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THE MOTOR - Magazine 1954 Issues Contents |
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Publish Date |
6th January 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 104/2708 |
Editorial - Road Tests: Another Step Forward / The Swallow Doretti - A New 100mph Sports Car / Does Driving make your Back Ache ? Part 2 / The 1927 1.5 litre Grand Prix Delage / Automotive Newsletter / History On Wheels - The Saga of a Veteran / Double Overdrive for Vanguard and Renown |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Austin A30 Seven 2-Door Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 1/54 | |
Publish Date |
13th January 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 104/2709 |
Editorial - The Great Adventure / Australian Vista - Some More Impressions of Motoring Conditions "Down Under" / The 24th Monte Carlo Rally Preview / Skidding Tests on Indoor Ice - Modified Tyre~test Machines Measure Stopping Power on Ice~covered Surfaces / How Not to do "The Monte" - A Light~hearted Account of Some Alarms and Excursions on the 1953 Rally / Nash Cars for 1954 / Vagrant Vanguard - A Continental Ramble / Minx in Overalls - On and Off~the~Road Experience with a Pick~up Based on the Hillman Passenger Car / Faster than the Stage Coaches - A Brush with the Law and Some Other Reminiscences of Motoring at the Turn of the Century |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Fiat 1400 Diesel | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 2/54 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
20th January 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 104/2710 |
Editorial - The Unseen Force / Another Additive for Petrol - Some Details of the Latest "Shell" Innovation / Overdrive for the Jaguar Mk7 / The Brussels Show Report / The 24th Monte Carlo Rally Report - They're on the Way / The First 1954 Grand Prix Car - Details of the 2.5~litre Maserati / Account Rendered 1953 Part:1 - A Personal Account of Twelve Months' Motoring / The Education of a Grand Prix Driver |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Rover "Sixty" Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 3/54 | |
Publish Date |
27th January 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 104/2711 |
Editorial - Sitting Pretty / Cadillac and Oldsmobile for 1954 / Oil Prospects in Australia / The 24th Monte Carlo Rally Report - Chiron Wins / Account Rendered 1953 Part:2 - A Personal Account of Twelve Months' Motoring |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Lancia Appia | |
| The Eccles "New Democrat" | ||
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Caravan | ||
| Test No / Year | 4/54 | |
| 1/54 | ||
Publish Date |
3rd February 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2712 |
Editorial - Unhappy Event / Reading the Road Test Reports / Rally Round~Up - Facts and Figures from Monte Carlo / Testing Cars 'Midst Snow and Ice / European Debutante - The Arnolt~Bristol / The Shape of Things Gone By Part:4 - The 1932 2.6~litre P3 Alfa Romeo / Monaco Melange - Scenes During the Final Stages and Tests of This Year's Monte Carlo Rallly / Ski~ing in Scotland |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
10th February 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2713 |
Editorial - Our Future / Production and Export, 1953 / When You Buy a Second~hand Car - Some Pitfalls / The 2nd "Cats Eyes" Rally / Pennine Crossings / American Automotive Newsletter / Not~So~Easy Easter - A Weekend Safari that was Not Without Incident / Places with a Story - Killeaghy Hill, Killarney |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Panhard Dyna 54 | |
| The Thomson "Almond" Mk5 | ||
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Caravan | ||
| Test No / Year | 5/54 | |
| 2/54 | ||
Publish Date |
17th February 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2714 |
Editorial - Room for One More ? / Packhard Programme for 1954 / Mercedes~Benz announce Two Sports Models ie The Model 190 SL and The Model 300 SL / The 3rd International Motor Sports Show New York / The Shape of Things Gone By Part:5 - The 1936 C~type 6~litre Auto Union / How Green Was My Rally - A First~timer Goes to Monte Carlo / The Standard Vanguard Diesel |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Alvis TC 21/100 3~Litre | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 6/54 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
24th February 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2715 |
