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THE MOTOR - Magazine 1955 Issues Contents |
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Publish Date |
5th January 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2760 |
Editorial - Opportunities for 1955 / Competition Results, 1954 Part:1 - Major Races at Home and Abroad / Account Rendered, 1954 Part:1 / The Saga of the Sapphire - How the Most Outstanding Armstrong Siddeley Model in the History of the Company came to be Designed and Built |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | MG Magnette | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 1/55 | |
Publish Date |
12th January 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2761 |
Editorial - Shopping Through the Windscreen / New HMV Car Radios / Competition Results, 1954 Part:2 - Sports Car Races, Rallies and Formula 3 Racing / A "De Luxe" Exeter Trial / A New German Ford Engine / Racers from Italy - Details of the 1954 Lancia (which at Barcelona Proved itself the Fastest Car of the Past Year) and Some Aspects of the 1955 Formula 1 Ferraris which will Appear in Argentina / Account Rendered, 1954 Part:2 / Spanish Interlude |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Singer Hunter Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 2/55 | |
Publish Date |
19th January 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2762 |
Editorial - Rally Realities / The 25th Monte Carlo Rally Preview / The 38th Brussels Motor Show Report / Competition Results, 1954 Part:3 - Formula 3 Racing (Contd), National Race Meetings and Hill~Climbs / Anglia Plus 10% After Conversion Set by Aquaplane / "...and Disc Brakes by Dunlop" with Cutaways / Why not try - South Germany's Winter Sports ? |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Daimler Regency Mk2 | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 3/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
26th January 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 106/2763 |
Editorial - Winter Wisdom / Should Headlamps be Used in Town ? / Sunbeam Wins the "Monte Carlo" for Norway / "The Grand Prix Car" Volume Two - A Review / The Next Parish to America - Exploring County Clare with a Jaguar XK 120 / Private Proving Ground - New 2.3 Mile Circuit where Every Rover is Tested Before Delivery / All in a Day's Racing - Scenes from the New Zealand Grand Prix |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Rover 75 (Short Stroke) | |
| The Jubilee "Gadfly" | ||
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Caravan | ||
| Test No / Year | 4/55 | |
| 1/55 | ||
Publish Date |
2nd February 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2764 |
Editorial - The Unrewarded / 1955 Cars - Packhard / Places with a Story - Brookland, Kent / Radio Road Test - The HMV Model 220X / Speed in the Sun - Scenes from The Argentine Grand Prix / The New Berkeley "Cavalier" Touring Caravan / In Search of Snow - A Mid~Winter Camping Holiday in the Highlands of Scotland / Monte Carlo Melange - Prize~winners in the Principality / Dynamotors - Mostly a Matter of History |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Morris Cowley | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 5/55 | |
Publish Date |
9th February 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2765 |
Editorial - Some Hope / The Causes of Carburetter Icing / Sporting Motoring and the Gas Turbine - Design Offers Little Scope for Tuning with Cutaway / The Cat's Eyes Rally / The Basis of a Road Plan / "Going Continental" - Foreign Touring with a Caravan Makes the Travel Allowance go Further / The Frazer~Nash "Fast Roadster" / Continental Capers with a Caravan / Six~Wheeled Year - Reflections on a Twelvemonth of Caravanning and Testing / Caravan Comforts and Other Accessories for an Open~air Holiday / A Buyers' Guide to Touring Caravans |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
16th February 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2766 |
Editorial - Wrong Time, Wrong Place / Overdrive on Ice / Side~valve to Overhead~valve - A Test of the Alta Conversion for the Morris Minor Series MM / Just What the Doctor Would Order - A Medical Opinion on Design for Safety / Figures Can Prove Anything... / Sounding for Safety / German "Jeeps" / Decarbonizing Without Dismantling - Tests of an Inexpensive American~licenced Process now Operating at British Garages / Salisbury (Not So) Plain / Une Bagnole de Grand Luxe or "Papa Renault Made Them Good" |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
23rd February 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2767 |
