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Chain Chatter, May 1950
by "Carrozzino" With the rising popularity of road-racing, and especially short circuit road-racing, a number of complications are arising, or,…
May 1950
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Vintage Veerings
For the benefit of newcomers to the vintage (pre-1931) cult, a few matters require clearing up. There is a mistaken…
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Club News, May 1950
We Hear Jack Shinder, 6, Old Bond Street, W.1, wishes to hear from fellow-owners of A90 Austins and wonders if…
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500-c.c. Car Racing at Brands Hatch
The first car-race meeting was held at Brands Hatch new 1-mile circuit, on April 16th. These were races, and all…
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Excellent Racing in the West
The Bristol M.C. and L.C.C. Meeting at Lulsgate On April 15th, the Bristol folk repeated last year's excellent club racing,…
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Letters from Readers, May 1950
Rolls-Bentley Comparisons Sir, As a regular reader who appreciates the unbiased manner in which you write about motor cars,…
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Alfa-Romeo Win The Targa Florio
This year's Targa Florio was an exciting and arduous race. Out of 186 starters, only 79 finished. Alberto Ascari led…
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Monza
At Monza on March 26th two two-hour races with starts on Le Mans lines were held, one for closed or…
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