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Matters of moment, March 1980
Exploitation is a dirty word! "Man's rich with little, were his judgement true; Nature is frugal, and her wants are…
March 1980
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The Formula One scene
There are times when I get the feeling that "big business" is trying to manipulate the sport of Grand Prix…
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Historic racing
I do not know who coined the word "Historic" and applied it to old racing cars, but it was an awful…
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Correction!
(from the Oh Dear! department) Not too much this month! Due to misinformation supplied and a misunderstanding, with a lack…
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All in a year's work
In which the Deputy Editor reviews his 1979 motoring activities It doesn't feel as if a year has passed since I…
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The Lotus Esprit Turbo
Lotus has joined the fashionable turbo brigade, not with its grand prix cars but with a new Esprit Turbo which was…
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You can't keep good men down
The British Saloon Car Championship sponsored by Tricentrol will be enlivened this year by a pair of Audi 80 GLE…
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A taste of Formula Talbot
As a preview to the new Formula Talbot, mentioned in last December's issue, MCD invited Motor Sport to Brands Hatch to try the…
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Reliant take off the lid
The Reliant Scimitar has taken off its hat to gain a little sun and gone on a diet in the engine…
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Obituary
Ted Lloyd-Jones It is very sad to learn that Ted Lloyd-Jones has died, at the age of 71. He was…
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The 750 Motor Club
The 750 MC, "Leaders In Low-Cost Motoring Sport", continues to thrive. Its 1980 Year Book has just been issued, containing all…
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On non-race days . . .
It may be the imminence of the publication by Grenville of a revised edition of my "History of Brooklands Motor Course"…
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V-E-V miscellany, March 1980, March 1980
We were sorry to learn that Sir Giles Guthrie, Bt., OBE, DSC, died at the age of 63 on the last day…
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The wartime diaries of an RFC Officer
(Continued from the February issue) The summer of 1916 saw our aristocratic young Guards Officer, seconded to the Royal Flying…
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How slow is a light car?
Modern cars, even little ones, are so relatively fast that to their owners I suppose most vintage light cars must seem…
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V-E-V odds & ends, March 1980
The Veteran Car Club of Great Britain will hold its AGM at the RAC on March 22nd, at 2.30 pm.…
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Vintage postbag, March 1980
Type 38A Bugattis Sir, In his letter in your January issue, Mr. V. L. Seyd asks if his Type 38A…
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The new Audi 200 Turbo
The Audi 200 5T could not be described as a trend-setter, but the overall package presented by this new top…
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Obituary
Richard Twelvetrees, AMIMech.E., etc. Capt. Richard Walter Rickard Twelvetrees, who died last year at the age of 96, was Editor…
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Ford Sidevalve O.C.
About the only old cars still being used in any numbers for ordinary purposes, as distinct for rallies and specialised…
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