Editorial - The Unseen Enemy / Market Expansion in South Africa / Birthday Cocktail - A Backward Glance at a Different Motoring World / 1955 Cars - The Singer HRG with Cutaway and Spec / 'Twixt Thames and Tyne - Comparing the Virtues and Vices of Some Main North~South Road Links / Marathon to Monaco - From Athens to Monte Carlo by Westminster / An Abarth for Sebring |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
2nd March 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2768 |
Editorial - Tonic Motoring / America...the Past and the Prospect - A General Survey of the Future and Background of the British Sports~car Market in the USA / Something in Common - Half a Century of Motoring Clubs / Racing a Sports Car / Buying a Car For Competition - A Newcomer's Guide to Cars For Many Kinds of Event / Season to Taste - How Quantity-Produced Cars Can Gain Out~of~the~Ordinary Performance / Furnished for Fast Motoring - Some Practical Thoughts on an Important Subject / The Cost of Rallying / Thirty Years of Success - Grand Prix d'Endurance |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
9th March 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2769 |
Editorial - Challenge from Italy / Historic Roads of East Kent / Motoring and Mau Mau - Kenya's Motor Trade Goes Ahead Despite Terrorist Activities / The Way of a Journeyman Part:1 - He Journeys Down Under / 1955 Cars - The Fiat 600 with Cutaway and Spec |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Hillman Minx Mk8 De Luxe Saloon (ohv) | |
| The Sprite "Fourteen" | ||
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Caravan | ||
| Test No / Year | 6/55 | |
| 2/55 | ||
Publish Date |
16th March 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2770 |
Editorial - Servo Systems / The Geneva Motor Show Report / How Hard to Tow - Some Quantitative Experiments Upon Caravan Drag / Rigorous RAC Rally Won by Ray and Horrocks in Standard Ten / "...and drifts in some places..." - Scenes on the Road and in Some of the Tests in the RAC British Rally / The Way of a Journeyman Part:2 - He Journeys Westwards / Cold on their Heels - With the Press on a Winter War~path |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
23rd March 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2771 |
Editorial - No Money for the Meter / New Bridge at Conway / Sebring Race Report / 1955 Cars - Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire Limousine Introduced / Bronte Pilgrimage / A Combined Operation at Cowley - How the Morris Oxford Body was Designed and Produced / The Way of a Journeyman Part:3 - He Journeys Through Africa, then Home |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Citroen Six (Hydro~pneumatic Suspension) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 7/55 | |
Publish Date |
30th March 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2772 |
Editorial - The Spring is Free / Lessons from Geneva - An Important Territory Where British Sales Face Increasing Competition / Design and Service No:1 - The SU Carburetter with Cutaway / Going South ? - Routes to the Cote d'Azur to Suit the Mood of the Motorist / Across the Water - Timetables for the Tourist / Not to Worry - What to Do Should Your Car Break Down, be Severely Damaged in a Crash, or All Your Money be Used Up for Repairs while Motoring on the Continent / Pomeroy's Picnic - Some Advice Based on Personal Experience / Accessory Review - A Resume of New Equipment and some Suggested Preparations for Summer Motoring / Halfpenny Tours / Caravan Holidays - A Chore for the Womenfolk ? |
| Special Feature | Spring and Touring Number | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
6th April 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2773 |
Editorial - The Light that Failed / Caravan Topics / The 17th British Empire Trophy (Oulton Park) - W.A. Scott Brown (Lister~Bristol) Wins / East of the Enns - The Iron Curtain is Easily Pierced by Those Who Wish to Tour in the Russian Zone of Austria / "...Over the Sea to Skye" - Some Thoughts on the Need for a Car on the Most Scenic of Scotland's Western Isles, and Hoe to Get it There / A Modified Morris Oxford |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Austin A90 Westminster De Luxe | |
| Fiat 600 | ||
| The Eccles "Bounty" | ||
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Car | ||
| Caravan | ||
| Test No / Year | 8/55 | |
| 9/55 (Continental) | ||
| 3/55 | ||
Publish Date |
13th April 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2774 |
Editorial - Overseas Opportunities / Disability No Bar - Sampling a Control Conversion which Makes Legless Driving Simple / A New Russian - The Volga / The 35th Land's End Trial / The Pau Grand Prix (South Western France) - J. Behra (Maserati) Wins / The Lavant Cup (Goodwood) - R. Salvadori (Connaught) Wins / Italian Grand Prix Cars - Latest Designs from Modena and Milan / A Guinea~pig in Tulip Land / Canadian Methods and Developments |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Plymouth V8 Belvedere 4~Door Sedan | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 10/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
