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Anniversary of a Revolution
It can hardly have escaped anyone's attention that August 26th was the Silver Jubilee of the launch of the Mini…
September 1984
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The Gallaher Equation
Our June Editorial was devoted to an attack on Gallaher Limited for their destruction of the Brooklands Track banking where…
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Improved Filters
Pipercross, the Northampton company which produces air filters for competition cars, have launched a range of their polyurethane reticulated foam…
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MCC
The Motor Cycling Club will hold its 62nd Edinburgh Trial, for cars and motorcycles of course, the 80th anniversary of…
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Vauxhall Astra
A much-improved Astra goes on sale in Vauxhall-Opel dealers on October 17th. A great deal of work has gone into…
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Another Birthday
It is not often that Motor Sport has reason to mention Skoda cars, but we couldn't let a 90th anniversary…
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Economy Bentley
Bentley Motors have revived the name Bentley Eight on a new model designed, so their press release says, to appeal…
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1984 Austrian Grand Prix race report
— The Lauda touch Osterreichring, Knittelfeld, August 19th If you have the opportunity of driving round the Osterreichring in any…
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Jordan Rally
Some rallies are associated with snow, some with mud, others with rough rock and others with smooth tarmac, each link…
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Cyprus Changes
The Rothmans Cyprus Rally, a fine event in every respect, breaks with custom this year by having its halfway stop…
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Argentina Rally
Strange how some rally teams tackle huge travelling distances in their strides and tend to fight shy of others. The…
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Motorpolitics
International motorsport has its own brand of internal politics and business which can be pretty grubby at times, but it…
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Monte 1985
Advance news of the 1985 Monte Carlo Rally reveals that this year's break with tradition by delaying the first arrival…
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RAC Rally
This year's Lombard RAC Rally will be based at Chester and its first day, Sunday, November 25th, will be a…
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Miniatures News, September 1984
Royle Cars Ltd have brought out a half-full-size Chummy Austin 7, propelled by an electric motor. One supposes that the…
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Jaguar's Lightweight E Types
Racer and road-car compared When the Jaguar XJS was announced in 1975, there was some disappointment amongst aficionados of the…
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The Cars of Frank Costin
If you were told that a car designer had built his own house, had used carefully stressed wood extensively in…
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Brands Hatch 1,000 Kms
Fine Canon team win The 1984 World Endurance Championship events are, generally, spaced out a month apart as the teams…
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Road Impressions: Midas Gold 1.3S
The term "kit car" has some unfortunate connotations. It brings to mind ads like "Build a Bugatti for £500!!" which…
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Two Great GTIs — from VW and Peugeot
We have already had a good deal to say of two outstanding small GTI saloons, the revised Volkswagen Golf Mk…
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