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V-E-V Miscellany, February 1970, February 1970
Mr. J. P. Hillhouse died last year, aged 86. In 1909 he designed the 15/30 BSA car engine and later…
February 1970
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Some Lucas history
DID YOU know that the little King Street workshop where Joseph Lucas began the venture which today provides the electrical…
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"Babs" engine–was Parry Thomas careless?
SINCE Mr. Owen Wyn Owen of Capel Curig disinterred the 27-litre Thomas-Special "Babs" a number of mysteries about the car…
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Vintage Postbag, February 1970
"The Old Man" Sir, In 1933 there were a couple of World War I aero-engines in an alcove under the…
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A book about an air race
"The Great Atlantic Air Race", by Peter Rostock. 224 pp. 81 in. x 5 1/2 in. (J. M. Dent &…
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An odd beast
Sir, Would you be good enough to publish the enclosed photograph of a B.D.V. sports-ground roller, built of Model-T Ford…
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Frederick Lionel Rapson - inventor extraordinary
WE LEFT Mr. Rapson in the unenviable position of having submitted his much criticised "unpunctureable" tyres to a 10,000-mile RAC-observed…
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FIA Year Book of Automobile sport, 1970
Another very comprehensive reference book is the "FlA Year Book of Automobile sport, 1970", which has 516 pages covering biographies…
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"Automobile Electrical Systems, 2nd Edition"
"Automobile Electrical Systems, and Edition", by A. J. Coker. 128 pp. 6 1/2 in. 5 3/10 in. (Butterworth & Co.…
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1969 review
The 1969-70 edition of the "Autocourse" review of the 1969 Grand Prix, sports-car racing and rally season maintains its high…
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Cars in books, February 1970
THIS SERIES is apparently appreciated, because whenever it looks like fading away due to lack of material, readers of MOTOR…
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Into the Blue
"Into the Blue", by Wing Comdr. Norman Macmillan, OBE, MC, AFC. 256 pp. 8 1/2 in. x 5 3/10 in.…
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My year's motoring
The editor looks back on the cars he drove during 1969 THE IDEA behind this annual survey, which I find…
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The Porsche 911 S
AS IS well-known, the road-going Porsche GT car comprises one basic model with a number of variations, unlike the Porsche…
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An amateur championship
IT IS usual for this page to confine itself to comment on those International events which arc of greatest interest;…
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Living with a Fiat 125
Sir, Having just read your comments on the Fiat 125 Special in November MOTOR SPORT I thought you might be…
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And now - praise for Sunbeam-Talbots
Sir, It was with great delight that I read Mr. Wilson's letter re Sunbeam Talbots. At last someone has spoken…
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Support of the 90 range
Sir, Prompted by Mr. Wilson in his letter "Shopping for a Sunbeam-Talbot" last month, I feel that I must rush…
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The Fiat 125
Sir, After 67,000 miles in a Fiat 1500 Estate and 26,000 in a 124 saloon I have just swapped a…
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And for the Citroen Light-15
Sir, I must answer G. J. Wilson's query about a better all-round car than a Sunbeam-Talbot. He has never met…
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