20th April 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2775 |
Editorial - Alternative Top / Modified Touring - Some Road Experience with a Rally~type Standard Ten / More Power to Your Elbow - The Hydrosteer Link Power~assisted Steering System which is Now in Production for British Cars with Cutaways / Radio Road Test - The HMV Model 200X / Triumphs take Top Places in Circuit of Ireland Trial / Time to Spare - Choosing the Sandwiches and the Long Way Round / African Afterthoughts Part:1 - A Continent of Contrasts and Rapid Expansion, and Road Developments which are an Example to Britain / Seen, Tried and Approved - Accessories for Safety and Servicing |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Armstrong Siddley Sapphire (Automatic Gearbox) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 11/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
27th April 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2776 |
Editorial - Get Off The Road ! / The Turin Motor Show Report / Cooper 1100 for Le Mans / The Tulip Rally Preview / African Afterthoughts Part:2 - Motoring and Motorcars on Good Roads and Bad, and Some Experiences with the Latest 1.5 Litre Austin and Morris Models / 1955 Cars - The Bentley "S" Series and the Rolls~Royce Silver Cloud with Cutaways and Spec |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Renault 750 Saloon | |
| The Burlingham "Grasmere" | ||
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Caravan | ||
| Test No / Year | 12/55 | |
| 4/55 | ||
Publish Date |
4th May 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2777 |
Editorial - Making the Best of it / Design and Service No:2 - The Solex Carburetter with Cutaways / From Hand to Foot...there's the Rub - A Doctor Discusses Your Extremities / The Tulip Rally Under Way / Moss Wins Mille Miglia / African Afterthoughts Part:3 - Motorcar Assembly in the Union. Sightseeing Provides Some Food for Thought / A New Way of Reconditioning Tyres - Some Details of the "Tyresoles Plus" Process / Motor Racing in Addis Ababa |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Morris Minor Traveller De Luxe | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 13/55 | |
Publish Date |
11th May 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2778 |
Editorial - Man and Machine / Which Side Up With Care ? - A Discussion of Priority Road Rules for Safety / The "Daily Express" International Trophy (Silverstone) - Peter Collins (Maserati) Wins / The 7th Tulip Rally Report / Running~In the Riley Pathfinder - A Wife just Can't Compete with a New Car / Under Pressure - A Supercharged Morrris Minor Combines Speed with Economy of Fuel |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
18th May 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2779 |
Editorial - Reward of Freedom / Smoothing the Way / See How They Run - Some Comments on Road Test Reports / A Jaguar Mk7 Comes Home - "Grace, Space, Pace" Conquers the Toughest Overseas Conditions / Britain's Motor Business -The Nature and Timing of Model Changes / Britain's Motor Business - Designing to Please the Customer / Britain's Motor Business - Controlling the Cost / Britain's Motor Business - The Export Picture ie Ten Years' Perspective and the Future Prospect / Britain's Motor Business - Overseas Servicing / A Buyer's Analysis of Cars Built in Britain - British Car Factories Offer a Wider Range Than Those of Any Other Nation / Building Bigger Business - The Caravan Side of the Industry / Lancashire Cold~Pot - Varied Tests on Poor Weather Made Skilful Driving Essential in the Caravan Road Rally Finishing at Southport |
| Special Feature | British Motor Industry and Export Number | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
25th May 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2780 |
Editorial - Gran Turismo / Seeking Morris Minor Perfection / Places with a Story - Restronquet Creek / M. Trintignant (Ferrari) Wins European Grand Prix / Essex Borderland - Suggestions for Bank Holiday Solitude / The Grand Prix Connaught Part:1 - A Promising British Formula 1 Racing Car with Cutaway and Spec / Spotlight on Tails - Taking a Closer Look at Some Rear~End Fashions Seen at a 1955 Motor Show |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Sunbeam Mk3 Saloon | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 14/55 | |
Publish Date |
1st June 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2781 |
