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A happy customer
Sir, At last, MOTOR SPORT comes with proper binding. I was beginning to despair but have now subscribed. I am,…
October 1999
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BRM V16 - the whole truth...
Sir, In answer to Robert E Passmore's letter in the September issue of MOTOR SPORT I suggest he buys a…
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Official - our cars are safe
Sir, For some time now there has been speculation that the EU would bring in legislation which would ensure that…
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Legends - Archie Scott Brown
You could get close to your heroes in the fifties. When I was a kid, we would go to race…
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Stirling Moss
"One day", opined a chum in a very world-weary way, "there will be a racing magazine issue which doesn't mention…
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Track test: Monza
Our second series of track tests starts with the grand-father of Grand Prix racing. Andrew Frankel heads to Italy and…
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First Sightings
Before the television age, the first chance British enthusiasts had to see the Grand Prix cars was at Brooklands, often…
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The worst car I ever drove - Jack of no trades
Untried, untested and unloved, Datsun's entry for the 1973 Tour of Britain was Tony Fall's nemesis. John Davenport remembers why…
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Vic Elford: The ultimate all-rounder?
Mention the name Vic Elford and it doesn't take long for the phrase 'all-rounder' to crop up. It may be…
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Technofile - the Alford & Alder upright
It began in a modest pre-war saloon, won three F1 world titles and is still made today. Keith Howard reports…
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The Greatest drivers of the century - a personal view
These now are drivers of outstanding ability or true genius. Some may be surprised to see such as Surtees, Hakkinen,…
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The great escape
The new Porsche 911 GT3 is no less than a Le Mans car which has broken free from the track…
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Masters of their craft: Stirling Moss and the New Volkswagen Bora
For some time, industry analysts have been predicting that Volkswagen will be the manufacturer of the next millennium. Any doubters…
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Bora on the road With Stirling Moss
"We drove from my house in Mayfair down to Goodwood which is as good a route as any to test…
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My Greatest Race: Marc Surer
When the 1985 season started I didn't have an F1 drive. I was still looking at F1, hoping to get…
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The World's fastest cyclecar
When as a young boy I was given a 'tip' by visiting friends or relations, I spent the modest present…
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Another true Veteran
Apart from the restored and resuscitated veteran cars which regale the Brighton Road each November, it is nice to recall…
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Miscellany, October 1999
The long-running VCC Edinburgh Trial takes place again on October 1/2, starting from service stations on the M and M5…
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Tommy Hann's specials
Of all the delightful characters who helped to make Brooklands what it was, one should never forget the late Tommy…
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VSCC Prescott
Heavy rain in the afternoon did its best to alter the garden party atmosphere of the VSCC's Prescott hilIclimb in…
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