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 THE MOTOR - Magazine 1953 Issues Contents
Publish Date
07 January 1953
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Vol / No 102/2656
Editorial - High Endeavour / Italian Viewpoint on British Cars, The Motor Show and Our Behaviour on the Roads / The Exeter Trial Report / Vintage Year - Motoring Inventions Came Thick and Fast in 1927 / Bridges of the North - some Historic Water Crossings in the Northern Counties / They Stopped at Nothing - The Story of Ian Barclay and his Bull~nosed Morris Part:1 / Some Thoughts on the Increased Tax and... - A Little Bit of Bucks
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Publish Date
14 January 1953
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Vol / No 102/2657
Editorial - Into Battle / Accidents Analysed During 1951 / Protecting the Underside - A Report on the Wearing Qualities of Underseal Protective Coating After 14,000 Miles / Breakaway from Tradition - A New Steel~bodied Touring Caravan from Berkeleys / Preview of the Monte Carlo Rally / Especially for Light Cars - The "Robin" Caravan / They Stopped at Nothing - The Story of Ian Barclay and his Bull~nosed Morris Part:2 / The 1952 Panamerica "Mexico" - The Inside Story / Driver's Car - A Plea for Vehicles Built with Maximum Controllability as the Aim / A Design for Designers
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Publish Date
21 January 1953
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Vol / No 102/2658
Editorial - Cars Across the Channel / Welcome Return - An Examination of the Advantages to be Anticipated when High~grade Fuels Become Available in Britain on Feb 1st / The 36th Belgian Automobile Show Report / Winter Cruise - The Renault Fregate in European Waters / North American Circuit - 8,500 Miles of Trans~continental Motoring in a Jaguar Mk7 / The 1953 Formula 2 Maserati / To the Riviera in Winter / Combined Operations - Three Ingredients for an Enjoyable Holiday, are a Car, a Boat, and Some Good Riverside Hotels / Towards Monte Carlo, The Rally is On - Record Entry from 22 Nations
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Publish Date
28 January 1953
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Vol / No 12/04/1907
Editorial - Past, Present and Future / Jubilee Greetings / Only Two Gremlins... - A Return visit to the West Country, in a Hillman Minx Converted to Manumatic Two~pedal Control / "The Motor" from the Outside by a Sometime Insider - Sir Miles Thomas, DFC / It Was an 1895 Inspiration - that, in 1903, led Edmund Dangerfield to Enter a Highly Competitive Field of Seven Established Motor Journals with "The Motor" / Policy and Personnel - "Motoring for Men of Moderate Means" / Enterprise was the Secret of Expansion / The Impact of the First World War / From Rosebery Avenue to Bowling Green Lane - Between Two World Wars 1919~1939 / Observing the Facts - Means and Methods of Describing and Testing New Cars and Components, and Comments upon Affairs of Current Motoring Interest as Published Between 1903 and 1952 / Preparing the Way - Responsibilities of the Technical Journalist with Cutaways / Fifty Years of the Sporting Side - Recording the Growth of Competition Driving / Account Rendered, 1952 Part:1 / Le Mans Ten~Timer / The 23rd Monte Carlo Rally Report
Special Feature Golden Jubilee Number 1903 - 1953
Road Tests Morris Minor (Series 2) 4~Door Saloon
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Test No / Year 1/53
Publish Date
04 February 1953
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Vol / No 13/04/1907
Editorial - Rally in Retrospect / The Australian Car Market / Monte Carlo Rally Summary / Performance of British Cars in Competition in the Half~century 1902 to 1952 - Part:1 1902 to 1939 / Account Rendered, 1952 Part:2 / Rally Round~Up - Scenes from the 23rd Monte Carlo Rally / Winter Sport in the Lake District / Radio Road Test - The HMV Model 4300
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Publish Date
11 February 1953
