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MATTERS OF MOMENT, April 1970
DON'T BE AN APRIL FOOL . . . The post-war growth of the vintage car movement has been remarkable. The…
April 1970
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ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES SURFACE MAIL : 40/- CANADA AND AMERICA : $5 AIRMAIL : MIDDLE EAST : £6.10.0 AUSTRALASIA :…
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FRONT COVER PICTURE
JACK BRABHAM, the oldest driver in the race, made a decisive bid for a fourth World Championship by winning the…
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WRONG SEX !
The Editor was too clever when he said he felt like a Tupperware salesman while he was testing the Hillman…
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THE PIRELLI-DUNLOP UNION
In the course of nearly a century of continuous and co-ordinated growth, the Pirelli Group has achieved in its sectors…
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A GOOD HOTEL
We hear complaints from motorists of the lack of catering facilities along the highway, so it is a pleasure to…
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CITROEN INCREASE PRICES
Citroen Cars Limited, Slough, Buckinghamshire, announce certain price increases, but these do not apply to the Citroen Dyane 6 Comfort,…
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WELL! WELL!
Legal and General announces that its UK motor underwriting results for 1969 show a profit. The Society has decided that…
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GETTING TO KNOW AN ALFA ROMEO
Long Term Assessment of a 1750 Saloon ALFA ROMEO are taking determined steps to increase the sales of their cars…
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THE MOTOR SPORT/SHELL FORMULA THREE CHAMPIONSHIP
PROSPECTS FOR THE NEW SEASON THE institution by MOTOR SPORT and Shell of an International Championship for this season's Formula…
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1970 South African Grand Prix race report: Brabham schools the kids
With the break in Grand Prix racing from November, 1969, to March, 1970, all the teams, and some new ones,…
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MINIATURES NEWS, April 1970
THE latest Lesneys consist of a King Size "Matchbox" model of a Ferguson farm tractor with trailer, Ref. K-3, and…
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GKN AND MOTOR RACING
THE big engineering group of GKN are becoming more and more involved in motor racing, to everybody's benefit from an…
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PYLON RACING
IN addition to vintage-car rallies, traction engine shows, flying displays, etc., there is to be a new attraction this year,…
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Kyalami Kapers
Many Stewart fans were very upset that he did not win the South African Grand Prix, but they should not…
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GROVEWOOD SECURITIES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT
THE annual report of Grovewood Securities Limited shows a reduced profit under the motor-racing heading of this Group which deals…
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ANOTHER BANKED TRACK
FOLLOWING the popularity of banked-track racing in America, at Daytona and elsewhere, a new circuit of this sort is being…
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AMERICAN COMMENT
THE WORKS Plymouths, represented by Petty Engineering and its drivers, the veteran Richard Petty himself and comparative rookie, Pete Hamilton,…
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REFLECTIONS ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN GRAND PRIX
A GRAND PRIX has been held in South Africa since 1934, but in those days it was rather a local…
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THE THINGS THEY SAY...
"If we stick to the things at which we excel, whether it be producing Tommy Coopers, Mini Coopers, whisky, children's…
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