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Matters of moment, December 1971
Goodwill to motorists This is the last copy of Motor Sport you will see before Christmas. So we thought it…
December 1971
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Behind the Iron Curtain
It is encouraging to learn, from someone in Estonia who corresponds with a friend of ours, that motor racing is…
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Be prepared
Just about the time when politicians of both parties were doing their brinksmanship with the Common Market we received from…
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They make racing cars—Hawke Racing
"Small racing car manufacturers like ourselves have to diversify into wider fields of engineering if we are to exist and…
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Can-Am—Revson clinches title
Laguna Seca, California, October 17th. Peter Revson won the Monterey-Castrol Grand Prix over the hilly, 1.9-mile Laguna Seca course in…
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Kyalami 9 Hours
Ferrari may have had an unhappy season with their 3-litre prototype but at least it finished on a high note…
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American comment
The sixth year of Can-Am competition in America saw Team McLaren once again on the receiving end of the major…
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Cars I remember
[A look at how Californian enthusiasts motored, by Rex Hardy, now resident in this country and still enjoying good cars…
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Timekeeping
Although some Clubs own timing apparatus that is used for sprints and hill-climbs that will record to three places of…
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Jo Siffert—1936-1971
As reported elsewhere in this issue, the Swiss driver Jo Siffert died at Brands Hatch on October 24th as a…
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The small Alfa
Although not yet available and no price has been announced in Britain, Alfa Romeo have unveiled their rumoured small car…
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Rally Review: "Motoring News" Rally Championship, December 1971
On the fourth of December what has probably been the closest fought rally championship ever to be held in Britain…
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New from BMW
Just prior to the opening of the London Motor Show, two new BMW variations were announced and made available to…
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Around and about: comment on the racing and club scene, December 1971
More money for Grovewood Awards The 1971 Grovewood Motor Racing Awards were presented last month at a reception in a…
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Veteran-Edwardian-vintage, December 1971
A section devoted to old-car matters The RAC London-Brighton Veteran Car Run (November 7th) I have tried the Brighton Run…
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Originality—in restoration AND usage?
It seems droll that the more purist among restorers of veteran, Edwardian and vintage cars are often to be congratulated…
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V-E-V miscellany, December 1971, December 1971
A piece in the Yorkshire Post, by lain Smith, reports on the number of ancient motor vehicles still in regular…
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The TT commemoration
It would be ungracious to let the year pass without reporting on the opening of the TT Commemorative pits at…
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What is it?
Sir, Enclosed you will find pictures of an engine which I acquired when I purchased my house some years ago.…
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The Richard automobile
Sir, I was most interested in your paragraphs on the Richard automobile in the October issue of Motor Sport. Since…
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