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Matters of moment, September 1971
•Racing round the houses Specially featured in this issue are the prospects for Birmingham's race through its streets next year…
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"W.O."
Walter Owen Bentley died last month, aged 83, after a series of illnesses fought with characteristic fortitude and determination. Famous…
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The Mercedes-Benz Club
The Secretary of this Club is now G. A. F. Coward, 153, Russell Road, Birmingham, B13 8RR, who has taken…
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1971 Austrian Grand Prix race report
A fine victory For BRM Zeltweg, Austria, August 15th Last year the Austrian Grand Prix was memorable for a number…
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Notes on the cars in Austria, 1971
The BRM team cured their electrical coil trouble by mounting the unit on the left side of the engine instead…
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Around and about: comment on the racing and club scene, September 1971
Tobacco race in South Africa South African motor racing centres around the annual Formula One Championship which comprises about eight…
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They make racing cars: Alexis
In our last article in this series the misconception was created that Ensign were the only West Midlands company presently…
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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.,…
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Formula 3 review
With only four rounds remaining in the Shell Super Oil F3 series for the Motor Sport Trophy, Gold Leaf Team-Lotus…
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Rothmans Gold Cup
OULTON PARK, August 21st. John Surtees scored his second successive win in the annual non-championship Formula One Rothmans International Gold…
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Formula 2 review
The last two months have provided March Engineering with a pretty successful spell in Formula Two, for as well as…
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Can-Am—two for Revson
Road Atlanta, July 11th. The third Can-Am round at Road Atlanta, 50 miles north-east of Georgia's state capital, was intended…
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Watkins Glen 6-Hours
Alfa Romeo makes it three Watkins Glen, NY, July 24th. The might of Stuttgart bowed to the dogged persistence of…
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American comment
Britain's David Hobbs clinched the L & M Continental 5000 Championship on August 1st at Edmonton, Canada, with his fourth…
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1971 German Grand Prix race report
Tyrrell double again Nurburgring, Germany, August 1st. There was no doubt in my mind that the return of the German…
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Reflections in the Eifel Mountains
The Nurburgring is still the Nurburgring and though one or two bits have been altered it is still a great…
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Rally review, September 1971
The months of high summer have always been regarded as the close season for rallying; not for the same reasons…
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Veteran-Edwardian-vintage, September 1971
A section devoted to old-car matters The VSCC Silverstone Race Meeting (July 24th) The second Vintage SCC Silverstone Meeting of…
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Colour albums
Colour albums of veteran and vintage cars are pretty prolific and now there is one devoted to such vehicles which…
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V-E-V miscellany, September 1971, September 1971
At this year's Royal Welsh Show the exhibition of pre-war motor vehicles, organised by the Rhayader & Dist. MC &…
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