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A close shave
A spot of mental abberation caused me to say that Wilkinson engines were used in Douglas cyclecars when writing-up this…
January 1992
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VSCC Lakeland trial
Soon after bashing their cars about on the Welsh hills, regular masochists in the VSCC rush up to Lakeland to…
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V to C miscellany, January 1992
A 1910 Vulcan doctor's coupé has been acquired by the Merseyside Maritime Museum. The building in Upper Villiers Street, Wolverhampton,…
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TASO Mathieson
The very sad news is that TASO Mathieson has died after a long bout of ill-health, in France, where he…
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MG Mod
Sir, I was interested in your comments about the 3.6:1 crown-wheel and pinion which Edward Riddle fitted to his Bullnose,…
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Mystery Ford
Sir, I enclose a photo of a Ford Special which I bought at the end of the last war. I…
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Marion
Sir, I must concur with your view of the VSCC Madresfield Driving Tests, that is, they are really seen at…
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VSCC at Enstone
Reminder that 1991 was nearly over came when we drove the reliable Ford Sierra XR 4x4 over slippery roads (which…
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Veteran to Classic
The ex-Brooklands EHP which has appeared in a few VSCC events since the war, powered by a replacement Alfa Romeo…
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The Champions
When, three or four years ago, historic film footage began to appear in video format, the tendency was for critics…
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Automobile Year
This lavishly produced tome must require approximately one giant redwood per copy. It weighs as much as a Lennox Lewis…
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Videos - Car Wars 5
There are now so many mishap videos on the market that the gaudily-packaged likes of Havoc and Car Wars are…
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Racers Apart
Motor racing biographies are commonplace. Racers Apart, by Motor Sport's Executive Editor David Tremayne is something new. The author has…
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And They Walked Away 2
See also Car Wars 5 . . . This Virgin Vision release (£10.99) is cast in a similar mould, but…
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A suitable case for treatment
Sir, I am indebted to Janet Fellows for her correction to the article on my Morgan (MOTOR SPORT, September 1991).…
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A linguist writes
Sir, Denis Jenkinson was surely misguided when he wrote (Letter to Readers, December) that Senna's outburst in Japan only received…
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Leaky defence
Sir, I have subscribed to MOTOR SPORT since 1963 and have always read DSJ's articles with interest and enjoyment. I…
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Mr Hungry of Prestatyn
A few weeks ago I had to travel from North Wales to the south coast. In order to avoid the…
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Pure diction
Sir, Does DSJ have a dictionary? After perusing his Letter to Readers in last month's MOTOR SPORT it rather struck…
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Bristol fashion
Sir, As a long-term devotee of MOTOR SPORT I much enjoyed JW's test of the Caterham Super 7 HPC in…
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