Editorial - Lessons From Monte~Carlo / The Grand Prix Connaught Part:2 - Four Cylinders and Fuel Injection for the Current Formula with Cutaway and Spec / Ascari - Double Champion / New MG EX182 Sports Car Prototypes to Race at Le Mans with Cutaway and Spec / Overdriving at Home and Away - Some Thoughts on Motorways, Motorcar Transmissions and Motoring |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Austin A50 Cambridge De Luxe | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 15/55 | |
Publish Date |
8th June 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2782 |
Editorial - Prelude to Paralysis / The 23rd Le Mans - A Technical Preview / The 23rd Le Mans - The British Contenders / Outsider Wins Indianapolis - B. Sweikert Wins / The 13th Scottish Rally Report / The Flying Boat - Twenty~four Hours on Land, Sea and in the Air with a Royal Prototype / Jaguar D~Type for Le Mans with Cutaways and Spec / Half Term in Little England - Exploring Pembrokeshire |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Ford Zephyr Zodiac | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 16/55 | |
Publish Date |
15th June 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2783 |
Editorial - The Perils of Proximity / Testing Cars for Noise and Vibration / Spain This Year ? - Inexpensive Living Under the Hot Southern Sun / The Opposition - Some Pre~race Details of the American, French, German and Italian Cars at Le Mans / Le Mans - The Days of Practice / Another British Victory at Le Mans - Hawthorn and Bueb (Jaguar) Win / On the Spot - A Motoring Artist's Sketch~book Impressions of Some Incidents in this Year's Race |
| Special Feature | Le Mans Report | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
22nd June 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2784 |
Editorial - Motor Racing is Dangerous / Le Mans Postscript - Some Comments on Speed, Stopping and Safety / Mobilgas Economy Run / The Grand Prix of Holland (Zandvoort) - Fangio (Mercedes) Wins / Eliminating the Blind Spots - Production of Curved Safety Glass in Both Toughened and Laminated Form Makes for Better Visibility All Round / From One Generation to Another - A Continental Assignment Shows the Triumph TR2 to be as Suitable for Fast, Long~Distance Touring as for Competition Work / Up and Down Parking |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Mercedes~Benz 220a | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 17/55 | |
Publish Date |
29th June 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2785 |
Editorial - "Up, Down, Hands A~rown'" / A New Lubricant - molybdenum Disulphide / Places with a Story - Cheddar, Somerset / Three~Farthings a Mile...if you want it / West Coast Tour - Kylesku to Torridon / Fifty Years On - The Automobile Association Celebrates its Golden Jubilee / Ten Days to the Red Sea - Surrey to Suez by Zodiac |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
6th July 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2786 |
Editorial - The Relaxed Ride / The "Scientific" Part:1 (Cogitation) - The Story of an Aerodynamic Rear~engined "Special" Built by a Qualified Engineer ie R. Barrington Brock with Cutaway / Places with a Story - Polbreen Mine, St. Agnes / Miles Per Gallon...Theory and Practice - How and Why a 30mpg Family Car Can be Driven 40 or Even 50 Miles on a Gallon of Petrol / A Tale of Two Sevens - "The Motor" Puts a 1923 Austin Seven through an Abbreviated Road Test with its 1955 Counterpart on Hand for Comparison / Design and Service No:3 - The Zenith Carburetter with Cutaways / Overnight Stage - A Traveller on the First Car Sleeper Ltd. to Scotland Gives His Views on this New British Railways Service / Austin Jubilee Poster Showing its Range of Cars Over the Past Fifty Years / The Lords of Longbridge - Baron Austin of Longbridg and Sir Leonard Lord / The Lords of Longbridge - Lord Austin...Engineering Genius / The Lords of Longbridge - Sir Leonard Lord...A Personal Assessment / He Thought on Paper - Some Original Drawings Reproduced from the Sketchbooks of the late Lord Austin / Sandwich - Inside Out / The Part Played by Tyres in the Design and Performance of Motor Vehicles / The Silver Jubilee Rally of the Veteran Car Club |
| Special Feature | Austin Jubilee (1905~1955) Number | |
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
13th July 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2787 |
