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When The Day Went Badly
A contemporary monthly has been running a series called "Went The Day Badly", about disasters or near disasters remembered by…
November 1990
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The Blunt Edge
"Now is the time for a car that is exciting, responsive and fun. Now is the time for a car…
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New Cars for 1991
The economy may be heading for a depression, there may be a positive downturn in trade and there may even…
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Isle of Man Classic
A visit to Douglas, on the Isle of Man, is like a time warp to a bygone age. A still-grand…
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The Brighton Run
How it Began The annual London-Brighton Run for veteran (pre-1905) cars has become one of motoring's biggest and most popular…
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Driving the Veterans
When the plea goes out to drivers of more modern cars to give the veterans plenty of road space on…
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Seaside Speed Trials
Weather-wise, as in other ways, the VSCC is truly wonderful! On October 6th, the day before its speed-trials along the…
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Rover's Gamble The ill-fated 14/45
Not a forgotten make, a forgotten model. A bit of a sad Rover story, in fact. There is no doubt…
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Valve Angles: A Postscript
I should have been cured of any obsession with combustion chamber shapes and valve angles at the age of 14,…
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British Cars at Le Mans
by Dominique Pascal. 146 pp. 11 1/4" x 8" GT Foulis & Co, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7JJ. £14.95 The…
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Power and Glory — Volume 2: 1952-1973
by William Court. 319pp. 11 1/4" x 9 3/4" Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 2RQ. £55.00 The long awaited…
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Henry - A Life of Henry Ford II
by Walter Hayes. 285pp. 9 3/4" x 6". Weidenfield and Nicholson, 91 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TA £18.95. The…
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Pure Luck- The Authorized Biography of Sir Thomas Sopwith, 1888-1989
by Alan Bramson. 288pp. 9 3/4" x 6" PSL/Thorsons Group, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 2RQ. £15.99. For many years the great…
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Sound or Noise?
Sir I was interested in DSJ's article on sound and/or noise in the August issue of MOTOR SPORT. I have…
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1911 Marion Speedster
Sir I wonder if through your columns your readers can help me with information on a 1911 Marion Speedster, serial…
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Replica Boxes
Sir If anyone thinks Jenks is going over the top with his 'fake/replica' comments and Serendipity Championship, a look at…
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An Appreciation
Sir Having been an ardent reader of MOTOR SPORT for more years than I can actually remember, and finding enjoyment…
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Stolen Classic
Sir I would be extremely grateful if you would publish the following notice which in modified form has also been…
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A Czech Merc
Sir In the summer I visited the National Technical Museum in Prague, Czechoslovakia where one of the cars on display…
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A Model Alfa
Sir I doubt whether you now recall it, but I was one of those young lads fortunate enough to possess…
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