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Vol / No 14/04/1907
Editorial - A Question of Survival / Ignition Interference with Television Reception / Places with a Story - Long Compton / Performance of British Cars in Competition in the Half~century 1902 to 1952 - Part:2 / European Post War Cars Part:1 / A New Road Racing Circuit in North West England - Oulton Park / Twenty~four Hours for Rutland / Power Steering for Studebaker and Nash
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Publish Date
18 February 1953
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Vol / No 15/04/1907
Editorial - Snow Blindness / An Addition to the Lightweights - The New "Wren" Caravan / What Goes On in Warren Street - The Inside Story of a Little London Thoroughfare where a Man's Word is his Bond and where More Used Cars are Bought and Sold in a Day than Anywhere Else in the British Isles / European Post War Cars Part:2 / The Lloyd LP400 - New 386cc Model Introduced / 1953 Cars - The Hillman Minx Comes of Age ie The Mk6 and The Story of The Minx / The War of Independents - Nash and Studebaker Head Swing to European Styling
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Publish Date
25 February 1953
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Vol / No 16/04/1907
Editorial - The Even Stream / British Touring Caravans on the Market / Yes and No - A Preliminary Exploration of the Advantages of High~grade Fuels for Use in Two Personal Cars / Yorkshire in the Early Spring / Roller~Bearing Crankshafts with Particular Reference to the Hirth Built~up Type / Alpine Adventure - An Entertaining Trip to Switzerland with a Humber Super Snipe and a Lightweight Caravan / What Price Freedom ? - The Economics of Caravanning for Holidays and Casual Week~ends
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Publish Date
04 March 1953
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Vol / No 17/04/1907
Editorial - Automatic Gear Changing / Lancia Aurelia B10, B15, B20, B21 and B22 / Road Research Laboratory Dazzle Experiments throw some... - Light on the Subject / Baggage, Boat, Bed and Breakfast - The Berkeley Caravette, a New Multi~purpose Lightweight Trailer / 1953 Cars - Fiat Introduce the New 1100 with Cutaway and Spec / Two~pedal Jaguar Mk7 for North America / A Last Look at Devon / The Story of the Tyre No:5 - Building the Beads
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Publish Date
11 March 1953
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Vol / No 18/04/1907
Editorial - Voluntary Segregation / The 23rd Geneva Motor Show / Fitch and Walters (Cunningham) Win Sebring 12~hour Race / Jaguar Mk7 Chases Mullet in Cornwall / Holdens by the Hundred / 1953 Cars - New Standard Vanguard Phase 2 Shown at Geneva / Battle Against Brine - Repairing Flood~swamped Cars is Not a Cheap or Simple Business
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Road Tests Standard Vanguard (Phase 2)
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Test No / Year 2/53
Publish Date
18 March 1953
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Vol / No 19/04/1907
Editorial - A Fair Prospect / Flashing~light Indicators - Some Practical Aspects of a Device which is Popular Abroad and May Soon be Legalized in Britain / Spring Clean - Summer~time Motoring Can be Made More Trouble~free by a Thorough Renovation Now / Through the Nubian Desert / RAC International Rally Preview / Motoring in Alaska / "France...and Why Not ?" / London's Revamped Racing Circuit - Crystal Palace / Continental Budget / An Inexpensive Radio Project Intended for Installation in the Morris Minor but also Suitable for Other Cars - Schematic Circuit Diagram / Scenes from Sebring
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Road Tests Singer SM 1500 Saloon (2 Carburetters)
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Test No / Year 3/53
Publish Date
25 March 1953
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Vol / No 20/04/1907
