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Outlook Uncertain
The sad situation in the Middle East is affecting car owners and, if it flares up, will go down in…
November 1990
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MOTOR SPORT's Concours d'Elegance
A!though only in its second year, the MOTOR SPORT Concours d'Elegance attracted cars of an extremely high calibre causing an…
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Iberian Interlude
The European part of the Formula One season ended with two races on the Iberian peninsular on consecutive weekends. The…
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Concorde in France
The most unhappy, damaging and unnecessary episode in the history of sports car racing came to an end in Paris…
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Memorable for the Wrong Reason
History has a nasty habit of repeating itself, as the World Championship sports car teams were reminded when they went…
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Duel in the Sun
In the days when first Peugeot, then Lancia, dominated World Championship rallies, events late in the year were hard pressed…
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Home Win in Cyprus
Much of what we said about entries in Australia's Commonwealth Bank Rally also applies to the Rothmans Cyprus Rally. This…
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The Last Post
The fuel consumption era was ushered out in the rarified atmosphere of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 7, but…
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The Clubman's Formula
"A Poor Man in Search of Motor Sport" and "A Poor Man Goes Motor Racing" (MOTOR SPORT, October 1959 and…
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Words
Dear Reader, I have been interested to read letters from readers deploring the wrong use of the English language, with…
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Veteran to Classic
Jointly organised by the Jaguar Car Club and the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club, the Jaguar Spares Day will be held at…
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Smiling Eyes
As the organisers do with the Pirelli Marathon in recreating Alpine rallying of another era, so the Ulster Automobile Club…
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The VSCC Welsh
The Welsh event, which dates back to 1939 as a main VSCC fixture, had 80 entries this year, fewer than…
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H-S on TV
In October 14th the BBC "Top Gear" programme sent Willie Rushton to cover the Hispano Suiza Hotel Ritz Spanish Rally,…
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David Hampshire
It is with sadness that we have to report the death of David Hampshire, the amateur driver of Bugatti cars…
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Stanley Edge
The Austin 7 world and the motoring scene in general is the poorer for the death, aged 86, of Stanley…
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Power for the Pioneers
Those who like engines are advised that AE Tagg has produced a short history of Green and ENV aero-engines, called…
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John Bowles
A lifelong motoring enthusiast, John ("Joby") Bowles, has died, aged 83. He had associations ranging from friendships with WO Bentley…
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A Ashton Rigby
We are saddened to learn of the death of Aubery Ashton Rigby, of Burgess Hill, Sussex, who raced MG cars…
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The Brighton Run
After "Driving the Veterans" (pages 12 151218) had gone to press we received Shire Album No 251 The Brighton Run…
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