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Matters of Moment, April 1972
A new sports car—The Jensen-Healey We began the year with the suggestion that a sports-car renaissance might well be a…
April 1972
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Motor Sport Fixture List For April
Motor Sport Fixture List For April * Only clubs whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the 14th of…
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1972 South African Grand Prix
First win for a Yardley McLaren Kyalami, March 4th. Relieved of its usual status of being the first World Championship…
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On Circuit Alterations
Last month I mentioned how some circuits and organisers seem to give up and abandon motor racing when a difficulty…
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Introducing the Fiat 128 Rally
Fiat hit on a bright idea to launch the new Fiat 128 Rally. They brought together twenty of the country's…
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The FIAT 124 Special T
Alfred Woolf, calm and convincing publicity purveyor in this country for Fiat, rang me the other day to remind me…
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Continental Notes, April 1972
Le Mans Already the practice weekend has taken place at Le Mans and this year's race looks as though it…
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A 4 1/2 litre Lagonda Correction
The muddle goes on. Last month we tried to sort out the 1934 Fox and Nicholl Lagondas and while getting…
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American Comment
Sponsorship Clashes Hit USAC The USAC Championship Car series, which runs throughout the year in America almost entirely on oval…
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New Big Ford the Granada
To replace the well-known Zephyr and Zodiac—large cars well suited to Ford's universal V6 power unit but perhaps not as…
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How do you become a racing car designer?
"If you haven't got your own lathe by the time you are twelve, and are not a fully competent driver…
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They Make Racing Cars- Group Racing Developments
Last summer saw a surprise turn at Lotus when Colin Chapman announced the departure from the main board, and from…
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Veteran - Edwardian - Vintage, April 1972
A Section Devoted to Old-Car Matters The Non-Pom. Silverstone (March 11th) Everything was set for another good Pomeroy Trophy contest…
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Vintage Postbag, April 1972
Bentley in New Zealand Sir, By good fortune I was passed a copy of your July, 1971 Motor Sport and…
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Factory Methods of the Vintage Era
No. 16: General Motors at Hendon Today the products of General Motors, the largest producer of motor vehicles in the…
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Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars
Sir, I was most interested in the letter from Mr. R. S. Cooke in the "Vintage Postbag" in your February…
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J. C. Boylan
Sir, The letter of Mr. R. S. Cooke in your February issue leads me to divulge some information on Rolls-Royce…
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VSCC Measham Trophy Rally
Sir, Many thanks fr your kind words about my Amilcar. However, it has only once needed assistance to get home,…
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What is it?
Sir, The answer is that the first car in the photo is not--as suggested by the Editor--a Stoewer, but definitely…
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G. N. Sheffield
Sir, With reference to R. S. Cooke's letter, I am not certain as to which model he refers, as in…
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