Editorial - Steady the Shuttlecock ! / The Road Research Laboratory Investigates... - The Power to Stop / The Frankfurt Motor Show / The Syracuse Grand Prix (Sicily) - De Graffenried (Maserati) Wins / The Colemore Trophy Trial / Australian Motor Racing / 1953 Cars - The New Sunbeam Alpine / Straws in the Wind - 1953 Automobile Fashions Herald a New Trend in American Styling
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Road Tests Ford Consul Saloon
The Eccles "New Imperial"
Type of Test Car
Caravan
Test No / Year 4/53
1/53
Publish Date
22 April 1953
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Vol / No 103/2671
Lancia Appia, Lancia Aurelia Gran Turismo / New Specialized Coachwork on Alfa Romeo 1900 Chassis / New Italian Competition Cars on Test and under Construction / The Jaguar Engine Part 2 / The Two-Stroke Engine
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Publish Date
01 April 1953
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Vol / No 21/04/1907
Editorial - Survival of the Sports Car / 1953 Cars - A Convertible Jaguar XK120 / The RAC International Rally of Great Britain Report / Pleasure as Usual - Lynton and Lynmouth in an Aston / Behind Locked Doors - British Grand Prix Racing Cars for the Coming Season / A Twin~turbine Torque Converter / Adventures with Mary - A Definitely Unhurried Journey Through the Cotswolds by Steam Tractor
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Road Tests Volkswagen Export Saloon
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 1C/53
Publish Date
08 April 1953
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Vol / No 22/04/1907
Editorial - Paying Guests / A Tribute to Robert Hichens / Endurance in Extremes - Austin A40 Somerset Completes Test Run From the Equator To the Arctic Circle / The Lands End Trial / A Collection of Curious Maps / Proposed Parking Plan for Central London / Winter Odyssey - A Morgan Plus Four Shakes the Sand Out of its Shoes and Gets Some Snow On its Boots / Some Details of the New Opel Olympia "Rekord" / The Pau Grand Prix - Ascari (Ferrari) Wins
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Road Tests Jowett Javelin (Series 3) Saloon De Luxe
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Test No / Year 2C/53
Publish Date
15 April 1953
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Vol / No 23/04/1907
Editorial - The Price of Performance / Making the Most of Premium Fuels / The Circuit of Ireland Trial / The Jaguar Engine Part:1 - Technical Development and Cylinder~Head Design with Cutaways / First Act in Florida - Aston Martin at Sebring / On Pleasure Bentley - A Day Out with a Hybrid Example of a Classic Marque
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Publish Date
29 April 1953
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Vol / No 103/2672
Caravan Test No 2/53 - The Berkeley Caravette / The 35th Italian Motor Show / Mille Miglia - Marzotto, Parnell / Measham Car Auctions / The story of the Tyre Part 6 / The 100mph Corner / The Two-Stroke Engine Part 2
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Road Tests Renault 750 Saloon
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 5/53
Publish Date
06 May 1953
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Vol / No 103/2673
Editorial - A Light Example / The "Wessex" - A New Small Holiday Trailer / 1953 Cars - New Frazer~Nash Hardtop / Report on The 5th Tulip Rally / Frontier Byways - Motoring in Pakistan's North West Province / 1953 Cars - The Daimler Conquest with Cutaway and Spec / Showing the Flag - Some Motoring Accessories with a Coronation Theme / Two Ways to Turin - A Contrasting Pair of Journeys Over the Alps to Northern Italy
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Road Tests Daimler Conquest
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 6/53
Publish Date
13 May 1953
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Vol / No 103/2674
Aeration in Telescopic Dampers / Book Reviews / Silverstone International Trophy Meeting - Hawthorn, Salvadori, Moss, Bira, Wharton / New Ohv Engines for Humber Pullman & Imperial / The Bristol 403 Saloon / White Horse Round-up: A Wiltshire Exploration / Caravan Test No 3/53 - The Bailey Maestro
