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Matters of moment, June 1986
The Future of Rallying There was a time when rallying not only sold motor cars but also helped develop new…
June 1986
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Club News, June 1986
Continental hill-climbs usually offer a much longer climb than their British counterparts, so the chance to enter such an event…
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W.S.C
Jaguar ends Porsche success story It took Tom Walkinshaw's Silk Cut Jaguar team just seven races to end four years…
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1986 San Marino Grand Prix race report: After the rain had come
There are some Formula One Grand Prix events that have the happy knack of establishing themselves from the word "go".…
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New Cars
Going Dutch with the Volvo 480 ES It might be easy to dismiss the 480 ES as a pretty Volvo…
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1986 Monaco Grand Prix race report
Taken overall the annual Monaco GP round the streets of Monte Carlo never really got off the ground. As a…
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The Advanced Driving Test
I keep meaning to take that There are two types of comment that I have become used to hearing when…
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Steaming To A Record?
The "alternative" power source has been a constant sub-plot of the motoring scene for a long time, particularly during the…
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Mille Miglia
Next month MOTOR SPORT will have a report on the Lancia Delta HF Turbo in which GC followed the retrospective…
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Jensen Revival
The news of the rebirth of the Jensen, with the production running initially at about one car a month, sent…
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W.S.C
Surprises at Monza Sprint racing is something new in the World Sportscar Championship calendar, and the 1986 season started up…
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Letter from Imola
From D.S.J. to the Deputy Editor Dear M.L. As mentioned in my last letter I was due to spend a…
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500 cc Postscript
Now that D.S.J is writing letters to the Deputy Editor I will content myself with the occasional postscript, when M…
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BMW type 328 - Fifty years ago.
In 1934 and 1935 the BMW firm was producing a neat and compact little two-seater sports car in the shape…
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Motor Racing - Bristol Fashion
The racing history of the Bristol 450 is easily told: five races, 11 starts, three retirements, three class wins. It's…
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Road Impressions
Audi 90 quattro Following a fairly recent rearrangement of the renowned Audi model range the Audi 80s will use only…
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Out of The Past, June 1986
Out Of The Past Some time ago we had something to say about early vintage motoring in Wales, in particular…
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VW Scirocco GTX
A one-time avid Beetle enthusiast, it was some time since I had driven a VW, when the Scirocco came up…
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Book reviews, June 1986, June 1986
"Lamborghinl Countach" by Jean-Francois Marchet and Peter Coltrin (Osprey AutoHistory. 1214 Long Acre, London WC2. £7.95) It is an astounding…
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Porsche 959
For a car that has yet to be driven by a customer, the Porsche 959 has generated an inordinate amount…
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