Editorial - Independant Travel / Round the States in Twenty Days - A 7000 mile American Circuit in a Morris Oxford / Brake Tests - Voluntary or Compulsory / Caravan Buyers Guide / Six Wheeled Year - Caravanning is a Growing Cult, The Trend of Current Design, Tests of Seven Models, & The Towing Car / Accessories for an Open Air Holiday / Behind the Scenes during the First of the BBC's New Television Motoring Programmes / Camping is Good Fun |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Bedford Dormobile | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 7/54 | |
Publish Date |
3rd March 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2716 |
Editorial - The Limiting Factor / What "Is" a Sports Car - The Term is Widely Used but Many Fast Cars and "Funabouts" do Not Really Qualify / Sports Car Line~up - Plans and Prospects for the 1954 Racing Season Reviewed / RAC British Rally Preview / Sports Car Specifications / Why Go To Monte Carlo ? / Land~Roving Round Africa - Four~vehicle Land Rover Convoy Sets Off on Ambitious 25,000 Mile Endurance Test / The Sports Car - Naissance and Renaissance / The Performance and Morphology of Sports Car Engines Part:1 with Cutaways / A Journey to Remember in a Hispano~Suiza / Mike Hawthorn Discusses... - One Seat or Two ? / For This Year's Racing - Photographs and Details of Some Sports~Racing and Formula 1 Cars Now Being Constructed in this Country |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
10th March 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2717 |
Editorial - The Way Ahead / The 41st Detroit Auto Show / Sebring - Moss wins / The New (Ferry) Route to Argyll / 1954 Cars - The Daimler Conquest Century Saloon / The Performance and Morphology of Sports Car Engines Part 2 / The Wood Carver's Art / Rock Climbing in North Wales |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Borgward Hansa 1800 D 4-Door Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 8/54 | |
Publish Date |
17th March 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2718 |
Editorial - Growing Pains / The Geneva Motor Show Report / 4th Sebring Sports Car Race - Moss (Osca) Wins / The Size, Structure and Shape of European Automobiles Part:1 / Progress Towards Formula 1 - The Development of Connaught Racing Cars Part:1 with Cutaway / The Nash Metropolitan / RAC Rally Report - J.C. Wallwork (Triumph) Wins |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Vauxhall Velox (High Compression Engine) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 9/54 | |
Publish Date |
24th March 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2719 |
Editorial - Double Event / The Size, Structure and Shape of European Automobiles Part:2 / Progress Towards Formula 1 - The Development of Connaught Racing Cars Part:2 with Cutaway / The Case for Yellow Headlamps / Colmore Trophy Trial Report / 1954 Cars - A New Standard Ten / 1954 Cars - The Nash Metropolitan in Detail with Cutaway |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Citroen Six~Cylinder | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 10/54 | |
Publish Date |
31st March 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2720 |
Editorial - The Undercut / Some Notes on the Design and Use of a Popular Fire Extinguisher / Caravan Test No 3/54 - The Streamlite Sprite Major Mk 2 / The Swedish Motor Show / Goodwood / The Size, Structure and Shape of European Automobiles / Crankshafts by the Thousand / Californian Mud Plug / The Two Seater Build-Yourself Lotus |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Volkswagen De Luxe Export Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 11/54 | |
Publish Date |
7th April 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2721 |
Editorial - Rosebuds / A Daily Diary of a Visit to North America Part 1 / A Chrysler Gas Turbine / Towing Brackets / Roman Holiday / Five Minutes to Anywhere / Ideas and Information about Motoring Holidays on the Continent / Wheeltracks of the Rallies / Good Fishing on the Main Road into Scotland |
| Special Feature | Spring & Touring Number | |
| Road Tests | Triumph TR2 Sports 2-Seater (with overdrive) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 12/54 | |
Publish Date |
14th April 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2722 |
Editorial - Progressive Neighbour / Dodge Firearrow, Cistalia 1100 Voloradente / Tyre Characteristics Part 1 / Maintaining a Good Protective Base on Plated Parts - Chrome / Humber Super Snipe Improvements / British Empire Trophy - Brown (Cooper Bristol) wins at Oulton / A Daily Diary of a Visit to North America Part 2 / One Man's Motors / Caravan Test No 4/54 - The Winchester Pipit |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Hillman Minx Saloon Mk 7 | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 13/54 | |