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Road Tests Fiat 1100
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 3c/53
Publish Date
20 May 1953
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Vol / No 103/2675
What Britain Offers - AC Four Door Saloon, Allard Palm Beach, AC Sports Five Seater, Allard J2X Two Seater, Allard Monte Carlo Saloon, Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire, Alvis Three Litre Saloon, Aston Martin DB2, Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane Coupe, Austin A30 Saloon, Austin A40 Somerset, Austin A125 Sheerline, Austin A40 Sports, Bentley Standard Saloon, Austin A70 Hereford,, Bentley Continental, Bradford Utility, Citroen Six Saloon, Bristol 403 Saloon, Daimler Conquest Saloon, Citroen Light Fifteen, Daimler Straight Eight, Dellow Mk 3, Ford Consul Saloon, Ford Anglia, Ford Zephyr Six, Ford Prefect, Frazer Nash Le Mans, Frazer Nash Targa Floria, Austin Healey Hundred, Healey 2½ Litre Coupe, Hillman Minx Hard Top, Healey 3 Litre Sports Convertible, Humber Hawk, Jaguar Mk 7 Saloon, Humber Super Snipe Mk 4, Jaguar XK 120 Two Seater, Humber Pullman Limousine, Jensen Interceptor, Jowett Javelin Saloon, Lanchester Leda Saloon, Jowett Jupiter, Lea Francis 14 hp Saloon, Lagonda 2½ Litre Mk 2, Lea Francis Sports 2 Seater, MG Midget TD, Morris Minor 4 Door Saloon, MG 1¼ Litre Saloon, Morris Oxford, Morgan Plus Four 2 Seater, Morris Six Saloon, Renault 750 Saloon, Rolls Royce Silver Dawn, Riley 1½ Litre Saloon, Rolls Royce Silver Wraith, Riley 2½ Litre Saloon, Rover 75 Saloon, Singer SM 1500 Roadster, Sunbeam Talbot 90, Singer SM 1500 Saloon, Sunbeam Alpine, Standard Vanguard, Triumph Mayflower, Triumph Sports, Vauxhall Velox, Triumph Renown, Wolseley Four Forty Four, Vauxhall Wyvern, Wolseley Six Eighty / Some British Contributors to Automobile Design in Four Reigns Part 1 1895 to 1925 / The Queen and Her People / The State Coach of England / Half a Century of Royal Cars / Going My Way - The Kent Countryside...from London, The South West...from Southampton, Welsh Border & Bristol Channel...from Oxford, Pembrokeshire...from Worcester, Shropshire...from London, The Lakes...from Manchester, The Western Highlands...from Glasgow, The Midlands...from Stratford on Avon, Oxford and Cambridge...from Birmingham, The Fens...from Leicester
Special Feature Coronation and Commonwealth Number
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Publish Date
27 May 1953
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Vol / No 103/2676
Triumph Sports achieves 124 mph / A New HRG Engine / They Get What They Pay For / Crystal Palace / MCC Edinburgh Rally / Chaterhall / Thruxton / Brands Hatch / The Birth of a Sports Car - The New Triumph Model / Never an Anxious Moment - impressions as Reg Parnell's passenger in the Mille Miglia / Accessory Review
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Road Tests Renault 2 litre Fregate
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Test No / Year 7/53
Publish Date
03 June 1953
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Vol / No 103/2677
Drivers Dislikes / Rosier wins again at Albi / Snetterton / The Coronation Scottish Rally / Some British Contributors to Automobile Design in Four Reigns Part 2 1925 to 1952 / Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics for Car Bodywork - New Material Potential / Queen Elizabeth's visit to Italy / American Cars at Le Mans
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Publish Date
10 June 1953
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Vol / No 103/2678
The Sports Car for the Future / Ford's Fiftieth Anniversary / Memorial Day Indianapolis 500 / Veteran Run to Windsor / Shelsley - Wharton / Zandvoort - Ascari wins / From Gordon Bennett to People's Car Part 1 / Let's give Bunyan a Miss / Test of Endurance - Details of Le Mans and the Cars that will represent Britain / REME - Build a Jeep against the Clock / Silverstone
