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What price the ton?
Walking round Earls Court last October the thought came to us that it would be fun to construct a Motor Sport sports car…
April 1952
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Changes in the 11/4-Litre MG
A slightly revised version of the popular 11/4-litre saloon series "YA" to be known as the series "YB" is announced by…
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Sideslips by "Baladeur"
Motoring historians have been relatively silent with, regard to the Grand Prix of 1909--for the fairly good reason that no Grand…
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Book reviews, April 1952, April 1952
"Continental Sports Cars", by W Boddy (Foulis, 7, Milford Lane, WC2) will soon appear in revised, enlarged form, errors in…
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Retreads in competition
A nicely produced booklet has been issued by Auto Tyre Services of Basingstoke (copies free on mentioning Motor Sport), is a reminder that "Blue…
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Air: A thoroughbred racer
The Percival Mew Gull, by David F Ogilvy Before the war Motor Sport had a regular Air Feature. We do not intend to revive this at the present…
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The Southern Jowett CC
The Southern Jowett CC announced that a dinner-dance will he held at The Clay Pigeon Hotel. Eastcote, Middlesex, on April 9th,…
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Picture of a Spyker!
Sir, As Mr James P Smith, of Oakworth, says, it is unfortunate that he has no photographs of the Spyker car, and…
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Cole d' Azur for three weeks
A solution to the "£25 problem" All you need are three reliable friends and one reliable car. We have had two such holidays. In 1949…
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The Sport at Easter
Easter will provide a splendid variety of motoring fixtures, which British motorists, in the smallest possible cars using the tiniest carburetter jets…
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Letters from readers, April 1952
Morganatics Sir, During the past few months I have read in your correspondence columns two violent anti-Morgan tirades, both aptly…
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