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Lockheed Leadership
We made speed Safer! People tour to-day at averages faster than those of some of the early road races and…
June 1947
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Prescott Spring Hill-Climb
Sydney Allard beats them all in his new car. Five Class records fall. Magnificent ascents by John Bolster. The weather…
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Book Review
Cecil Clutton Reviews - "The 200 Mile Race"by W. Boddy (Published by the Grenville Publishing Co., Ltd., 15 - 17…
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Stop Press
Bo'ness International Meeting With Raymond Mays a non-runner, George Abecassis stepped straight into the lead for the Hill-Climb Championship at…
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The Appeal of the Vintage Motor-cycle
[In March, 1940, we asked Cecil Glutton to outline the appeal of the vintage sports car, realising that war would…
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V.C.C. Southern Rally and Hill-Climb
Enjoyable event at Charterhouse School. Heal makes f.t.d. with the 1908 Hutton. The Rally section of this event was run…
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B. R. D. C. Notes
9th British Empire Trophy Race Supplementary Regulations are now being issued for the 9th B.R.D.C. International British Empire Trophy Race…
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Statistics
How Much and When? Laurence Pomeroy, M.S.A.E., had a very learned article in The Motor of April 30th entitled "When…
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Reports of Recent Events, June 1947
Mid-Surrey A.C. and V.S.C.C. Grand Cup Trial This famous trial, in its austerity guise, was confined to hills around Pirbright,…
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The Jowett Javelin Saloon
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Plug Gaps and Sports Coils
There is an impression amongst motorists that when a car is fitted with a sports coil the gaps at the…
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The Twin-Cam Aston-Martins
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Parnell's Maserati Wins First Post War British Race
Chiron Second —Mays Third. Sommer Does Best Lap at 91.28 m.p.h. Specially reported for Motor Sport by "Aramis" This first…
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Rumblings, June 1947
Outstanding Newcomer We have waited a long time for the Jovvett Javelin. Now that details of it have become public…
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Monaco Ltd.
Monaco Ltd., of Watford, are exhibiting their light aero-engine and many motorracing photographs at the Watford Industrial Exhibition.
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"Motor Sport" Brooklands Fund
The Fund instituted by Motor Sport to commemorate the Brooklands Motor Course has got off the mark rather slowly. We…
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Club News, June 1947
We Hear Bernard Coulter informs us that the French motor paper L'Actualite Automobile, edited by Camille Lacome, has been revived.…
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Shelsley Walsh
We have received a letter from Mr. Leslie Wilson pointing out that the Shelsley Walsh hill-climb is run by the…
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Sideslips
By "Baladeur" It was, I suppose, inevitable, as soon as Serpollet, Levassor, de Crawhez and the other pioneers of the…
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Letters from Readers, June 1947
Sir, With reference to your mention of a rating Riley "Redwing"; this was Vic Wallsgrave's competition car and was built…
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