The things they say . . .

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“Thruxton’s not quite so demanding on brakes as Oulton Park, though when you use them use them hard, like anchoring for the tight chicane from the Brooklands straight where the Tii was indicating 120 m.p.h.”—Roger Bell of Motor describing another Group 1 saloon car victory in the very effective BMW 2000 Tii.

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“To a vintage car this part of the circuit appears straight, and it is certainly very fast, the 35B reaching over 120 m.p.h. there last autumn.” —Bernard Kain describing in Bugantics what it is like to lap Thruxton in his Type 35B Bugatti.

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“The cylinder head, too, is a six-cylinder version of the 1500 and 1750 heads (which are now identical) and incorporates the modifications to the porting and manifolds introduced at the time of the 1750 version” —Philip Turner describing the new E6-engined six-cylinder Austin/Morris/Wolseley car in Motor.

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“The E6 cylinder head design is likewise based on that of the Maxi 1500, which means that it lacks the improved breathing of the 1750.”–J. R. Daniels, BSc, describing the new E6-engined six-cylinder Austin/Morris/Wolseley cars in Autocar.

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“Who am I to talk of scruffy workmanship. [in the Ford Granada] ? Ever since last Sunday I have been cut dead by the superior owners of superior Rovers. Of course these cars have leather upholstery and not, as I said, plastic.”—Robert Glenton, writing in The Sunday Express. In fact, the Rover 3500 has leather but the Rover 3500S uses box-pleated Ambla upholstery, which holds you better but is not so nice to sit on.