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A Castrol Develeopment
Castrol, whose lubricating oil I always use, are taking a great interest in brake safety. They have issued reports of…
June 1977
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Sports car price escape
At £3,370.77 the TR7 typifies the way in which the sports car side of Leyland escaped from the price increases…
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Veteran Edwardian Vintage, June 1977
A section devoted to old-car matters Brookland's Fastest Cars In the stop-press report of the VSCC Silverstone Meeting I wrote…
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Fragments on Forgotten Makes No.34.
THE RYKNIELD Typical of many Companies established at the turn of the century to supply the newly developing Motor Industry…
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A Marendaz Shortcoming
Sir, I was very interested to read in your April issue the letter from Mr. H. D. Brown Kelly regarding…
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The Record Situation
As reported elsewhere, a modern Ferrari has broken the British fs two-way 1/4-mile, kilometre and mile records. The first two…
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the care
Sir, On the subject of aircraft "level crossings", I was reminded of your article when I was looking the other…
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Vintage Postbag, June 1977
More Aeroplane Level-Crossings Sir, With ref. to your article in the April edition of Motor Sport which gives details of…
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Irish-built Cars
Sir, I noted with interest your reference to the restoration of the Belfast-built Chambers car. I would like to point…
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The Monotrace
Sir, Cyril Posthumus is correct in writing that the French Monotrace had nothing to do with Morgans from Malvern. The…
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A Hard-Used Ghost
I noticed reference to a Rolls-Royce towing a 1923 caravan. You might be interested to know that this car is…
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St. Albans
Sir, I am surprised that you do not recall the aeroplane crossing which was at one time on your door-step.…
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More V-E-V Miscellany, June 1977, June 1977
It is good to know that cars from the Peter Black Vintage & Veteran Car Collection in Keighley emerge into…
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Obituary
Yet another link with the old Brooklands' days has been severed by the death of Major Oliver Bertram. He was…
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RREC Welsh-Section Week-end
The annual week-end rally of the Welsh Section of the Rolls-Royce EC took place on April 22nd-24th, organised as usual…
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The man at the top of Britain's unsung motor giant: GKN's Barrie Health
Although now welded together under the crisp GKN corporate symbol, the size of the Guest Keen and Nettlefold associated companies,…
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Maserati 4CM
No.1128 In the January issue of Motor Sport, in an article about the 1939 British Empire Trophy race held at…
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Rally Review - Radio New Zealand Rally, June 1977
Progress is inevitable, and although nostalgia often renders the past preferable to the present a comparison between the two rarely…
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Looking back with Reg Phillips
It is not every day that you meet a cheerful man of 62 who has been competing, for the fun…
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Road Test
The Lancia Beta Monte-Carlo Spider Mid-engine style with acceptable practicality, excellent handling and roadholding, but suspect brakes. If the days…
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