Publish Date |
21st April 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2723 |
Editorial - Source of Inspiration / Tyre Characteristics Part 2 / Goodwood / Pau Grand Prix - Behra wins / Accessory Review / Some Notes on Ten Well Liked Motorcars / In Quiet Kentmere / Citroen Introduce Hydro-Pneumatic Suspension |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | DKW Sonderklasse Fixed-Head Coupe | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 14/54 | |
Publish Date |
28th April 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2724 |
Editorial - Dial Deception / London Congestion Debated / The 1954 Grand Prix Ferrari / Book Reviews / The 36th Turin Motor Show / The Circuit of Ireland Trial - Dellow wins / Fiat Reveal Turbine Car / The Road to The Isles / A Daily Diary of a visit to North America Part 3 / Interesting Models in the Ford Museum at Detroit / BRM wins at Snetterton / Caravan Topics |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Ford Popular | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 15/54 | |
Publish Date |
5th May 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2725 |
Editorial - Strength of a Reputation / The Fiat Turbine Car / A Diesel which is Different / Mille Miglia - Ascari (Lancia) wins / The Tulip Rally / The Story of the Beginnings of the Partnership - Rolls Royce |
| Special Feature | The Tulip Rally | |
| Road Tests | Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn Saloon (Automatic Gearbox) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 16/54 | |
Publish Date |
12th May 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2726 |
Editorial - A Month From Now / Jaguar for Le Mans / Yellow Headlights Do Not Prevent Dazzle / Stock Car Racing / The First British Caravan Road Rally / Exploring the Welsh Border Country / A New Form of One Make Racing at Relatively Low Cost in France / To The Pyrenees in a Ford Prefect |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Riley 1.5 Litre Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 17/54 | |
Publish Date |
19th May 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2727 |
Editorial - Leading the World / The Effect of some Private Venture Modifications on a Series 2 Morris Minor / The Impact of Export Markets on British Automobile Design / British Cars are Analysed According to the Main Buying Considerations / The Development of Cars to Suit Overseas Conditions / How the Motor Industry Tackles the Task of Keeping British Cars on the Road in Overseas Countries / Motor Sport in the Commonwealth / 1954 Cars - The Morris Oxford Series 2 / The Broken Road - An Eventful Journey into an Isolated State to the North of Pakistan / Sampling the Pleasures of a Peaceful Balkan Holiday / Silverstone - Gonzalez wins |
| Special Feature | The British Motor Industry And Export Number | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
26th May 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2728 |
Editorial - Dangerous Trend / The SU System of Fuel Injection now being Fitted to British Racing Cars / Experiences of Taking a Car to the Continent by a Relatively Little Used Route / New Maserati Developments from Bologna / New Body Style on Rolls Royce - Countryman / Lindley - Proving Ground and Laboratories Prove to be Vital for The Future / The 1939 Type W163 Mercedes Benz |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Ford Anglia | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 18/54 | |
Publish Date |
2nd June 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2729 |
Editorial - Nil Return / High Speed Impressions of the New Le Mans Jaguar / Aintree - Moss wins / On Test - River Test / Readers Ideas of an Ideal Car Costing Between £500 and £850 / A Swiss University for Racing Drivers / Caravan Test No 5/54 - The Glider Fleetwing 4 Berth |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Austn A30 Two-Door Saloon (4.875/1 Axle Ratio) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | Supplement to Test No 1/54 | |
Publish Date |
9th June 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2730 |
Editorial - Long Odds / The Clyde Car Ferries / Whitsun Racing - Snetterton, Davidstow, Brands Hatch, Goodwood / Indianapolis 500 - Vukovich wins / Accessory Review / Le Mans - The Men and The Machines / The 1100cc Coventry Climax Sports Engine / Conversions to Improve the Performance of the ohv Fords / MCC Fourth Whitsun Rally |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Daimler Conquest Coupe (2 carburetters) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 19/54 | |
