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Matters of moment, May 1963
Peugeot wins Safari Rally of 77 retirements That splendid French family car, the Peugeot 404, has achieved enhanced prestige by…
May 1963
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Continental Notes, May 1963
THE Continental season got away to a bad start, with the Bruxelles Grand Prix having to be cancelled due to…
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New models
Mercedes-Benz 230SL Announced at the Geneva Show, the new Mercedes-Benz 230SL, which replaces the 190SL, is fitted with a 6-cylinder…
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XXIII Pau Grand Prix: A Team Lotus demonstration
Pau, France, April 15th With Easter being rather early the traditional Pau Grand Prix, held on Easter Monday, suffered from…
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Veteran - Edwardian - vintage: a section devoted to old-car matters, May 1963
V.S.C.C Silverstone Meeting (April 20th) Conclusive proof of enthusiasm for vintage-car racing was seen by the very big crowd which…
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The cars of "Archie" Frazer-Nash
Described to the Editor in a recent interview. "Archie" Frazer-Nash, M.I.Mech.E., well known in motoring circles as the "N" of…
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The things they say...
"There could hardly be a bigger difference of philosophy between Ford of Dagenham and its greatest rival in this country,…
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The 56th B.A.R.C. Members' Race Meeting
Double victory for Bloor's twin-cam Lotus-Ford In spite of a bitter wind the attendance at the first Goodwood Meeting of…
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1963 International Lombank Trophy F1 Meeting
Snetterton, March 30th The Snetterton Motor Racing Club opened the 1963 Formula One season with a 50-lap event on their…
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Under canvas
Readers who are keen motorcyclists and campers may care to note that the first purely motorcycle jamboree (open also to…
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B.P. maps and touring service
B.P. have issued a Road Atlas of Great Britain prepared for them by George Philip and Son Ltd., which in…
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Book reviews, May 1963, May 1963
"'Autocar' Road Tests, Spring 1963." 146 pp., 11 1/5 in. x 8 1/10 in., soft covers. (Iliffe Books Ltd., Dorset…
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Indianapolis is different
"Motor racing is the same the World over," you might retort. To which the answers appears to be, "At Indianapolis…
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Sports cars under £700: the £659 Morgan 4/4
The last sports car in the vintage style All the other cars dealt with in this series of road tests…
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Sports cars under £700: the £587 Austin Healey Sprite MK II
To complete the series of tests on under-£700 sports cars we tried the Mk. II Austin Healey Sprite in 1,098-c.c.…
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Mathis
Sir, Recently a friend of mine discovered in a village in Lincolnshire a 1928 Mathis. We have had the engine…
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For old-car fanatics
Those brave people who disregarded the alleged danger to their lungs from smoking and those cowardly persons who do nothing…
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A Model-A register
Sir, I wish to trace the owners of all model AF Ford motor vehicles (circa 1927-31) including models A, B…
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Kipling's Rolls-Royce
Sir, I notice that there has been some correspondence about Kipling's cars. He must have been something of a Rolls…
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The Brooklands reunion
Nostalgia for Brooklands Track is as strong as ever and last month the motor-cycle riders had their annual reunion at…
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