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THE MOTOR - Magazine 1950 Issues Contents
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Publish Date
21st June 1950
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Vol / No 97/2528
Editorial - The Shackles Rearranged / A New Aspect of the Economy Car - An Analysis of the 1400 Fiat Design with Cutaways and Spec / 12th British Empire Trophy - F. R. Gerard (ERA) Wins / The Belgian Grand Prix (Spa) - Fangio (Alfa Romeo) Wins / "Hurry Back" - A Trip to New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hollywood and Texas / London to New Zealand (4th Stage) - Devdelija to Athens / Reducing Power Per Person ie Fiat 1100E, Fiat 1100S and Fiat 1400
Special Feature  
Road Tests Vauxhall Velox
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 9/50
Publish Date
19th July 1950
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Vol / No 97/2532
Editorial - Equality of Speed / Jersey International Road Race - Peter Whitehead (Ferrari) Wins / Another Difficult Alpine Rally / Evolution - how an Outstanding Bristol Model has Benefited by a Two~year Process of Continuous Development ie The Bristol 401 with Cutaways / Vintage Weekend - A Visit to the Lake District in a 27~year~old Humber
Special Feature  
Road Tests Austin A40 Devon Saloon
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 10/50
Publish Date
20th September 1950
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Vol / No 98/2539
Editorial - Alternatives to Steel / A Tribute to Raymond Sommer / A New Lightweight Touring Caravan from Berkeley ie The Berkeley Messenger / 1951 Cars - The Sunbeam Talbot 90 with Cutaway and Spec / Stirling Moss (Jaguar XK120) Wins the First Post~war Tourist Trophy at Dundrod / Gears Without Tears - The Bochory Automatic Clutch / Silverstone Memories / Eifel Journey - A Quick Visit to Post~war Germany and the Motor Racing at the Nurburgring
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Road Tests  
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Publish Date
8th November 1950
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Vol / No 98/2543
Editorial - The BRM at Barcelona / The London Motor Show ie A Technical Review of Trends in Design with Cutaways - (Part:1) Engines and Gearboxes / Driving in Paris / London to New Zealand - Iskenderun (Turkey) to Tehran, then to Rest by the Caspian / Rumours and Excursions - This Year's Paris Salon Produced Nothing very Startling, But For the Future... / Tester's Report - Some Experiences of Over 25000 Miles Covered by Staff Drivers Testing 1950 Cars with Performance Figures / Automotive Newsletter - Supply and Demand, Nash for 1951, Rising Prices, The Henry J, Publicity Cancelled and American Ford's Plans / Rally Driving in Comfort / International Calendar 1951 / The 10th Penya Rhin Grand Prix - Ascari (Ferrari) Wins
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Road Tests  
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Publish Date
15th November 1950
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Vol / No 98/2544
Editorial - A Million Members / The 1000~miles Rally Report / The London Motor Show ie A Technical Review of Trends in Design - (Part:2) Coachwork and Equipment / A Journey Across Dartmoor and into Cornwall with a Prototype of the Latest Eccles Eighteen~footer Caravan Towed Behind an Austin A70 Saloon / How the Automobile Association's Radio~controlled Night Breakdown Service Brings Expert Aid to Stranded Motorists / Trial by Mud
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Road Tests  
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Publish Date
22nd November 1950
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Vol / No 98/2545
Editorial - Cause and Effect / Fraudulent Dealings in Motor Vehicles - Your Logbook is Your Security / The Problem of Our Roads / The Brighton Run Report / The Cottingham Memorial Trophy Trial Report / The British Isles - (Cistercian) Caldey Island / Has The BRM Failed ? / An American Special - Attractive Two~seater Sports Car with Tuned Ford V8 Engine
Special Feature  
Road Tests Jowett Javelin Jupiter
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 11C/50
Publish Date
29th November 1950
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Vol / No 98/2546 Editorial - "For Immediate Attention" / Expansion at Luton - Vauxhall Motors Commence Production in Large~scale Extension to Plant / A Medical View on Some Controversial Topics / The Roy Fedden Trophy Trial Report / Malayan Rebuild / Wanted ! Part:2 - A Technical Viewpoint on Desirable Developments in Motoring Sport / London to New Zealand - Tehran to Quetta Stage / Why Two Trailing Brake Shoes ? / Motor Hotels
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Road Tests  
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Publish Date
6th December 1950
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Vol / No 98/2547
Editorial - Export and Austerity / The Testy Tester - Some Observations on "The Motor" Road Test Procedure / The 32nd Gloucester Trial Report / A Miscellany of Accessories Worthy of Consideration as Aids to Winter Motoring or as Christmas Gifts / A Modified Triumph Mayflower / Accessory Makers and Prices
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Road Tests Triumph Mayflower Saloon
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 15/50
Publish Date
13th December 1950
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Vol / No 98/2548
Editorial - The Super Highway / The Rear~Steering Car - Factors which Render the Rear~steering Car Impracticable are Compared with the more Orthodox Layout / The Fregate - Pictorial Details of the New Two~litre Renault Saloon / Caravan Tests with Cutaways / Five Thousand Leisurely Miles Through New Zealand in a Armstrong Siddeley
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Road Tests Fiat 1400 Saloon
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 16/50
Publish Date
20th December 1950
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Vol / No 98/2549
Editorial - But Once a Year / British Products Excel in the Cairo Motor Show / Penance - A Heartily Enjoyable Punishment to Fit the Crime / RAC Trials Championship Trophy Report / The 1951 Cooper / An Introduction to West Cornwall / Wanted ! Part:3 / Precocity - Exhibits from the Automobile Museum at Turin / Functionality in Automotive Design - An American gives his Views on the Type of Car which would be Generally Acceptable on Both Sides of the Atlantic / Places with a Story - Winterborne Abbas
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Road Tests  
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Publish Date
27th December 1950
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Vol / No 98/2550
Editorial - "Nothing Venture..." / Fog and Road~icing / A Page Concerning Road Law / Midwinter Madness - Recollections of a Brief Motoring Holiday amongst Scandinavian Snows / The Year Gone By - Landmarks of 1950 Reviewed / Some Notes on the American Scene - Detailing Some of the More Unorthodox US Motoring Habits
Special Feature  
Road Tests Wolseley Four~Fifty
Type of Test Car
Test No / Year 17/50
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