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The VSCC at Prescott (August 8th)
Fine weather, a good entry, big crowds and three new class records made this year's Vintage SCC hill-climb at Prescott…
September 1971
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The Editor contemplates the motor tricycle
To most people the motor tricycle, as distinct from the 3-wheeler car, is an unknown quantity, or something completely forgotten,…
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Book bits
Very welcome is republication of one of the more comprehensive of the great range of one-make books, "Maintaining The Breed"…
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"The Alvis 12/50 Engine"
By Michael Radford. 200 pp. 11 in. x 8 7/8 in. (J. B. Associates, 52a, Bell Street, Henley-on-Thames. Oxon. £3.90,…
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"Such Sweet Thunder"
By John Blunsden and David Phipps. 224 pp 8 3/4 in. x 5 3/4 in. (Motor Racing Publications Ltd., 277-279,…
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Fireproof overalls
The fire hazard in modern motor racing has directed attention to the effective fireproofing of driver's overalls. FPT claim to…
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Cars in books, September 1971
Obtaining a copy of "How To Make Enemies", by Ronald Duncan (Hart-Davis, 1968), after having read a favourable review of…
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The Birmingham Road Race: the problems and the politics
Over the last few weeks there has been a flood of publicity for the proposed road race on a section…
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Summer holiday
This is one of those articles that was easy to write but for which it was difficult to find a…
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V-E-V- odds and ends
We hear that a f.w.d. Alvis lies in a Gloucestershire breaker's yard and that a vintage Humber lives in a…
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Tuning topics: latest from Special Tuning
Currently some of the busiest premises in the go-faster business belong to Britain's largest car manufacturer, British Leyland. I went…
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The Ferrari Dino 246 GT
It goes like it looks Ever since I experienced the 904 Porsche, with its mid-engine layout, I was convinced that…
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1971 German Grand Prix in pictures
GRAND PRIX RACING AT THE 'RING is Ronnie Peterson in his STP March leading a close battle between Hulme, Andretti…
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British Hill-Climb Championship
It is almost as if contestants try a little harder during a Jubilee year (remember McIntyre's 100 m.p.h. TT lap?)…
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Road impressions: the Fiat 124 1600 Sport Coupé
Fiat make a most intriguing range of cars, as the have almost throughout their history (a history I hope Michael…
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"The Theory and Practice of High Speed Driving"
There have been books about the technique of motor racing by Denis Jenkinson, Piero Tarufli and Paul Frere, etc. The…
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Rumblings, September 1971
Two great engineers.—Let us pay tribute to two great automobile engineers. At the end of July, Peter Wilks retired due…
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Lindsay Eccles
Sir, Your most interesting article on Lindsay Eccles brought back many happy memories of both Brooklands and Donington for, over…
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Hillrally comment
Sir, Regarding Mr. Barry Moon's letter on the "Senior Service Hillrally", the £10 entry fee included dinner, bed and breakfast…
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Hoods
Sir, As an avid "soft-top" enthusiast I would like to reply to Mr. D. J. Dee's letter. The answer is…
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