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Matters of moment, March 1977
Outlook tepid As the year advances the general and motoring outlook can he described as tepid, improving in some quarters…
March 1977
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Parry Thomas
To commemorate the successful Land Speed Record achievement of J. G. Parry Thomas on Pendine Sands, the 27-litre Thomas Special…
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Fribourg and Treyfer
Fribourg and Treyer inform us that results their Challenge in the January issue of Motor Sport, expected to be published…
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Donington delay
Donington Park owner Tom Wheatcroft has had to postpone the opening of the racing track from March to May. Discussing…
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The STD and Humber
The STD and Humber Registers' combined dinner and dance will be held at the Manor Hotel, Banbury, on Saturday, March…
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World Champions
Some drivers like Phil Hill and Denny Hulme hardly seemed to realise they had become World Champion Racing Drivers, according…
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Around and about, March 1977
Spring sporting new car fever Better news from both Aston Martin and Lotus has been evident recently. Aston Martin seem…
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All in a year's work
In which the Assistant Editor looks back on a varied, exciting and sometimes dramatic year
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Bugatti and Ferrari clubs part
Following discussions between the Council of the Bugatti Owners Club and the Ferrari Affairs Committee regarding the future of the…
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Grand Prix d'Europe
In honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee the RAC British Grand Prix at Silverstone has been given the title of…
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TRs in Sweden
Torsten Lundberg of Stockholm informs us that Sweden has a thriving Triumph TR Club, which boasts 200 members from a…
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Mazda join the European hatchback war
The Assistant Editor reports from Japan on the first Japanese car designed specifically for the European Market The four main…
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V-E-V Miscellany, March 1977, March 1977
According to the Carmarthen journal the 27-litre Thomas Special "Babs" rnay be brought back to Pendine on the 50th Anniversary…
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Road test - The Mercedes 280E (W123)
Superb engineering, styling and handling, reasonable performance, too expensive When Mercedes-Benz introduced their nine-model W123 series last year they made…
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Racing car handling
Now that the Formula One season of racing is under way we are once more hearing explanations of why drivers…
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Veteran - Edwardian - Vintage, March 1977
A section devoted to old-car matters A Royal Accident Some time ago I questioned whether the accident which befell HM…
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V-E-V Miscellany, March 1977, March 1977
A Wolseley Hornet Special, JJ 87, with Corsica body, but with a Standard Flying 12 power-unit, has come to light.…
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The VSCC at Brooklands
The Vintage Sports Car Club held driving tests, in today's parlance Autotests, at Brooklands, or what is left of it,…
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Bring Back Llandow!
Sir, My name is David and I am 14 years old, and all my friends all like motor racing, like…
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Exeter revisited
[Although we devoted considerable space to the MCC Exeter Trial in last month's Motor Sport, this was nothing to the…
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