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The Henderson Napier Rolls-Royce
Sir, I was very interested to see a photograph of one of my old cars in the November issue of…
December 1971
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That Maybach
Sir, The photograph of a 1939 Maybach car taken at Bournemouth this year interested me greatly as I have taken…
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Road impressions: Gilbern Invader
Just recently I seem to be bumping, metaphorically rather than literally, into a considerable number of Gilbern owners for one…
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Rothmans World Championships Victory Race
Brands Hatch, October 24th. When the Mexican Grand Prix was cancelled Brands Hatch's idea of holding a Formula One race…
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The things they said...
Motor Sport's success in a world of glossy magazines amazes rivals whose pages are brighter but whose circulation is lower...…
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More about Marina
Don't let's waste too much time over it, because I dealt with Morris Marina disappointments last May. But, as explained…
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"Motoring and the Mighty"
By Richard Garrett. 219 pp. 8 4/5 in. x 5 1/5 in. (Stanley Paul, 3, Fitzroy Square, London, W. 1.…
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"Sixty Miles of Pencil"
By P. R. Reynolds and K. R. Clark. 126 pp. 11 1/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. (Gentry Books Ltd.,…
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"The Works Minis"
By Peter Browning. 206 pp. 8 4/5 in. x 5 3/8 in. (G. T. Foulis & Co. Ltd., 50a, Bell…
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"Racing Cars and Record Breakers, 1898-1921"
By T. R. Nicholson. 169 pp. 7 4/5 in. x 5 in. (Blandford Press Ltd., 167, High Holborn, London, W.C.1.…
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"Castrol Guide to Motoring Sport."
128 pp. 8 1/4 in. x 5 in. Soft covers. (PSL, 9. Ely Place, London, EC1N 6SQ. 75p.) The idea…
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“My Life and Soft Times”
By Henry Longhurst. 366 pp. 9 4/5 in. x 6 1/2 in. (Cassell & Co. Ltd., 3, Red Lion Square,…
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“Land Speed Record”
By Cyril Posthumus. 256 pp. 9 3/8 in. x 9 1/8 in. (Osprey Publications Ltd. PO Box 25, 707, Oxford…
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“Rolls-Royce—The Elegance Continues”
By Lawrence Dalton. 264 pp. 9 1/4 in. x 7 1/8 in. (Dalton Watson Ltd., 76, Wardour Street, London W1V…
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“Car Conversion for Power and Speed”
By Charles Williams. 224 pp. 8¾ in. x 5½ in. (David and Charles, South Devon House, Newton Abbott, Devon. £3.15)…
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“Airships”
By Robert Jackson. 277 pp. 8 1/2 in. x 5 3/8 in. (Cassell & Co. Ltd., 35, Red Lion Square,…
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“Armament of British Aircraft, 1909-1939”
By H. F. King. 457 pp. 8 1/2 in. x 5 3/8 in. (Putman & Co, Ltd., 9, Bow Street,…
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"Car Electrics Made Simple" and "Make the Most of Your Car"
Charles Letts & Co. Ltd. (remember the Brooklands/MG association?), Diary House, Borough Road, London, SE2, have published two little soft-cover…
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"Valve Mechanisms for High-Speed Engines"
"Valve Mechanisms for High-Speed Engines" by the late Philip H. Smith, FIMech.E., MSAE (Foulis, £4.60), has gone into a second…
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"Your Book of Veteran and Edwardian Cars"
An idea for the Christmas gift for young followers of veteran and Edwardian motoring is "Your Book of Veteran and…
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