Editorial - Look Ahead ! / Russian Project ! - An Experimental Rear~engined Vehicle ie the Nami~013 with Cutaway / The "Scientific" Part:2 (Realization) - The Story of an Aerodynamic Rear~engined "Special" Built by a Qualified Engineer ie R. Barrington Brock with Cutaway / Design of the British Motorway / The Silver Jubilee Rally of the Veteran Car Club Report / Splitting Seconds - Hill~climbs at Rest~and~Be~Thankful and at Catterick / Tweed Welcomes Visitors - The Famous River can be Fished Over Most of its Length by Holiday Anglers / 1956 Cars - The Morris Isis with Cutaway and Spec / A Ford Engineering Centre at Birmingham |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Wolseley Six~Ninety | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 18/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
20th July 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2788 |
Editorial - Essential Enterprise / A Simple Automatic Gearbox with Cutaway / Car Washing While~You~Wait / 8th RAC British Grand Prix (Aintree) - S. Moss (Mercedes) Wins / Westward into Argyll - Seeking Out Some Little Known Places in Western Scotland with an Austin~Healey / In The Thick Of It - The City of London Police Work Hard to Keep Traffic Moving, and Think the Motorist Could Help Himself More |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Renault Fregate | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 19/55 | |
Publish Date |
27th July 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 107/2789 |
Editorial - Safety from Skill / Postscript to Aintree - Some Technical Thoughts following a Northern Week~end / Spring in a Hillman Minx - Half a Continental Rally, with Several Notes on Breakfast / Spain Again ! / One~Off Job - European and American Features Blended to Suit a Young Man's Taste in Transport / Argonauts...Modern Style - A Newcomer to Caravanning Samples the Free Life and Looks Forward to More |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
3rd August 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2790 |
Editorial - The Price of Trouble / Turnpike Houses and Tolls Again ? / The International Trophy (Crystal Palace) - J.M. Hawthorn (Maserati) Wins / The Mercedes~Benz W196 Part:1 / Dual Ratios for the Ford Anglia with Cutaway and Spec / Motoring in Ireland |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | The Safari Minor | |
| Type of Test | Caravan | |
| Test No / Year | 5/55 | |
Publish Date |
10th August 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2791 |
Editorial - Lessons from a Heat Wave / The New Skoda 1100 Saloon / "Unresisting Imbecility" - A Midsummer Study of Anomalies / The Swedish Grand Prix - Fangio (Mercedes) Wins / Northumberland's Coast / The Mercedes~Benz W196 Part:2 / Town and Country Tales |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
17th August 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2792 |
Editorial - Pointer from Paris / Dismantling Rusty Parts / New Model - Revolutionary or Evolutionary ? / Roads to Fit the Traffic - West Germany Hopes to Invest Some £370 Million in its Roads During the Next Dozen or More Years / 1956 Cars - Power Steering for the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire with Cutaways / Green Roads of the Cotswolds / Caravan Topics |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
24th August 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2793 |
Editorial - Transport Without Trimmings / Design and Service No:4 - The Zenith~Stromberg Carburetter with Cutaways / 3rd International Nine~hour Race (Goodwood) Report / Liege~Rome~Liege Rally Report / The Missing Link - An Essay in Design Detection with Cutaways / For the Record - Fifty Years of Shelsley Walsh / To Monmouth in May - Water, Water Everywhere...and Some of It Much Too Rough |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
31st August 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2794 |
Editorial - Memorable Men / "Operation Roverland" - A Twelve~month Trip by Land~Rover from Hobart to London Through 12 Countries / A New BRM for Formula 1 / Aston Martin Wins Again - "Daily Herald" International Trophy Won by R. Parnell / Shelsley Walsh Celebrates Golden Jubilee with a Win for Tony Marsh (Cooper) / North African Sortie - Fuel Lock and Oil Consumption Tests in Algeria by a BP Research Team / The Liege~Rome~Liege Rally Report / Chaos or Canals ? - Road Users and the Whole Country will Suffer from Proposals to Abandon the Waterways of Britain |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | ||
| Type of Test | ||
| Test No / Year | ||
Publish Date |
7th September 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2795 |
Editorial - More to go Wrong ? / 1956 Cars - Two~Pedal Jaguars for Home Market / 1956 Cars - Simca Offer Extra Power for the Aronde / The "Daily Telegraph" Trophy (Aintree) - R. Salvadori (Maserati) Wins / Make Mine Country Style - Or 10,000 Miles in a Hillman Husky / The National Trust - Sixty Years Old / City Special - The City of London Special Constabulary |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Jaguar Mk7 M (With Overdrive) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 20/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
