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New cars: Mantis and Manta
The Marcos Mantis Every manufacturer, it seems, wants a share of the blossoming 2+2 segment of the sporting car market.…
October 1970
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Alfa Romeo enthusiasm
Sir, I was very pleased to read last month's letters from readers on the pleasures of Alfa Romeo motoring, particularly…
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Letters from readers, October 1970
Sir, I am delighted to see Alfa Romeo affairs again being discussed in your, always interesting, columns. Some six years…
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Letters from readers, October 1970
N.B.–Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and Motor Sport does not necessarily associate itself with them,—Ed.
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Letters from readers, October 1970
Sir, I am at one with Oscar Wilde insofar as the temptation to get involved with your Alfa Romeo correspondence…
Page 75
An economical MG
Sir, From time to time in your magazine you have expressed the opinion that it should be possible to produce…
Page 75
That petition
Sir, Those people who refused to sign your petition against the 70 m.p.h. speed limit are now boasting of maintaining…
Page 76
Masked sparking plugs
Sir, Until I read the paragraph in the September Rumblings, about the Chevrolet V8 in the Can-Am car and its…
Page 76
The Citroen L15
Sir, We've had 'em all! Praise for the VW! Praise for the Sunbeam! Praise for this one ... for that…
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BLMH Services
Sir, What a fuss Mr. Disley made about waiting four or five weeks for spare parts--kid's stuff! What he really…
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Another cause of hold-ups
Sir, Returning from holiday to the Midlands on the A38 some weeks ago, I was not surprised to perceive a…
Page 77
"Shopping for a Daimler"
Sir, Ever since reading your various letters pertaining to "Shopping for a Daimler" I have intended writing this letter. Finally…
Page 77
No service from the service station
Sir, In your last issue R. Pickering puzzles over why London cars have greasy streaks running from their filler caps.…
Page 77
Is your Austin A35 illegal?
Sir, I had been driving for eight years with no previous convictions, although I had driven many thousands of miles.…
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Le Grand Prix de Brum
Sir, Picture the scene: early one Thursday morning in July. The sound of Grand Prix racing cars being warmed ready…
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How to buy
Sir, I would like to congratulate you on your outspoken September editorial. For some time I have read the letters…
Page 78
Jochen Rindt
Sir, This afternoon I learnt of the death of Jochen Rindt, for two years my favourite F1 and F2 driver.…
Page 78
Camping at Brands Hatch
Sir, We noted with regret Mr. J. P. Leighton's complaint about the camping facilities at Brands Hatch for the British…
Page 78
The cost of British cars
Sir, Surely if the recent trend of price increases continues in the British motor industry it will not be long…
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Sauce for the goose
Sir, The correspondence in your September edition on the subject of Lord Stoke's "Buy British" speech prompted me to do…
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