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History wanted
Sir, I am anxious to trace the history of my "Works" Riley 9 Brooklands. I wonder if any of your…
December 1963
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...and still others
Sir, Reference is made to an article, "White Elephantitis" that appeared in your September issue. The car in question was…
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... and another
Sir, We read with great interest your article regarding the Rochester Duesenberg. First, I would like to say that Harrah's…
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Grand Prix design
With present-day high-revving vee-type engines the need for 5- or 6-speed gearboxes is essential, in order that the driver can…
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Continental notes, December 1963
The South African Grand Prix, which takes place at the end of this month, should have seen the end of…
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Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club, Castrol, M.G. Car Club
The Secretaryship of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club has now been filled by Lt.-Col. E. B. Barrass, 5, Halland Road, Leckhampton,…
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Miniature news
The most exciting news this month is that Lesney have brought out another "Model of Yesteryear." No. Y-10, it is…
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Road test—driving a 107 m.p.h. Riley Elf
Every so often we test a modified car which offers fantastic performance for its capacity. Such a car is the…
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R.A.C. Hill-Climb Championship 1963
Our last article on the 1963 Hill-Climb Championship series in the September issue brought the position up to the Ulster…
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The Nerus Modified Austin Healey Sprite MK.II
As we mentioned in our road test of the Nerus modified Mini (August 1963) the Nerus organisation concentrates mainly on…
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A clever parking light
For some reason best known to itself, authority sometimes insists on parked cars being lit even in illuminated city streets,…
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Blisters
Sir, I have experienced, after 10,000 and 15,000 miles respectively, large blisters on the walls of two Dunlop Gold Seal…
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A Fiat 1500 fan
Sir, Knowing the impartial manner in which you present your Road Tests I was very impressed with your report on…
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Long-life oil
Sir, On reading your correspondence on long-life oil, I find I must have been using this for nearly thirty years.…
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18,000 miles in a Morris 1100
Sir, This is the first time I have written to a motoring journal, or indeed to any journal, but after…
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Fair play for policemen
Sir, May I, through you, address a brief comment to your readers, all of whom no doubt consider themselves sportsmen…
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Correction
Sir, I would appreciate it if you could correct an error that occurred in the article on "Those Dragster Duels."…
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Safer on the road
Sir, In the annual Reports of the Road Research Board and the Director of Road Research for 1962 it is…
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Castrol replies to critics
Sir, Dear, oh dear! I write a letter presenting, so I thought, a reasonably objective and balanced expression of my…
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Assessment of the VW 1500
Sir, I was extremely interested to read your September account of the VW 1500 Estate Car and to compare your…
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