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Publish Date
17 June 1953
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Vol / No 103/2679
A Day Off for the Driver - The Loch Lomond Steamer / Motoring in the Sudan / A New Caravan and Trailer Brake / Piston Speed and All That / Some Interesting Foreign Cars at Le Mans / Before the Battle - Le Mans / The Story of the Tyre Part 7 / Installing a Tell-Tale System for Side and Rear Lamps / Le Mans 1953 - British Jaguars score Resounding Victory - Moss / From Gordon Bennett to People's Car Part 2
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Publish Date
24 June 1953
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Vol / No 103/2680
The All Aluminium Car Arrives - New Dyna Panhard / British Empire Trophy Races / Maserati Challenge Fails at Spa - Ascari wins / Some Personal Experiences from the Cheapest to the Most Expensive on the British Market / Le Mans and After - More on the Race / Off the Beaton Track in the Cotswolds
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Publish Date
01 July 1953
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Vol / No 103/2681
New Standards for Sports Cars / The Interesting 1953 Studebaker on the Highways of 16 American States Part 1 / Rouen - Ferraris win - Farina, Hawthorn / Touring among the Pennines / The New Dover Car Ferry Terminal - Drive-On Bridges / Le Mans - An Analytical Review / Driving in France
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Publish Date
08 July 1953
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Vol / No 103/2682
Wheels in Wales / Made in Wales / Racing at Rheims / The Interesting 1953 Studebaker on the Highways of 16 American States Part 2 / The Land of the Red Dragon - Wales / The Sport in Wales / The Toll of the Road - Wildlife / Rest and Be Thankful
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Road Tests Wolseley Four-Forty-Four
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 8/53
Publish Date
15 July 1953
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Vol / No 103/2683
Spur to Economy / Alpine Rally / Crystal Palace / Come Rain, Come Shine / New Hooper Bodied Silver Wraith for the USA / A February Frolic across the Channel Part 1 / The Body Beautiful - Annual Coachwork Competition / The Story of a Car which made Walking an Extravagance - Trojan / Caravan Test No 4/53 - The Willerby Standard 4 Berth / A New Repair Service - Cold Stitching
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Publish Date
22 July 1953
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Vol / No 103/2684
Highway Robbery / Piston Speed - another point of view / The Alpine Rally / 6th RAC British Grand Prix - Silverstone - Ascari wins / The Working of Overdrive / A February Frolic across the Channel Part 2 / Saffron Walden - A Dominion visitor exploring a quiet corner of the Home Counties / Building your own Battery Charger
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Road Tests Bentley Continental Sports Saloon
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Test No / Year 4c/53
Publish Date
29 July 1953
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Vol / No 103/2685
The Hedgehogs / Towards 100mph - some Experimental Work with a Ford Zephyr / Accessory Review / Along Shakespeare's Avon / One Second Victory - French Grand Prix / Mobile Mountaineering - Scenes from the Alpine Rally / Nearing Completion - Oulton Park / Motel for the Motourist - near the Channel Ports
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Road Tests Austin A135 Princess Long-Wheelbase Limousine
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 9/53
Publish Date
05 August 1953
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Vol / No 104/2686
Tracks and the Tourist / Accessory Review / Thruxton - Colin Chapman / Brands Hatch International / German Grand Prix - Nurburgring - Farina wins / The Fruit of Experience / The 1953 Le Mans Jaguar / The Puy Country - France / Unsuitable for Motors ?
