…
November 1979
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A Daimler at Shelsley Walsh
The Editor Investigates a Big Edwardian in an Appropriate Setting The Daimler Motor Company, founded in January 1896, with premises…
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1979 United States (East) Grand Prix in pictures
A smart getaway from the second row got Villeneuve into the lead at the first corner, and he was away,…
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Hardie Ferodo 1,000
Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst (September 30th) Created in the sixties and converted to 1,000 kilometre duration in 1973, Australia's annual…
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Cyprus and Sanremo Rallies
The Cyprus Rally is not only a fine event but a critical one in the European Championship, and although Ari…
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The RAC British Hillclimb Championship
Martyn Griffiths, pictured above at Prescott in his Pilbeam MP4O-Hart, took the 1979 RAC HilIclimb Championship title by a whisker…
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Letters from Readers, November 1979
N.B. - Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them. -…
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