Publish Date |
16th June 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2731 |
Editorial - The Third Stage / Bosch / The Cases For and Against the Use of Parking Meters in Britain / 1954 Cars - The ohv Humber Hawk with (cutaway) / 12th International Scottish Rally / Le Mans Circuit Layout / Le Mans - Gonzales, Trintignant (Ferrari) win / Le Mans - Cradle of the Race / Le Mans - The Days Before / Le Mans - The Foreign Challenge |
| Special Feature | Le Mans Report | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
23rd June 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2732 |
Editorial - Battle Royal / Double Your Fuel mpg - Contest won by Simca Aronde at 70.8 mpg / Traction Engine Racing / Le Mans Sketches / Italian Inheritance / Belgian Grand Prix - Spa - Fangio wins / Crystal Palace - Parnell (Ferrari) wins main event |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Mercedes Benz 180 Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 20/54 | |
Publish Date |
30th June 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2733 |
Editorial - First Cost / Realism in Road Building / Sweden's New Road Car - Volvo Sports / A Royal Cadillac - King Saud / In the Rough - Australia's Trial Preview / Belgian Grand Prix - Spa - Gonzales wins / Proving Day at Chrysler / 1954 Cars - The Paramount Roadster / Designs Displayed / The Greatest Le Mans - A Commentary on Some Performances in the 22nd Event / Sunbeam to Sarajevo / Wharton takes Bo'ness Honours |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Daimler Conquest Roadster | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 21/54 | |
Publish Date |
7th July 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2734 |
Editorial - The Seeds of Sales / The Designer of the Killeen Competition Car Describes its Special Points and Tells Why They were Incorporated / Jaguar Break Opposition at Rheims - XK 120Ds First and Second / French Grand Prix - Fangio (Mercedes) wins / Two New Car Radios / Specialist's Delight - One Man's Idea of a Motorcar Takes Shape / The Coming Revolution in Racing Car Design / Caravan Test No 6/54 - The Fairholme Leprechaun |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Rover 90 Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 22/54 | |
Publish Date |
14th July 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2735 |
Editorial - Two Hoots / A Japanese Light Car - 350cc Flying Feather / The 17th Alpine Rally / The Australian Trial / Crichel Down / A 1700 Mile Continental Journey / Revolution in Racing Car Design / Severnside below Gloucester / The Problems and Tasks Involved in Getting the Motorist to the Continent and Back |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
21st July 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2736 |
Editorial - Victory and Variety / Motor Caravan - An Interesting Solution to a Mobile Accommodation Problem / Advice on Accident and Claims Procedure / 7th RAC British Grand Prix - Gonzales (Ferrari) wins, Hawthorn Second / Thr Australia Trial / 1954 Cars - Return of the Morris Cowley / The Alpine Rally / Outboard Hydroplane Racing |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
28th July 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 105/2737 |
Editorial - Then is Now ? / The Origins and Work of the FIA - Golden Jubilee Year / The Round Australia Trial / Sampling Scandinavia / The Shape of Things Gone By - The Alfa Romeo Type 158 / Steepest Alp ? - A Visit to the Turracher Hohe, in Austria / An Account of the First 5000 Miles with a New Ford Anglia |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
4th August 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2738 |
Editorial - "A Little Learning..." / Penny Coloured - A New Simplified and, On the Whole, Sensible Edition of the Highway Code / The European Grand Prix (Nurburgring) - Fangio (Mercedes~Benz) Wins / An Analysis of the Latest Mercedes~Benz W196 Racing Car / Swanning - A Hectic but Rewarding Journey to Abbotsbury / Sweden's First Motel |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Standard Ten | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 23/54 | |
Publish Date |
11th August 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2739 |
Editorial - Junior Spies / Carnet or Laissez~Passer - Each Form of Trans~Frontier Documentation for a Car Has its Advantages / Moss Wins at Oulton / Dodging the Deficiencies - A Vindication of the British Road, and Some Notes on a Young Veteran Velox / Canals and the Motorist / Journeys in Jordan / A New Frenchman - Built by Facel, the Vega has a 4.5~litre V8 Engine and Light~alloy Coachwork |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
