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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…
Page 44
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…
Page 59
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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