14th September 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2796 |
Editorial - The Small Pioneer / The CSC Mk3 / All~plastics Body for New Berkeley / The Italian Grand Prix (Monza) - Fangio (Mercedes) Wins / The Round~Australia Trial / Britain's Biggest Road Race - The Tourist Trophy Race Celebrates its Golden Jubilee on Saturday / 1956 Cars - Jensen Continue "Interceptor" and "541" / Motoring in Peru - Pleasure Motoring is Rare in a Country Where Physical Obstacles and a Limited Budget Make Road~building Difficult / Automobile Accidents - An Arithmetical Approach |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Jensen 541 (With Overdrive) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 21/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
21st September 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2797 |
Editorial - Motoring Forecast / Moss (Mercedes) Wins His Third Tourist Trophy Race / The Practice Days at Dundrod / Countryman Adaptations - Designed to Widen the Field of Use of the 1956 Rolls~Royce and Bentley Saloons / 1956 Cars - Humber and Hillman ie a New Hawk Estate Car and an Improved Super Snipe / 1956 Cars - Improvements in the Rover Range / Celebrities at Goodwood |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | The Rover 90 (With Overdrive) | |
| The Fairholme "Goldfinch" | ||
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Caravan | ||
| Test No / Year | 22/55 (Continental) | |
| 6/55 | ||
Publish Date |
28th September 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2798 |
Editorial - Double Event / The Frankfurt Show / An Overdrive from America - Borg~Warner with Cutaway / The Brakemaster - A New Lockeed Braking System / Grand Prix in Miniature - The "Daily Dispatch" Gold Cup (Oulton Park) is Won by Moss (Maserati) / New Girling Vacuum Servo / 1956 Cars - The Jaguar 2.4 Litre with Cutaway and Spec / 1956 Cars - A New MG Two~Seater ie the MGA with Cutaway and Spec |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | MG MGA 2~Seater | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 23/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
5th October 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2799 |
Editorial - Travellers' Tails ! / Taking Up the Drive - Some Features of Clutch Design, Ancient and Modern, Considered / Two Lucas Contributions to Road Safety - A New Screenwasher and a New Headlamp Beam Setter / 1956 Cars - New Morgan 4~4 Series 2 / 1956 Cars - Small Super Standards for 1956 / 1956 Cars - Vauxhall ie Minor Mechanical Changes Coupled with Some Body Modifications / 1956 Cars - A Gran Turismo Alvis ie the Graber~designed Three~litre Saloon / 1956 Cars - The French Renault Programme / 1956 Cars - The Panhard "Dyna 56" / 1956 Cars - AC / 1956 Cars - Allard |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Hudson Rambler 4~Door Sedan | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 24/55 | |
Publish Date |
12th October 1955 |
Main Articles ( / Denotes separation of Articles ) |
| Vol / No | 108/2800 |
Editorial - Welcome Change / Build It Yourself ? - The Earls Court Gallery is Where Most of the Cars Really Come From / The 42nd Paris Show / The Revolutionary Citroen DS 19 / 1956 Cars - Bristol ie Two~model Range on 405 Chassis to Continue / Nonconformity, or What Is Orthodox ? - A Study in the Statistics and Technicalities of Unconventional Methods of Motorcar Construction with Cutaways / 1956 Cars - Lotus ie a Range of Build~it~yourself Competition Models / 1956 Cars - Bentley and Rolls~Royce / 1956 Cars - Twin Overhead Camshaft Engine for The Singer Hunter with Cutaway and a New "75" Model / The "Motor Show" of October, 1895 / Escape Hatch - Members of "The Motor" Staff Offer Some Suggestions about Areas Where, during the Mid~show Week~end, acquaintance with Fresh Air can be Re~made in Pleasant Countryside. They also Suggest Some Places where one can Eat Well / Where Can I Find It ? - A Subject Index to Accessories and Equipment at Earls Court / Accessories and Components at Earls Court / Transport Service Equipment at the Show / The Tyre Stands at the Show |
| Special Feature | London Show Preview | |
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Publish Date |
19th October 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2801 |