18th August 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2740 |
Editorial - Figures and Facts / A New Kieft for America / Cress Country...and Doughnuts - A Tour in the Vale of White Horse / In the Land of the Lion of Judah / A British Grand Prix Car - Preliminary Details of the New 2.5~litre Connaught / ...It's Easier Now ! - A Retrospect of Continental Motoring in General and Alpine Motoring in Particular / The Shape of Things Gone By Part:8 - The 1951 4.5~litre Ferrari / Death Walks on Four Paws |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
25th August 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2741 |
Editorial - The Connoisseurs / Austin Offer an A30 Van / Caravan Topics / The Latest MG Record Breaker / The Swiss Grand Prix (Berne) - Fangio (Mercedes) Wins / 24th Liege~Rome~Liege Rally Report / "Bugs in the Belfry" Part:1 - To Molsheim for Facts and Fun / 1955 Cars - The 3~litre Aston Martin DB2~4 with Cutaway and Spec / Causeway Quickie - An Ulster Outing at TT Time / Vanguard in Johore - Solutions Can be as Dangerous as the Problems for the Motorist in Bandit Territory...and There are Many Special Hazards Besides / Places with a Story - Devizes, Wiltshire |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Aston Martin DB 2~4 (Vantage 3~Litre) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 24/54 | |
Publish Date |
1st September 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2742 |
Editorial - Whither the Grands Prix ? / Car Sickness - Its Causes and Control / Wharton Breaks Shelsley Record / Castle Combe / Silverstone / Bugs in the Belfry Part 2 / The World's First Car-Ferry Airport / The County of Stone - Caithness |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Nash Metropolitan Hard Top | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 25/54 | |
Publish Date |
8th September 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2743 |
Editorial - Remarkable Men / The Conception and Design of a Motorcar Part 1 / 1955 Cars - Alvis Continued Unchanged / The 25th Grand Prix of Italy - The Race Moss So Nearly Won - Fangio wins, Hawthorn Second / London Rally / The Biggest Underground Car Park in the World - Chicago / Kerbside Car Gazing - A New Pastime ? / Eighty Miles of Quiet Roads in North West Kent / The Anglo-American Vintage Rally |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Humber Hawk Mk 6 Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 26/54 | |
Publish Date |
15th September 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2744 |
Editorial - Home Comforts / Designing for Safety / The Conception and Design of a Motorcar Part 2 / Caravan Test No 7/54 - The Eccles Alert Mk 6 / 21st RAC Tourist Trophy - Dundrod - Hawthorn Second / A Glimpse of the Repair and Replacement Service offered by a Leading Instrument Manufacturer / Photos of the Opening Stage of the Anglo American Rally / From East to West Across the USA / Portugal Seeks Tourist Trade - New Facilities for the Motorist |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Swallow Doretti 2-seater Sports Car | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 27/54 | |
Publish Date |
22nd September 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2745 |
Editorial - The Unfair Share / Nuts, Bolts and Spanners - Change Over to New Standard - UNF / A Plutocratic Ford Popular / New BMC Diesel Engine / Two New Bentley Continentals with Park Ward Coachwork / 1955 Cars - New Singer Hunter / Ten Thousand Miles of Basic Motoring - or Six Months with a Standard Eight / Vintage Test Match |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ISO Isetta (Bubble Car) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 28/54 | |
Publish Date |
29th September 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2746 |
Editorial - The Glow Worms / Ford in France - A New Vedette Range / Driving Impressions of the New Austin Cambridge A50 / 1955 Cars - Simca / 1955 Cars - Ford / Goodwood 1954 Finale / Accessory Review / 1955 Cars - A New Austin A40 Cambridge Saloon with Cutaway / Dellows Shine in Lakeland Rally / Caravan Test No 8/54 - The Paladin Mercury de Luxe |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Morris Oxford Series 2 | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 29/54 | |
Publish Date |
6th October 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2747 |
