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Matters of Moment, December 1979
Where The Menace Lies "Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising."— Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise, Chap,…
December 1979
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Motor Sport Fixture List for December
* Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of the preceding month are included in…
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Williams Grand Prix Engineering
Sponsorship The heading to this article is the official title of the firm that runs the Williams team in Formula…
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The Formula One Scene
Normally by now the Formula One scene for the forthcoming season is signed and sealed, but this year there are…
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Road Impressions
The Honda Prelude In the Honda Prelude the Japanese manufacturer in Tokio who has built up a reputation for reliability…
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Around and About, December 1979
Surveying those who watch . . . Publimotoring of Geneva have released more figures showing the kind of people they…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, December 1979
A section devoted to old-car matters The Dawn of "The Daimler" Last month's issue of Motor Sport had quite a…
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The Wartime Diaries of an RFC Officer
(Continued from the November issue) We left the young Officer, whom I shall refer to as X, living-it-up in customary…
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Vintage Postbag, December 1979
"The Diaries of an RFC Officer" Sir, The War Time Diaries of an RFC Officer — what interesting reading this…
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Books for Christmas
"Motoring in the 30s" by Graham Robson. 216pp. 9 3/8" x 6 5/8" (Patrick Stephens Ltd., Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB3…
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Miniatures News, December 1979
Although I deplore full-size replicas of vintage and p.v.t. cars, and of veterans and Edwardisms for that matter, for reasons…
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Cars in Books, December 1979
The other day I got hold of a copy of J. B. Priestley's celebrated "English Journey" (Heinemann/Golancz, 1934) wondering whether…
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"The Amazing Bugattis" Exhibition
"The Amazing Bugattis" Exhibition, thought up by Hugh Conway, CBE, and put on very tastefully indeed at the Royal College…
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Rally Review, December 1979
New Rules From January 1st new rules will govern the sport of rallying in Britain, rules aimed more at what…
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Formula One Trend of Design
Cockpits and Controls At a quick glance the cockpit and controls of a modern Grand Prix car look pretty basic…
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The Great Race
Motor Sport journeys to Australia to find that touring car racing has become the premier league on the other side…
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National Racing Review
A shift in emphasis has probably been the most notable aspect of this year's national racing activities. Indeed, it is…
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Motoring to a crisis?
That was the enigmatic title given to a forum held the night before the Northern Guild of Motoring Writers annual…
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The Brighton Run and a 1904 20 h.p. Thornycroft
This year's Veteran Car Run to Brighton, organised by the RAC and the VCC and generously sponsored again by Renault…
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The Amazing Bugattis Exhibition
The exhibition presented at the Royal College of Art by The Observer in association with Moet & Chandon (see story…
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