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Matters of Moment, February 1966
The Motorist in Society The overall 70-m.p.h. speed-limit, the departing Fraser's panic idea, together with innumerable other anchorages applied to…
February 1966
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Competition Notes and News
News from Ford The Ford Advanced Vehicles establishment at Slough has been getting on so well with the production of…
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New Zealand Grand Prix
2.5-litre Tasman Formula (January 8th) Only three European drivers made the trip to the other side of the world for…
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Triple-M Register
Apologies to Mike Allison for changing his sex last month. He (not she) is Secretary of the Triple-M and Vintage…
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Miniatures News, February 1966
Rather different from the usual run of miniatures is the Danish Tekno die-cast model of a four-berth Sprite Musketeer caravan,…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, February 1966
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The 7th International Veteran & Vintage Rally will this year be staged in Ireland.…
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Stratstone Ltd
A motoring landmark.—The origin of these fine brass plates, which flank each side of the entrance to Stratstone Ltd.'s Brixton…
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How the "Wensum" got it's name
The following is the answer provided by Bill Ward of Vauxhall Motors Ltd, to a reader who owns one of…
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Vintage Postbag, February 1966
The H.E. Sir, I was an engineering pupil at the works in Wolseley Road, Caversham, between January and September, 1923,…
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The Carson Special
Sir, Mr. Samson's letter is most interesting but if the car described by him and pictured in the November issue…
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Vintage Postbag, February 1966
Dr. Finlay's 11/22 Wolseley Sir, There is a slight mistake in respect of the cars used in the B.B.C. TV…
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Keep Old-Cars Price Down !
Sir, No one seems to have shown enough interest to enlarge on your frequent comments on the high prices sometimes…
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Letters from Readers, February 1966
Sir, Referring to p.961 of the November issue of your excellent magazine, there is a point which I would question…
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Identified
Sir, January's "Vintage Miscellany" asked : "Will Someone confirm the identity of the nondescript truck in "The Beverley Hillbillies ?"…
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Book Reviews, February 1966, February 1966
"The Packard Story," by Robert E. Turnquist. 286 pp. 11 5/8 in. x 8 5/8 in. (W. H. Allen &…
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Book Review
"Automobile Year—No. 23," edited by Ami Guichard. 223 pp. 12 5/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. (Edita SA, Lausanne. English…
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Book Review
"Formula One", by Anthony Pritchard. 336 pp. 8 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in. (George Allen & Unwvin Ltd., 40,…
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Autopress Ltd., Bennett Road, Brighton, have published "Ford Autobook One," by Philip H. Smith, A.M.I.-MEC.E.: (160 pp., 10 in.x 8…
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North-Sea-Ferries
A break for those living in the Midlands and North, and wishing to travel to the Continent with their cars…
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Cars in Books, February 1966
This series has by now had such remarkable continuity that it seems it need never end, yet I am still…
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