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The 1914 GP Mercedes at Derby
Sir, With considerable interest have I read the article "Restoration of the Decade" in the June 1970 issue of your…
December 1970
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Hiding its light...
Sir, I read with great interest your article on Mr. P. A. Mann's magnificent restoration of the 1914 GP Mercedes,…
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Vintage postbag, December 1970
Letter to a nasty reporter Sir, I read with usual interest your report on the July VSCC Silverstone Meeting, including…
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London-Edinburgh Rolls-Royces
Sir, The correspondence and photographs which you published last summer about the London-Edinburgh Rolls-Royce and the "Brooklands" car bred speculation…
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Flashback to the Fiat 200-mile race controversy
Sir, In examining Fiat factory drawings of superchargers used on the 805/405 cars I came up with a hypothesis which…
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Petrol cans
Sir, With reference to Mr. Wright's (of Oxford) letter in Motor Sport re "PRATT'S" petrol cans. I am no great…
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Sharp eyes
Sir, I must say that I was very pleased indeed to see a photograph of Mike Cooke's Triumph Light 15…
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A Sunbeam's tyres
Sir, One hesitates to question any statement by so great an authority but I wonder if it is correct that…
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Horstmann and Ruston-Hornsby
Sir, I have been a reader of Motor Sport for over 20 years and am a great admirer of your…
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Getting it right
Sir, Come off it! KV 5392 never won the Index of Performance in 1933 (your report on the Spero trophy…
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Half a day, half a night with the Funny Cars
Observing that the Continental Correspondent is not above spending some time at Santa Pod either watching or driving with the…
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"A 2-Litre VW Beetle?-Coming up right away, sir!"
Tuning Topics One of the biggest Volkswagen strongholds in the world is America, and within America there is one area,…
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1970 Mexican Grand Prix race report
Mexico City, October 25th For the final race of what has been a fascinating year of Grand Prix racing the…
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Michael Turner Christmas cards
That accomplished motor-racing artist Michael Turner has again produced a set of six Christmas cards illustrating important moments in the…
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Pictorial review
Riverside Can-Am – Mexican Grand Prix Riverside Can-Am Can-Am Champion Denny Hulme heads off into his accustomed lead on the…
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Rumblings, December 1970
An open Mk VI Bentley.—The other day we received an invitation from Major C. W. Lambton to try a Bentley…
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1,000 Kms of Paris
Montlhéry (October 18) The annual long-distance race held on the Montlhéry combined road and track circuit has yet to achieve…
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The Vauxhall Companion
by Kenneth Ullyett. 160 pp. 8-7/8 in. x 5-1/4 in. (Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 178-202, Gt. Portland Street, London…
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Books for Christmas
"German Aircraft of The First World War", by Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. 600 pp. 8-3/4 in. x 5-1/2 in.…
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Motoring through "Punch" –1900-1970
Edited by Russell Brockbank. 153 pp.11-1/4 in. x 8-3/8 in. (David & Charles Ltd.,. South Devon House, Newton Abbot, Devon.…
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