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Road Tests Humber Super Snipe Saloon
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Test No / Year 5c/53
Publish Date
12 August 1953
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Vol / No 104/2687
An Untapped Market / A Simple and Effective Wheel Balancer / The American Market / New Coventry Climax Engines / The Case of the Red Maserati / Exploring the Isle of Purbeck / The Story of the Tyre Part 8 / The Australian Reliability Trial / A European Automatic Transmission / Royal Inspection
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Road Tests Studebaker V8 Commander Coupe
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Test No / Year 6c/53
Publish Date
19 August 1953
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Vol / No 104/2688
A Successor to Donington / Tazio Nuvolari - A Tribute / Tyre Pressure Problems / Speeding the Zephyr / Charterhall - Wharton, Salvadori / Book Reviews / The Cooper Bristol Sports / The Bentley Continental - A European Journey Part 1 / Accessory Review / Alps, Auberges and an Austin A40 Somerset / Scottish Season
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26 August 1953
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Vol / No 104/2689
Motoring on a Shoestring / Overdrive for Vauxhall Velox and Wyvern / Goodwood - Parnell wins / Swiss Grand Prix - Bremgarten - Ascari wins / Pilgrim in Surrey / A Bank Holiday Visit to Dancing Ledge / Going to the TT - Dundrod / Impressions of the 1953 Skoda 1200 / The Bentley Continental - A European Journey Part 2
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Publish Date
02 September 1953
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Vol / No 104/2690
Train of Thought / You, Too, can Drive in London / Navigation Instruments / Caravan Topics / Shelsley / Silverstone / Caravan Test No 5/53 - The Berkeley Europa / Roaming france in a Simca Aronde Part 1 / eliminating Overhanging Rocks / The Three Vales - North Wales
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Road Tests Austin A40 Somerset DH Coupe
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Test No / Year 10/53
Publish Date
09 September 1953
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Vol / No 104/2691
Too Much for Too Little / Ferrari's Future - Enzo Ferrari / Ulster TT - Dundrod - Aston Martin win / Roaming france in a Simca Aronde Part 2 / Stop at Night Towns / West Germany's Latest Development in Garage and Service Methods / Four Years with a Citroen Light Fifteen in Africa / Brighton Speed Trials
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Publish Date
16 September 1953
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Vol / No 104/2692
Editorial - The Little Car / 1954 Cars - A Twin~Carburetter Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire / French Renaults for 1954 / The 24th Grand Prix of Italy (Monza) - Fangio (Maserati) Wins / 1954 Cars - The Austin Programme ie Popular A30, A40, A70 and Four~Litre Models Continued Without Change / 1954 Cars - A New, Medium Sized Mercedes~Benz ie The Type 180 / 1954 Cars - The New Standard Eight with Cutaway and Spec / Fifty Years of Vauxhalls
Special Feature  
Road Tests Standard Eight Saloon
Austin~Healey "Hundred"
Type of Test Car
Car
Test No / Year 11/53
7C/53
Publish Date
23 September 1953
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Vol / No 104/2693
Penny Plain Attractions / Book Reviews / 1954 Cars - The Jaguar Range / Crystal Palace / Prescott / Australian Reliability Trial / Caravan Test No 6/53 - The Car Cruiser Lynx / 2000 Miles in Sweden and Norway with a Ford Zephyr Six / Leafy Lanes / Rallies cause Resentment - Lake District / Success Story - The Austin Healey Hundred
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Publish Date
07 October 1953
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Vol / No 104/2695
Editorial - Motoring Directors / The Paris Show / Caravan Test No 7/53 - The Eccles Coronet / 1954 Cars - The Sunbeam Talbot and Alpine Models / Last Race of Summer - Goodwood / Motoring on Film / Shetland Islands / 1954 Cars - Wolseley and Citroen Models / Castle Combe
