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Satisfactory Mini motoring
Sir, I have anxiously been awaiting your interim report of the new B.M.C. "Babies," but as I have now completed 5,000…
June 1960
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A spectator at Goodwood
Sir. In the May issue of your unique journal you say that Goodwood on Easter Monday was "proficiently organised." Had…
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Wheel-balancing a B.M.C. extra
Sir, I have followed with interest the recent correspondence concerning the relative merits of the Rootes and B.M.C. 1-1/2-litre high-performance saloons.…
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Good service
Sir, May I beg some of your valuable space to relate an experience I had on Good Friday? On a trip to…
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Science-fiction!
Sir, Recently while scanning a well-known trade journal I was interested to note the results of an efficiency test on a…
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Another tale of woe
Sir, Your readers may be interested to know that the British motor industry does not have a monopoly in the…
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Fibreglass fire protection
Sir, Recently you may have seen the photographs of the burnt-out Lotus Elite – not far from your office by the way.…
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A raspberry for the B.B.C.
Sir, I am the owner of an M.G. TC and for photographic aspirations I use a Kodak Brownie and am essentially one of…
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Defending the old cars
Sir, I note with great interest Mr. R. E. Savage's remarks regarding the pros and cons of the old car…
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Water Beetle
Sir, Your "Tailpiece" in May's Motor Sport might now convert my doubting Thomas's to whom I related an acquatic experience which befell…
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Another paean of praise
Sir, As a long-time owner of a 1,192-c.c. VW, may I add yet another letter to your file? I bought…
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