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Letter from Europe
[By means of which the Continental Correspondent, while he is motoring abroad, keeps in touch with the Editor.] Dear W.B.,…
October 1969
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A 3-Litre Special Capri
Its common knowledge that Ford will introduce the 3-litre version of "the car you always promised yourself" in time for…
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New Esso Road Maps
The well-known Esso road maps of the British Isles have been completely revised and re-styled. Several new features have been…
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Book Reviews, October 1969, October 1969
"Why Finish Last?", by Andrew Cowen. 129 pp. 8 in. x 5 in (Queen Anne Press Ltd., 49, Poland Street,…
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Road Impressions
The Sunbeam Rapier H120 and The Auto-Union Audi 100LS Two Interesting Closed Cars with High-Efficiency 1.7-litre Engines and Similar Performance—Both…
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Cars in Books, October 1969
From "Long Before Forty", the autobiography of the late C. S. Forester of the celebrated "Hornblower" books (Michael Joseph, 1967),…
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Chevron
Racing Cars from Lancashire At any British race meeting these days one is tempted to ask where sports-car racing would…
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Road Test
The Six-Cylinder BMW 2800 An Extremely Fast and Accelerative Medium-Capacity Saloon which is Near-Perfect in Almost All Respects After reviving…
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Letters from Readers, October 1969
N.B.—Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them.—Ed. No Assistance from…
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