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Road Tests Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 2-Carburetter Saloon
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Test No / Year 8c/53
Publish Date
14 October 1953
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Vol / No 104/2696
Editorial - Point of View / Year of Progress - A Review of 1953 / The Trend of Automobile Lubricants 1939 to 1953 / Austin A30 Seven Two Door / Equipment for the Car / Accessories and Components at Earls Court / 1954 Cars - A 100mph Alvis / 1954 Cars - Bentley and Rolls Royce Programmes / 1954 Cars - Riley announce the Pathfinder - An Impressive New 2½ litre and an Improved 1½ litre Car / 1954 Cars - The New Lanchester Dauphin / Equipment for Your Garage / Transport Service Equipment at Earls Court / The Tyre Stands / Specifications and Prices of 1954 British Cars - (AC = 2 litre Two Door Saloon & Four Door Saloon, 5 Seater Tourer, Ace 2 Seater Special Sports) (Allard = Palm Beach 3 Seater, K3 Three Seater, Monte Carlo, Safari) (Bristol = 403, 404) (Citroen = 2CV, Light Fifteen, Big Fifteen, Six Cylinder) (Daimler = Conquest, Straight Eight) (Ford = Anglia, Prefect, Consul, Zephyr Six) (Frazer Nash = Mk 2 Competition Model, Targa Florio gran Sport, Mille Miglia, Le Mans Fixed Head Coupe, Turismo) (Healey = 2.4 Litre, 3 Litre, Nash Healey) (Humber = Hawk Mk 5, Super Snipe Mk 4, Pullman, Imperial) (Jaguar = Mk 7, XK 120, XK 120C) (Jensen = Interceptor) (Jowett = Javelin, Jupiter) (Lagonda = 3 Litre) (Lanchester = Fourteen) (Morgan = Plus Four) (Morris = Minor Series 2, Oxford Series MO, Six Series MS) (Renault = 750, 2 Litre Fregate) (Riley = 1.5 Litre, Pathfinder) (Rolls Royce = Silver Dawn, Silver Wraith) (Rover = 60, 75, 90) (Singer = SM 1500 Saloon, SM 1500 Roadster) (Standard = Eight, Vanguard Phase 2) (Sunbeam Talbot = 90 Mk 2a, Sunbeam Alpine) (Triumph = Renown, Sports) (Vauxhall = Wyvern, Velox) (Wolesley = Four Forty-Four, Six Eighty)
Special Feature London Show Preview
Road Tests Bentley B7 (with Automatic Transmission)
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 9c/53
Publish Date
21 October 1953
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Vol / No 104/2697
Editorial - Prelude to Uproar / The Earls Court Motor Show - A Stand by Stand Report - (AC = 2 Litre, Ace) (Alfa Romeo = 1900) (Allard = Palm Beach, K3, Monte Carlo) (Alvis = 3 Litre TC 21, 3 Litre TC 21-100) (Armstrong Siddeley = Sapphire) (Aston Martin = DB2-4) (Austin = A30 Seven, A40 Somerset, A70 Hereford, A125 Sheerline) (Bentley = B7, Continental) (BMW = 501) ( Borgward = Hansa 1500, Hansa 1800 Diesel, Hansa 2400) (Bristol = 403, 404) (Buick = Series 50 Super V8, Series 70 Roadmaster V8) (Cadillac = 60 Special V8, Series 6219) (Chevrolet = 1069WX1 Sedan, 1069WDX1 Bel air Sedan) ( Chrysler) (Citroen = 2CV, Light Fifteen, Big Fifteen, Six) (Daimler = Conquest, Conquest Roadster, Straight Eight) (De Soto = Fire Dome) (Dodge = V8) (Fiat = 500C, 1100, 1400 Diesel, 1900) (Ford GB = Popular, Anglia, Prefect, Consul, Zephyr Six, Zodiac) (Ford FR = Vedette, Vendome) (Ford US = Customline) (Frazer Nash = 2 Litre Turismo, 2 Litre Gran Sport, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Le Mans) (Healey = Austin Healey Hundred) (Hillman = Minx) (Hudson = Hornet 7D) (Humber = Hawk, Super Snipe) (Jaguar = Mk 7, XK 120, XK 120C) (Jensen = Interceptor, 541) (Jowett = Javelin, Jupitor, Jupitor R4) (Kaiser = Corsair, Corsair de Luxe) (Lagonda = 3 Litre) (Lancia = Appia, Aurelia B22, Aurelia Gran Turismo 2500) (Lanchester = Fourteen, 2.5 Litre Dauphin) (Lincoln = Capri) (Mercedes Benz = 180, 170 SD, 300, 300 S) (Mercury = Monterey) (MG = Midget TF, Magnette ZA) (Morgan = Plus Four) (Morris = Minor, Oxford, Six) (Nash = Rambler, Ambassador) (Oldsmobile = 88 Series, 98 Series) (Packard = Clipper, Patrician Sedan) (Panhard = Type 54) (Pegaso = 102VS 2.8) (Peugeot = 203) (Plymouth = Belvedere Sports Coupe) (Pontiac = Series 25, Series 