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Where are we?
It is now five months since war was declared and we may look about and see what is the position…
February 1940
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To Presteigne in “Agatha”, the Renault
[Although vintage cars have had quite a vogue of recent years, the journeys made on the public road with them…
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Things in general
[This feature was left out of the January issue owing to pressure on space and is resumed herewith —Ed.] ISN'T…
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Book review
"Two Roads to Africa," by H. E. Symons (John Gifford, Ltd.) 10/6. HUMPHREY SYMONS'S long awaited book on his African…
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Club News, February 1940
B.O.C. One club at least is not dead. The Bugatti Owners' Club managed to produce another excellently printed issue of…
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E.R.A.. Maserati and Alta in miniature
Scale Models, Ltd., are to be congratulated on achieving very successful sales of their little E.R.A., Maserati and Alta reproductions.…
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The trend of racing-car design
THE 1939 season, until interrupted towards its close by international unrest, contained some truly interesting developments. First, we had the…
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New year resolutions
THIS is the time of year when good resolutions are made and the war should make no difference to that.…
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So typical
We were pleased, and not a little surprised, to find that the leading article in The Evening News of January…
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Rumblings, February 1940
Big Stuff BIG cars are few and far between these dark days. Forrest Lycett put his Bentleys away and tried…
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A rare opportunity
John Hugenholtz, whose address is Ammerstol, Holland, wishes to find a good home for his 1932 Cozette-super- charged " Ulster…
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Continental Notes, February 1940
At the time of writing these notes, I have not yet got to the bottom of the mystery of Hermann…
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