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Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907
"Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907" by C. H. Barnes. 664 pp. 8 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in. (Putriam-.& Co.…
October 1976
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A Vintage Car Casebook
"A Vintage Car Casebook" by Peter Hull and Nigel Arnold-Forster. 192 pp. 8 3/4 in. 5 1/2 in. (B. T.…
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1976 Dutch Grand Prix race report
Hunt wins through Zandvoort August 29th There seemed to be a happy atmosphere pervading the paddock on Friday morning as…
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Notes on the cars at Zandvoort
Two new designs made their public debut at the Dutch Grand Prix, one from McLaren Racing and the other from…
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Formula 1 preparation:
Ken Tyrrell guides us through the complications of today's international circus The famous Ken Tyrrell "Chopper" profile regarded our writer…
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Rally review - The rally of the Thousand Lakes, October 1976
Different racing circuits must, I suppose, have character differences, but nowadays they seem all to be lost in ferro-concrete, advertising…
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A visit to Cibie
The French home of powerful illumination If readers were asked who produces more car lights than anybody else in Europe,…
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The E.R.A. affair
It would appear that I stirred up a bit of a hornet's nest when I agreed with the letter from…
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English Racing Automobiles-E.R.A.
While thinking about the E.R.A. "Romulus" and looking through the Motor Sport archives I came across some rare photographs and…
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Castle Combe Sold
A.F.N. (Castle Combe) Ltd., a subsidiary of A.F.N. Ltd., the Porsche people, has been sold out to a group of…
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Lamborghini Club
M. E. Martin, of 5, Ernest Drive, Maidstone, Kent, informs us that with others he has formed The Lamborghini Club.…
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Prodsports TVRs
Chris Alford's TVR 1600 and Rod Gretton's 3000M exemplify the colour of Production Sports Car Racing. Some of the most…
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1976 Dutch Grand Prix in pictures
DUTCH GRAND PRIX RONNIE PETERSON qualified his March 761 on pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort August…
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1976 Italian Grand Prix in pictures
ITALIAN GRAND PRIX Peterson's winning March leads the pack through the controversial new chicane at the end of Monza's pit…
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VSCC Cadwell
(August 29th) The Vintage SCC's decision to hold its final 1976 race meeting at the 2 1/4-mile Cadwell Park road…
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Ghost story
To mark the 70th anniversary of the 40/50 Rolls-Royce, the Editor makes the acquaintance of Mr. S. R. Southall's second-owner…
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Performance
Performance Mr. S. R. Southall's 1920 Rolls-Royce 40/50 Silver Ghost. 0-30 m.p.h. —8.3 sec. 0-40 m.p.h. — 17.3 sec. 0-50…
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Brands Hatch replies
Sir, It has always been our practice at Brands Hatch to take most seriously the criticisms and suggestions of our…
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Cars in books, October 1976
Not much this time, although a reader has drawn my attention to "Present Indicative" in which the actor-author Noel Coward…
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Italian disgust
Sir, I am sure that many of your readers will share my disgust at the Italian Grand Prix. Both the…
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