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Porsche R11 R RS RSR
Porsche 911 R RSRSR, by John Starkey. Veloce, £40. Everything you could wish to know about the racing 911 Porsches,…
October 1996
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Lagonda Accord
Laurence Meredith assesses a viable Bentley alternative If we accept the general maxim that the basis for discussion is an…
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Old Timers, Mainly
David McKinney reports on the biggest Continental Historic race meeting Following just a week after the Coys Historic Festival at…
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Special Brew
Behind so many shattered dreams is an old racing car languishing as a monument to what might have been, if…
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Derby Days
David McKinney reports on three action-packed HSCC days at Donington The HSCC's annual FIA Historic Championships meeting at Donington Park…
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URE The Winner
Alan Cox applauds the return of vintage racing to Lincs After a three year absence, the VSCC returned to Cadwell…
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Do Or Die
A Schneider Trophy Aftermath To understand what follows it is necessary to consider these seaplane races as they led up…
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V-TO-C Miscellany, October 1996, October 1996
R Memoranda, journal of the Riley AM Club which caters for the 1946-1955 Rileys had in its June issue an…
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Sorting Out The Anzani Twin-Cam Engines
We have received the following communication from Barry Peerless about Anzani twin-cam engines, which have been the subject of speculation…
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Just A Thought...
It is very apparent how many of the original Austin Sevens have survived, so that they are prominent in VSCC…
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Cars In Books, October 1996
I have been lent by a VSCC member a most interesting book. The Guv'nor, the autobiography of John Howlett, OBE,…
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Guy Smith
Overwhelming sadness 'will be felt that Guy Smith has died, aged 63. His very notable achievements with his Alvis-engined Frazer…
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Clement-Bayard Postscript
A reader reminds me that in the Forgotten Makes feature in the August MOTOR SPORT I omitted one significant but…
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Mrs Joan Birkett
Joan Birkett died recently at the age of 82, after a long illness. Though seldom seen at our sort of…
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E L Bouts
The links with Brooklands from the viewpoint of I those who actively raced there are alas becoming ever more attenuated,…
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James Crocker
The VSCC and the world of amateur motoring sport is mourning the death, at 70, after a short illness, of…
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Audi Advertising
It is always reassuring to have evidence that car manufacturers find motor racing and rallying at all levels a definite…
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Rich Rumour
Motor-minded people in the Tewkesbury area are becoming excited about rumours that the W154 Mercedes-Benz in which R J B…
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Age No Bar
The Times had a piece recently which should cheer up older drivers and riders, including me. One item was about…
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A Query
When I wrote a long piece about the famous blower Bentley single-seater I had seen Sir Henry Birkin racing at…
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