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THE S.V. ASTON-MARTIN Sir, I was interested to read the article which appeared in the April issue of MOTOR SPORT on the side-valve AstonMartin, as I was recently fortunate enough…

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50th anniversary Aintree festival Celebrations to mark the Golden Jubilee of Aintree race circuit's opening will give fresh impetus to plans to bring racing back to the Liverpool venue. On…

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Sir, As a motorist with an active affection for the products at Dagenham I was interested to read Mr. Mead's letter in the April MOTOR SPORT. I have owned several…

[The following informative article is contributed by an enthusiastic reader, J. A. Cooper of Leicester, who was until recently with Alvis Ltd., of Coventry. It follows on our series of…