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Road Test: BMW 750iL
Key construction features The short and rigid aluminium crankcase houses a forged steel crankshaft that spins in seven bearings, with…
March 1988
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Veteran to classic: Alfa Romeo 2600 spyder (cont'd)
Lesson one is that there is only one way to extract the hoops from their nest and until you find…
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Veteran to classic: Alfa Romeo 2600 spyder
Luxury cruiser It always happens the same way. The sudden lurch of anxiety as you realise that something is wrong,…
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Veteran to classic: ERAs in Thailand (cont'd)
board the Bank of Bangkok's former Royal Barge which glided up and down the river while the drivers polished off…
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Veteran to classic: ERAs in Thailand
Tribute to Romulus Readers of this magazine should not need much introduction to the racing career of the late Prince…
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Measham Trophy
Home again Ten years after the last Measham Trophy Rally was run, the event has once again been established on…
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Veteran to classic: V12 Lagonda
Casualty of War When I think back on the cars for which I have considerable affection, the final pre-war design-fling…
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Barton Stacey
Almost ideal! The Vintage Sports Car Club's luck with the weather broke for this year's driving tests at Barton Stacey…
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Veteran to classic
Delage did it better! Some time back l analysed the luxury cars which manufacturers, expectant of postwar sales to the…
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Book reviews, March 1988, March 1988
Carrera Pan-Americana "Mexico" by Adriano Cimarosti. 381pp. 111/2" x 91/2" (Automobilia International Publishing Group, 4 Viale Monte Santo, Milano, Italy.…
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Insurance assurance
Sir, Mr Wright's letter (Motor Sport, February 1988) seems to call for a reply. As one of the leading brokers…
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NKA9
Sir, I have read the article In Resurgam by DSJ in the February issue of Motor Sport with interest. A…
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BMW under way
Sir, As the son of the late Mr Raymond Way, I was very interested to read your article on BMW…
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Lost and Found
Sir, At last it has reappeared— the Chevell Alvis Special. My interest is very simple. Basil Chevell was my father…
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Aston Hill
Sir, Almost every account written of the origin of the name Aston Martin (originally with a hyphen) links Lionel Martin…
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Concours Replicas
Sir, It seems a little hard to single out the Bugatti Owners Club for criticism, for giving a prize to…
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Restored driver?
Sir, There has been much comment recently about historical accuracy as it pertains to restored or even "replicated" cars. How…
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Photographic memory
Sir, Recently in your correspondence pages Dr Pinkerton was commenting on the Alvin Special of Basil Chevell and, later, Tony…
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ATN addendum
Sir, One of Tom Norton's modifications to the MG chassis of the ATN (Letters, Motor Sport, January 1988) was having…
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Palace plea
Sir, I arn researching into the history of Crystal Palace circuit, and all the forms of motor sport which took…
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