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1951 British Grand Prix race report - Ferrari beats Alfa-Romeo
Gonzales Victorious, at 96.11 m.p.h. B.R.M.s 5th and 7th Stirling Moss (Kieft) Outstrips all other "500s" The R.A.C. British G.P.…
August 1951
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"Daily Express" Air Display (July 19th, 20th and 21st)
This was a peaceful affair, due to a minimum of flying, for a static display of aeroplanes at Hendon, representing…
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Reports of recent events, August 1951
BRIDGEHAMPTON SPORTS CAR RACE, LONG ISLAND (June 9th) 1st : T. Cole (ChryslersAllard), 100 miles at 86.9 m.p.h.; 2nd :…
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Politics!
Sir, Your correspondent, Mr. Joseph Bayley, in a burst of almost adolescent enthusiasm for the 1½-litre Mercedes-Benz makes the observation…
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Rest-and-Be-Thankful
Many thousands must have watched the R.S.A.C.'s Rest-and-Be-Thanktul Hillclimb on Saturday, July 7th. The coach and car parks were filled to overflowing and…
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Bo'ness
The Bo'ness International Speed Hill-Climb held on Saturday afternoon, June 30th, attracted a large crowd and was a most interesting…
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Remeber August 4th
The W. Hants & Dorset C.C. race meetings are always well worth seeing, and not, as one cynic has it.…
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The 2½-litre H.W.M.
Every British enthusiast should be elated by theB.R.M. "recovery" and thoroughly enthusiastic about the excellent showing of the H.W.M.s—Schell's finished…
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Chain Chatter, August 1951
by "CARROZZINO" THE past month has been one of intense activity among both private owners and works equipes, for there…
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Emphasis on sports cars
THE HAWTHORN RILEYS FARNHAM, Surrey, is a charming town, and from our point of view the Tourist Trophy Garage ranks…
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BOREHAM
BOREHAM BOREHAM circuit, near Chelmsford, where racing is organised by the young but flourishing West Essex C.C. under George Matthews,…
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1951 French GP: race report
A DAY AT RHEIMS The FangiolFagioli 159B Alfa-Romeo Wins the G.P. d'Europe at over 110 m.p.h. IF you have never…
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Good luck, Goldie!
ON July 4th at. the M.G. works at Abingdon, a party was thrown for Lt.-Col. A. T. "Goldie" Gardner, O.B.E.,…
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HOLIDAY, BUSMAN'S, EDITIOR FOR THE USE OF
Holiday, Busman's, Editor, for the Use of BY which unwieldy title regular readers will be aware that, for my own…
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RUMBLINGS, August 1951
RUMBLINGS Last April, in congratulating Leslie Johnson on his 181.88 miles in the hour at Montlhery with his XK 120…
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LES 124 HEURES DU MANS
In case any of my readers leap to the conclusion that we have been guilty of a misprint before getting…
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Club News, August 1951
Club News WE HEAR The Editor, while using his 1926 10.8 Clyno, discovered one of the earliest Clyno Nine saloons…
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CLUB AFFAIRS, August 1951
CLUB AFFAIRS EPISODES FROM hiSTORY, No. 16.—Here is one of the all-enveloping tank-like 8.8-litre Type 57C Bugattis (developed from the…
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VINTAGE VEERINGS
VINTAGE VEERINGS 131 11( El Y. vintage happenings having eased up a bit in contrast to the almost weekly Festival…
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Book reviews, August 1951, August 1951
IMAGE IN THE DUST, by Warwick Scott. (Peter Davies, 38, Bedford Square, W.C.1, 254 pp., 9s. 6d.) This is a…
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