Editorial - Field Day / Tubeless Tyre Developments / French Motor Accessory Prices as Compared with UK / 1955 Cars - New Lightweight Dellow / 1955 Cars - Frazer Nash / Aintree - Three Victories for Moss / A Dissertation on Parks and Parking / 1955 Cars - Bristol 405 with Cutaway / 1955 Cars - Automatic Transmission for the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire / 1955 Cars - The Largest and Smallest Austins / 1955 Cars - New Big Daimler Models with Cutaway / 1955 Cars - More Powerful Jaguar Mk 7 |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
13th October 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2748 |
Editorial - Capital Asset / Accessories and Components at The Show / 1955 Cars - De Luxe Cresta Model Added to Vauxhall Range / The Effect of Tyre Characteristics on Car Handling / 1955 Cars - Riley Pathfinder and 1.5 Litre Models / 1955 Cars - MG TF Series Two Seater and Magnette Saloon / 1955 Cars - Jaguar XK 120 Becomes XK 140 / Paris Motor Show / 1955 Cars - Better, Cheaper Sunbeams / Whence and Whither - With Cutaways / 1955 Cars - New Engine for Rover 75 / 1955 Cars - The New Hillman Husky with Cutaway / 1955 Cars - New 1.6 litre Lanchester Sprite with Automatic Transmission with Cutaway / Accessories and Components Index at Earls Court / Transport Service Index at Earls Court / Tyre Stand Index at Earls Court TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK |
| Special Feature | London Show Preview | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
20th October 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2749 |
Editorial - Trial of Strength / Index and Report on the Car Manufacturers Exhibits at the London Motor Show / The Foreign Car Stands / Caravans on Display at The Show / 1955 Cars - Triumph TR2 / 1955 Cars - Jensen 541 / 1955 Cars - The Swallow Doretti / 1955 Cars - Allard - Saloon Model on Palm Beach Chassis / 1955 Cars - Kieft Sports Cars / New Girling Developments for 1955 / 1955 Cars - A New Ohv Hillman Minx Mk 8 / New Austin A90 Westminster / 1955 Cars - New Wolseley Six-Ninety with Cutaway / 1955 Cars - A New Austin Healey 100S Competition Car / 1955 Cars - Aston Martin DB3S and Lagonda 3 litre Saloon / 1955 Cars - AC Introduce the ACE Coupe / 1955 Cars - Morris - Style Changes on the Minor and a New Oxford Traveller / 1955 Cars - Humber Models Unchanged / 1955 Cars - Morgan - New 2/4 seat Convertible Body / 1955 Cars - New Standard Ten Estate Car / British and Foreign Car Specifications TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK |
| Special Feature | The London Motor Show | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
27th October 1954 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2750 |
Editorial - Final Warning / How the Nature of a Country and the Character of its People Influence the Design of its Cars / A Review of Rival Systems of Rear Suspension / Testers Twelvemonth - Personal Memories of a Busy and Extremely Varied Year's Road Tests with a Summary of Road Test Performance Figures December 1953 to September 1954 / Motor Show Car and Accessory Photos / A Selection of New Model Cutaways at The Show / Carriagework and Bodybuilding at The Show / Items at Earls Court which have Particularly Caught the Eye of The Motor Staff / We'lll Run You a Stand - Extracts from a Pre-Show Diary TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK |
| Special Feature | London Show Report | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
3rd November 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2751 |
Editorial - Sporting Cars / The Imported Automobile Market in the United States 1954 to 1955 / 8th Spanish Grand Prix at Pedralbes - Hawthorn wins - Fangio third / Caravan Test No 9/54 - The Burlingham Sportsman / Autumn Drive in the Chilterns / Austin Healey Streamliner / Moulding a Motorcar / European Cars on the British Market |
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Publish Date |
10th November 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2752 |
Editorial - Public or Private / Fifty Years Young - A 1904 Darracq - 3000 miles at over 30mph / A Truly Oil-Less Bearing / Veteran Car Run - London to Brighton / Grands Prix, Sports Car, Hill Climbs and Rallies International Calendar 1955 / Journey into Lippe-Land - North West Germany / An Outline of the Enthusiast's Opportunities for Fitting Useful Instruments to his Car / John Peel's Country - Cumberland |
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| Road Tests | Standard Diesel Vanguard (with overdrive) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 30/54 | |
Publish Date |
