November 1954
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Matters of Moment, November 1954
Earls Court Review Motor Sport would be justified in ignoring the recently-concluded Motor Exhibition staged by the S.M.M.T. at Earls…
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The Racing Mechanics
Introduction The editor and the writer met not so long ago, and amongst other things the conversation turned upon the…
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The Eastern Counties M.C. Snetterton Meeting
(Oct 9th) The Eastern Counties Motor Club race meeting at Snetterton on Saturday, October 9th, was held in fine weather.…
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The N. Staff M.C. Silverstone Meeting
(October 9th) A long series of successful 1954 Club Race Meetings at Silverstone circuit concluded on October 9th with the…
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An Enthusiastic Visit to the Paris Motor Show
Having just left the Montlhèry track, my thoughts were still on high performance, speed and exciting motor cars, and immediately…
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The Montlhèry Meeting
(Oct. 10th) The final meeting for 1954 on the Montlhèry track near Paris took place on the Sunday of Paris-Salon…
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The Avus Grand Prix
(Sept. 19th)With no factory entries from Maserati or Ferrari the streamlined Mercédès-Benz cars driven by Fangio, Kling and Herrmann had…
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Book Reviews, November 1954, November 1954
"Blue Wings Over Bangkok," by Prince Bira. 184 pp., 5 ½ in. by 8 ½ in. (Foulis, 7, Milford Lane,…
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Sampling the 300SL Mercedez-Benz
The 300SL Mercédès-Benz, which created such a sensation in sports-car racing two years ago, until the manufacturers withdrew it from…
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Club News, November 1954
Alvis — Lagonda Driving Tests The Alvis O.C. and the Lagonda C.C. competed in five driving tests at Thursley, Surrey,…
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Fixtures for November
R.= Restricted Event. C. = Closed Event. C.I. = Closed Invitation Event. N. = National Event. I. = International Event.…
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Rumblings, November 1954
A Different Sphere Feeling considerably out of his depth, the Editor drove to the Demonstration of British Military Vehicles, which…
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V.S.C.C. Presteign Rally
(Oct. 2nd/3rd) This year's Vintage S.C.C. Welsh Rally attracted an excellent entry of 45 vintage and Edwardian cars and one…
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The B.A.R.C. Autumn Meeting
Goodwood closed its 1954 season on a strong note, for many interesting cars were present at the International Meeting on…
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Triple Victory for Moss at Aintree
The Daily Telegraph-sponsored, B.A.R.C.-organised Aintree Automobile Racing Company's Meeting on October 2nd was a well-deserved Stirling Moss benefit. The British…
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1954 Spanish Grand Prix race report: Hawthorn class of the field
Barcelona, October 24th. After being abandoned for the past two years the Spanish Grand Prix was held this year and…
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Pictorial Review
B.A.R.C. International Meetings at Aintree and Goodwood Eastern Counties Motor Club Meeting at Snetterton Top: On Form.— Stirling Moss was…
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The Guild at Goodwood (Oct. 24th)
The annual Motor Show Test Day at Goodwood, organised by the Guild of Motoring Writers, was this year attended by…
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“Motor Sport” Tests – The 2- Litre Swallow Doretti
A Smart, Nicely-Finished, Lively 2-seater with the Well-Established Two-Carburetter Standard Vanguard Engine Earlier this year the Swallow Coachbuilding Company of…
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