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On Old Time Terrain
Sir, On June 25th we are again organising the Beamish Reliability Trial for old vehicles. The route covers 130 miles…
June 1972
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Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars
Sir, A little more concerning Rolls-Royce armoured cars. Mr. Cooke may he interested to learn that they all returned to…
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Rules and Bores
Sir, The usually very accurate D.S.J. says in the May issue that "Until 1934 the cars in the TT, which…
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The Hammel
Sir, In reply to the question raised by your correspondent Mr. Worthington-Williams in the April issue about a possible family…
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The Wellesley Special
Sir, In your March issue, Richard Wellesley asks for news of the car which he built in 1937. I bought…
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V-E-V Miscellany., June 1972, June 1972
—Two solid-tyred lorries of unknown make, apparently derelict but seemingly in good condition, are reported from Eire. Our informant refers…
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End-to-End by Austin 7
Sir, Just to get the records straight, my 1931 Austin Seven saloon completed the End-to-End Run (see page 480, May…
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Miniatures News, June 1972
Among new Lesney "MATCHBOX" releases is a 9 1/2 in.-long K-5 Muir-Hill tractor and trailer, to a scale of 50…
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Cars in Books, June 1972
From "Master of Lancut—The Memoirs of Count Alfred Potocki" (W. H. Allen, 1959), which tells of the remarkable estate of…
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That TT Alta
Sir, I was most interested to see the photograph and reference to J. Ludovic Ford's 1,100-c.c. Alta. I enclose a…
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Letter from Europe
[By means of which the Continental Correspondent, while he is motoring abroad, keeps in touch with the Editor.] "Mont Ventoux…
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Audi 100 Coupe S
The reputation of the Audi firm from Ingolstadt in Germany continues to grow and we recently tested their top of…
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Unbeatable BMW
An Interim Report The April issue of Motor Sport contained initial impressions of a BMW 2500 118-rn.p.h. £3,000 saloon submitted…
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Any problems with your BMW?
If we do have any trouble with the BMW 2500, we are informed that BMW Concessionaires GB Ltd. have appointed…
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About Amilcars
The Editor talks to Vernon Balls In the nineteen-twenties the names Vernon Balls and Amilcar were synonymous. Mr. Balls sold…
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1,000 Kilometres of Monza
—a poor race Monza, Italy, April 25th. After the BOAC 1000 at Brands Hatch (reported in last Month's Motor Sport)…
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GKN Daily Express International Trophy
Fittipaldi wins after Hailwood retires Silverstone, April 23rd. In years gone by the Silverstone International Trophy meeting was THE non-championship…
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Around and about, June 1972
Comment on the Racing and Club Scene World Motor Sport Tour Last month we gave readers brief details of the…
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Rally Review, June 1972
Morocco Rally The roughest rally ever to grace the International Championship for Makes took place during the last week of…
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The Rally Handbook
Published by Batsford in May was a comprehensive work by Richard Hudson-Evans entitled "The Rally Handbook". It does just as…
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