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1986 British Grand Prix race report - In the garden of England
At Brands Hatch the Williams team gave a demonstration of dominance and quality. Both cars started from the front row…
August 1986
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Sidelined
Due to a fashionable "virus" picked up in the South of France my doctor advised me to lie low and give…
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Road test - Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0
There are some cars which just will not lie down. Just as Porsche has had to bow to the 911's will to…
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Rally review - Skoda Wins in Turkey, August 1986
Although rallies have been held in Turkey since the 'fifties, it was not until 1972 that public interest was stimulated in…
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France reverses Peking-Paris
Having successfully thwarted all Wylton Dickson's efforts over many years to run a challenge rally from Peking to Paris, JeanMarie Balestre…
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Kankkunen wins in New Zealand
The two leading teams contesting the World Rally Championship, Peugeot and Lancia, entered five cars between them in the New Zealand Rally,…
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VSCC at Shelsley Walsh
The annual VSCC Shelsley Walsh speed hill-climb was a rather special occasion this year, because Audi Sport UK had asked Neil…
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Veteran - Classic
Stanley Cup We had a look on June 22nd at the Stanley Cup well, not literally at the Cup, or…
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Vintage-to-Classic Odds & Ends
Chris Wiblin, who is closely connected with the Rapier Register, is seeking information about these twin-cam cars, because the Register's…
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Brooklands Reunion
"Phew! Pretty hot, isn't it?' The speaker shaded his eyes with his hand and watched Meeson's AC flash across the…
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The Roads of the 1920s
Resuming the O.J. "diaries" of those times, we left him after he had tested, and been notably impressed with, an Alvis, in…
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Riley Sports Cars 1926-1938
"Riley Sports Cars — 1926-1938' by Graham Robson 203pp 10" X 8" (Haynes Publishing Group. Sparktord. Yeovil, Somerset 8022 7JJ £14.95) Here, as No…
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Sporting Hollanders
Sir, Mr Boddy's exhortation never to trust experts may be sound advice as a rule of thumb but, on the question…
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Erik Addyman
Sir, I was most interested to read in the June issue about Erik Addyman of Starbeck and his cars as…
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Swedish acronyms
Sir, I read with great interest M.L. s story on 500 cc Formula 3 in the May issue and Doug…
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Non-Event
Sir, I was most interested to read ML's article in the April issue of Motor Sport on the growth of…
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Motoring adventures of O.J.
Sir, Your continuing notes on the motoring adventures of O.J. reveal much fascinating detail of road conditions in those far…
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"Out of the Past", August 1986
Sir, I read with interest your article "Out of the Past ' A flood of memories returned of the time…
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Fiat history
Sir, Whether the 100 hp Isotta Fraschini was designed, probably by Stefan', for the 1909 GP formula I don't know, but…
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