17th November 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2753 |
Editorial - Twilight / Continental Costs / Caravan Topics / Book Reviews / RAC Veteran Car Run - London to Brighton / MCC Redex National Rally / Round Australia Almost - The Saga of Three Men and a Rover 75 / Quietly Through The Quantocks - West Somerset / The Car in Russia |
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Publish Date |
24th November 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2754 |
Editorial - Short and Sweet / More 1955 American Models / Britain's Roads...Paralysis or Progress - Focal Points of Dissatisfaction / The Roy Fedden Trophy Trial / Round Australia...Almost ! - The Saga of Three Men and a Rover "75" / The Denzel - A Successful Viennese Sports Car / The Motorist's Compass - How to Calibrate it for Maximum Usefulness |
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| Road Tests | Ford Zephyr-Six Convertible | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 31/54 | |
Publish Date |
1st December 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2755 |
Editorial - "While the Iron is Hot" / Fifty Years Before - A Darracq "Flying Fifteen" / Lloyd George's Warning - His Views on Roads Submitted to "The Motor" Twenty Years Ago / The 5th Carrera Panamericana - Maglioli (Ferrari) Wins / Steam Carriages for Gentlemen - A Victorian Design for Mechanized Road Transport / A Journey through Norway in a Morgan / We Put a Girdle Round the Coast - Taking a Closer Look at the Country's Shores in a Sunbeam Talbot '80' and Eccles Coronet Caravan |
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| Road Tests | AC Ace 2-Seater | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 32/54 | |
Publish Date |
8th December 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2756 |
Editorial - Lancashire Logic / George Lanchester, Eighty / Cold Reconnaissance - Some Hectic Motoring Experiences and Passes on the Monte Carlo Rally / The 36th Gloucester Trial / A Quickie to the West - A Fast November Journey to Devon in a Triumph TR2 / Some Accessories for The Present Season - Suitable as Winter Motoring Aids or Christmas Gifts / Multi~grade Oils |
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| Road Tests | Riley Pathfinder | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 33/54 | |
Publish Date |
15th December 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2757 |
Editorial - Crime and Punishment / All on a Winter's Day - Out~of~Season Motoring Can Have its Own Special Charm / The Fight Against Brake Fade - Mintex / Brief Encounters - A Summary of the Leading Features of Two Highly Individual Sporting Cars, and Some Impressions of Their Behaviour on the Road ie The Mercedes Benz 300 SL and The Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
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| Road Tests | Vauxhall Wyvern (High Compression) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 34/54 | |
Publish Date |
22nd December 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2758 |
Editorial - Christmas Cars / Enigma Variations / Places with a Story - The Seven Wonders of Wales / Miniature Meanderings - Demonstrate that Light~Car Caravanning is not Only Possible but Practical ie The Standard "Eight" De Luxe (Car) and The Argosy De Luxe (Caravan) / Through the German Curtain - To the Leipzig Fair in a New Anglia / Christmas Mixture - Four Seasonable Tours in the North / Montlhery Autodrome, 1924 to 1954 |
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| Road Tests | Cootemaster Corncrake Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | NVG/99 | |
Publish Date |
29th December 1954 |
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| Vol / No | 106/2759 |
Editorial - New Year Resolutions / "Give Us Refuge" - An Enthusiastic Pedestrian Asks for More Islands and Less Stripes / Central Situation - A Late Autumn Trip to Yorkshire is Inspiration for a Return Visit in Spring / Motoring Through Malaya with a Hillman Minx / Predicting Miles Per Gallon / G.J. Newman is Trials Champion / Night Errant - How We Brought Some of the Good News Back to Where We Started From / Eyes Right ? - Some Thoughts, Opinions and Facts on the Subject of Driving Vision / Line of Descent - Finding Some Family Features / Make Good and Mend - Some Practical Tests of a New Resin~based Material for Use in Coachwork Repairs / Places with a Story - Jacob's Post, Ditchling |
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| Road Tests | Hillman Husky | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 35/54 | |