27) (Porsche = Type 356, Super) (Renault = 750, 2 Litre) (Riley = 1.5 Litre, Pathfinder) (Rolls Royce = Silver Dawn, Silver Wraith) (Rover = 60 Saloon, 75 Saloon, 90 Saloon, 75 Convertible, Land Rover Station Wagon) (Simco = Aronde, Grand Large, Chatelaine) (Singer = SM 1500, SM Roadster, SMX Roadster) (Standard = Eight, Vanguard, Vanguard Estate Car) (Studebaker = Champion, Commander) (Sunbeam Talbot = 90 Saloon, 90 Convertible, Sunbeam Alpine) (Triumph = Renown, Sports) (Vauxhall = Wyvern, Velox) (Volkswagen) (Willys Overland = Aero Wing, Aero Ace) (Wolseley = Four-Forty-Four, Six-Eighty) / The AC Ace / New at the Show / Vauxhall Golden Jubilee 1903 to 1953 / 1954 Cars - Ford - Popular and Zodiac / 1954 Cars - Triumph / New Plastic Bodied Singer SMX Roadster / 1954 Cars - Morris - Minor, Minor Traveller, Oxford, Six / A Chronological Review of British Cars Introduced or Modified since the 1952 Motor Show / 1954 Cars - Hillman - Minx / 1954 Cars - New Farina Styled Rover / 1954 Cars - The Jowett Jupiter R4 / 1954 Cars - MG - Midget TF, Magnette ZA / 1954 Cars - New Daimler Conquest Roadster / 1954 Cars - Velox, Wyvern / Lucas Equipment for 1954 / Cutaways - The Standard Eight, The Ford Prefect, The Rover 60, The Riley Pathfinder, The Daimler Conquest, The Bristol 404 / Caravans on Display / Specifications, Prices etc of New British Models announced This Week and Foreign Cars on Exhibition at Earls Court / International Calendars for 1954
Special Feature The London Motor Show
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28 October 1953
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Vol / No 104/2698
Editorial - A Great Show / The Engineering Aspect at Earls Court / Past, Present and Future Fashions in Car Styling and Construction / The Price of Car Ownership / A Review of the Exhibits on the Coachbuilders' Stands at Earls Court / Racing Cars at Earls Court / The Continental Competitors at the Show / Earls Court Opening Day / Some Winter Itineraries to Try / Petroleum Trends / Automotive Newsletter / We'll Show you a Show
Special Feature London Show Report
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04 November 1953
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Vol / No 104/2699
Editorial - Taking Stock / Anti~freeze Solutions that Prevent Corrosion / Caravan Topics / The Brighton Run Report / The Heart of England...but no larks sing - A Visitor from South Africa Records Some More Impressions of Touring in this Country / Showpieces - Some of the Striking Engineering Exhibits Seen at Earls Court / Safe Adventure - An Australian Visitor Drives 1,300 Miles Through Yugoslavia in a Ford Consul / Veteran Revived - A Danish Car of 1886 Rebuilt and Running Again
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11 November 1953
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Vol / No 104/2700
Editorial - True Progress / The Scottish Motor Show - Stand by Stand Layout / Testers' Twelvemonth - A Review of 24 Road Test Reports / From Berkeley Square to Berkeley Street - An Account of a 794 Mile Journey in the New Standard Eight / Highland Patrol - The Beautiful but Remote Country Beyond the Caledonian Canal Now Has Special Automobile Association Patrols Equipped to Help Travellers in Difficulty / Wet Scenes from The Brighton Run / Ecurie Ecosse - A Scottish Private Venture which has Made its Mark in Motor Racing / The Paris to Madrid Road Race in 1903 / A Short but Scenic Test Run - Less than Twenty Miles from Glasgow this Little Circuit is Interesting and Varied
Special Feature The Scottish Motor Show
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18 November 1953
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Vol / No 104/2701
Editorial - There Is No Touchstone / The 4th National Rally Report / The Scottish Motor Show Report / Problems in the Design and Development of an Economical Automobile Gearbox / From Creature to Car - Some Account of the Hide Used for Motorcar Upholstery / Up From the Sea in Cars - An Exe~cursion
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