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Morris Minor
"At 35,000 miles the whole body except bonnet was covered with minute blisters. B.M.C. would not agree to pay for…
August 1962
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Morris Minor
"Not enough of them." "Oil-pressure and temperature gauges added as needed - and necessary." "Useless - I have had five…
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A Useful Text-Book
"The Motor Vehicle" A text-book for Students, Draughtsmen and Owner-Drivers. By K. Newton. M.C., B.Sc., A.C.G.I., A.M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., and W.…
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Veteran - Edwardian - Vintage, August 1962
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters THE V.S.C.C. RICHARD SEAMAN TROPHIES MEETING (June 23rd) This V.S.C.C. Race Meeting, the most…
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Vintage Postbag, August 1962
Sir, As a boy I lived in London for most of the period 1927 to 1939, and the variety of…
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Vintage Postbag, August 1962
Vintage 'Buses Sir, Your correspondent N. P. Tucker cannot recall the make of the "Comfy Cars" 'buses operating in St.…
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Vintage Postbag, August 1962
Sir, Your reference to 'buses prompts me to recall a few interesting vehicles. Memory recalls a 14-seat Reo operating between…
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To Goodwood in a Galaxie
THE B.A.R.C. explained that its Festival of Motoring at Goodwood on July 14th was intended as a day of relaxation,…
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Rumblings, August 1962
Engine Testing by TV The Editor is something of a sceptic. For instance, he is not convinced that fitting a…
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They're Not All Ag'in Us!
It was nice to read in the Daily Express that, after the defending solicitor, Mr. William McKeag, had told the…
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Errors of Fact
From the Daily Express we learn that the Porsche that won at Rouen was a new flat-straight-eight, that G. Hill…
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Justice?
According to The Evening News a driver, suffering from sinusitis which caused him to have a severe head pain and…
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Goodwood Report
Hegbourne (Lola) and Burnard (A.C.-Bristol) Lead in the MOTOR SPORT Brooklands Memorial Trophy Contest - Lotus Cars Win Five Out…
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The Reims Grand Prix
A Battle - But Not Heated REIMS, FRANCE, July 1st. With the French Grand Prix being held at Rouen this…
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1962 French Grand Prix race report: Gurney gives Porsche its P1
Every five years the Grand Prix de l'ACF leaves the Reims circuit and is held at Rouen-Les-Essarts, having done so…
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A.M.O.C. Martini 100 Meeting, Silverstone (July 14th)
Twelve hours of solid rain preceded the Aston Martin O.C.'s "Martini 100" race meeting at Silverstone, and the course did…
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Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy Meeting (July 15th)
The World Championship leader Graham Hill provided practically all the excitement in an otherwise damp and cold Snetterton. His drives…
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Book Reviews, August 1962, August 1962
"Santos-Dumont - A Study in Obsession" by Peter Wykeham. 278 pp. 8 3/4in. x 5 5/8in. (Putnam and Co., 42,…
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The Jaguar E-Type as a G.T.-Car
Sir, I was most interested to read your enthralling description of a run across France in an E-type. You do,…
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Mercedes Benz - The Best Car in the World
Sir, This country is indeed fortunate in being the home of a company with the enviable reputation of not only…
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