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Anchors!
It is true, as Mr B J Walsh of Loughborough pointed out in his letter (MOTOR SPORT, December 1986), that…
February 1987
Page 49
Primitive Longevity
Many of the spectators who turn out every November to watch the veterans go by on the Brighton Run probably…
Page 49
V to C Miscellany, February 1987
A 1922 Type AK 32hp Minerva chassis that had been lying on a farm near Salisbury has been rescued by…
Page 50
Group C Jaguar XJR-6
In its first full season of racing the Jaguar XJR-6 achieved one world Sports Car Championship victory, at Silverstone in…
Page 52
The Return of the 1914 TT Sunbeams
For the 600-mile, two-day 1914 Isle of Man TT, Louis Coatalen entered three twin-cam 3,295cc Sunbeams, which bore a close…
Page 52
Cars in Books, February 1987
There is one item of interest to this column in the well-written book by Janet Hitchman, Such A Strange Lady…
Page 53
Frazer Nash Flashback
A mystery of sixty years' standing was solved last month when the owner of an early Frazer Nash was taken…
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VSCC New Year
More than 60 pre-war cars and a few motorcycles supported Mark Garfitt's New Year's Day VSCC meeting at The Vernon's…
Page 53
Mercedes Postscript
Last month we suggested that the Mercedes Sixty which won the 1903 Gordon Bennett race in Ireland, driven by Camile…
Page 53
Fixtures News
The dates of veteran to classic 1987 fixtures are beginning to come in. Sixty cars from 1911 to 1958 are…
Page 54
The Roads of the 1920s
Having returned from his Continental tour in a 14/45hp Poppe-designed Rover tourer, as we described in the November 1986 MOTOR…
Page 55
1987 VSCC Fixtures
This year the Vintage Sports Car Club will hold two race meetings at Silverstone, on April 25th and June 27th,…
Page 55
Rear-engined Racers
It is not every day that we receive letters from readers in Czechoslovakia, so we were glad to hear from…
Page 56
Miniatures News, February 1987
Bellini Models of Hampshire has expanded its Piccolino range of 1/76 scale miniatures with two single-seaters and two sports-cars. A…
Page 56
Rolls-Royce - The Cars And Their Competitors 1906-1965
Rolls-Royce — The Cars And Their Competitors 1906-1965 by A B Price. 192pp. 10" x 7". (B T Batsford Ltd,…
Page 56
VW Beetle & Transporter
The VW Beetle still roams the world's roads and Foulis have come up with a 325-page book (10 3/4" x…
Page 58
New Olds Research
Sir, Any motoring historians who also happen to be pop-music aficionados will, no doubt, have been fascinated to note that…
Page 58
CT at Deauville
Sir, I read Cholmondeley Tapper's book Amateur Racing Driver in my boyhood, and accordingly found your article on him (December…
Page 58
Privateer Pleasure
Sir, It gave me great pleasure to read the articles about Connaught in the October and November issues, reviving happy…
Page 58
Times Change
Sir, The rights and wrongs of it are another matter, but I think that it is high time that DSJ…
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