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Matters Of Moment, August 1959
The Double White Lines System In an attempt to reduce the hazards of the road the Ministry of Transport has…
August 1959
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1959 British Grand Prix race report - A walk-over for British cars
A walk-over for British cars Aintree, July 18th. As now seems traditional the British Grand Prix never rests in the…
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Police Persecution at Aintree
Readers of papers and journals rely for good pictures on hard-working photographers, who, at motor races, are often doing a…
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Discs for Rover 3-Litre
The 3-litre Rover can now be obtained with Girling disc brakes as standard equipment on the front wheels. This raises…
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Letter From Reader
The 4½-litre Lagonda Sir, In his letter in the July issue dealing with comparisons between the above car and the Alvis…
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Continental Notes, August 1959
Regular readers may recall that in 1957 I wrote up the story of the 4.5-litre Maserati, and included a picture of one…
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In the Alps with the M.G.-A 1600 and the Austin Healey 3000
On a cold and wet morning in June a party of journalists assembled at the R.A.C. in Pall Mall at…
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Dirty Thirty
The way to Hell, we are told, is paved with good intentions. The same may be true of roads in…
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Miscellaneous
Private Flying in the U.S.A. During the course of the inaugural Wakefield Memorial Lecture marking the centenary of Lord Wakefield's…
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Veteran-Edwardian-Vintage, August 1959
A Section Devoted to Old Car Matters The V.S.C.C. Oulton Park Race Meeting (June 27th) The Vintage S.C.C.'s annual race meeting…
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Vintage Postbag, August 1959
Sir, The Edwardian chassis you saw at the Andover Steam Engine Rally on May 9th was the 11.4 Hupmobile, two…
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Miscellaneous
Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. Veteran Car Rally (July 4th) Results: Rally: Veteran Class: H. R. Timmis (1903 Gladiator), 50½ miles.…
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Rumblings, August 1959
In the Salisbury Area . . . The roads across Salisbury Plain and the country surrounding it are a never-failing attraction…
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M.C.C Silverstone: Race Meeting (June 27th)
The Tenth Silverstone Meeting promoted by the M.C.C. on June 27th attracted a good crowd of enthusiasts. As the meeting…
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New Commer Transporter for "Equipe Sunbeam"
To service cars entered by the Rootes Group for motor rallies, a special van, based on a Commer five-ton petrol…
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Motor Racing at Ouston on August 8th
For the first time a motor race meeting is to be held virtually on Newcastle's "doorstep" -- at Ouston Aerodrome,…
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M.M.E.C Silverstone Meeting (June 20th)
Run off under ideal weather conditions before a crowd small enough to be intimately enthusiastic, the Midland M.E.C. put on…
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Looking Round the Speed Shops
Downton Engineering When we called on Daniel Richmond to see what the Downton Engineering Works are offering in the way…
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1959 French Grand Prix race report: Return of the Red Army
This year the GP of the ACF, better known as the French Grand Prix, was given the title of GP…
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1st Gran Premio of the Monza Lottery
A fierce G.T. race Monza, June 28th Every year in Italy for some time now a grand National Lottery is…
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