Editorial - On Show / The British Cars - A Stand~by~Stand Review / Foreign Cars at the Show / The Caravan Exhibits at the Show / West End Review - You May be Able to Have a Closer Look at the Car of Your Choice in a London Showroom / Lockheed Disc Brake Developments / 1956 Cars - The Austin~Healey 100M / The Manumatic Gear Change / 1956 Cars - Aston Martin and Lagonda with Cutaway and Spec / 1956 Cars - Greatly Improved Lanchester Sprite / 1956 Cars - Daimler's Ten~model Programme / 1956 Cars - Two New 2.3~litre Armstrong Siddeley Sapphires with Cutaway and Spec / 1956 Cars - The 1.4~litre Sunbeam Rapier with Cutaway and Spec / 1956 Cars - Estate Cars from Ford ie the Escort and Squire / 1956 Cars - New Extras for Austins / 1956 Cars - The Triumph TR3 / Specifications and Prices of British and Foreign Cars |
| Special Feature | The London Motor Show | |
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Publish Date |
26th October 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2802 |
Editorial - Vicious Circle / Traffic in the Cities / The Writing On The Wall - A Significant Show Surveyed with Cutaways / Designing and Testing - the Standard Vanguard 3 / Tester's Twelvemonth - Recollections from a Year's Road Test Reports, and a Peep into the Future / Carriagework and Bodybuilding at Earls Court / Looking~in at Earls Court - A Pictorial Review / Carrying Capacity - Some Examples of British Dual~purpose Coachwork in Series Production with Sketch Cutaways and Spec / We Spy... - Items which Caught the Eye of "The Motor" Staff at Earls Court |
| Special Feature | London Show Report | |
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Publish Date |
2nd November 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2803 |
Editorial - The Germans Withdraw / Motor Show Test Day - Trying Some of the New Cars at Goodwood / Advice on Methods and Materials for Tackling Fires in Cars and Garages / The Nithsdale Road - An Attractive Alternative to the Usual Carlisle~Glasgow Route for Those Motoring North to the Scottish Motor Show / Ideas in the Air - Some Items of Long~term Motoring Interest which Appeared at the Society of British Aircraft Constructors' Show / Seeing Cyprus in a Renault 750 / Commuting on Oil - Road Impressions of the 2.2~litre Diesel Engined Austin Hire~car (Taxi) / Aid Over the Air - More than a Third of the Area of England, Scotland and Wales is Now Covered by the AA Two~way Radio System |
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Publish Date |
9th November 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2804 |
Editorial - The Pattern of Sales / The Problem of Purse Strings - An Analysis of the Real Cost of Car Ownership / Efficiency and Communications - Money Spent on Roads would be Money Spent on Modernizing Britain's Business / Tilly Transformed - Taking a Dilapidated ex~WD Utility, Strip It Down to Nuts and Bolts, Spend Money and a Thousand Man~hours Rebuilding It. / New Star - Tony Brooks Wins his First Grand Prix / Forty Scottish Shows / The 40th Scottish Motor Exhibition - Stand~by~Stand Plan / A Change of Air - A Brief Glimpse of the Sea Lochs is a Pleasant Change from the Kelvin Hall / Highland Ordeal - A Hindsight Glimpse of Trials in Caledonia's Stern and Wild Tradition / Private Enterprise - Scotland's Own Racing Team (Ecurie Ecosse) Continues its Success |
| Special Feature | The Scottish Motor Show | |
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Publish Date |
16th November 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2805 |
Editorial - Common Factor / The 40th Scottish Motor Exhibition Report / The MCC National Rally Report / The Power of the Glens - The Activities of the North of Scotland Hydro~Electric Board / How Much should you Pay for Petrol ? / Peak Performance - A 1956 Chevrolet Breaks a 21 Year~old Record at Pike's Peak, Colorado / How and Why - "Five Times a Hundred" / The RAC Jubilee Commemoration Run to Brighton |
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| Road Tests | ||
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Publish Date |
23rd November 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2806 |
Editorial - The Spur / Vehicle Lighting...Past, Present and Future Part:1 / The Skoda 440 / Garages and Gremlins - or The Case for The Defence / A Sapphire Converted - Countryman Conversion / Some Notes on Driving Ten Cars 4,000 Miles in Seven Weeks Through Four Countries / Driving a Grand Prix Car - by Paul Frere |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Austin A30 Countryman | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 25/55 | |
Publish Date |
30th November 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2807 |
Editorial - Essential Extras / Vehicle Lighting...Past, Present and Future Part:2 / Press to Open - Garage Doors Controlled from the Driver's Seat / Deep Freeze - Preparing a Sno~Cat for Antarctica / Thick Skinned but Soft Underneath - Underspray Protection for Cars is Spreading Fast / Winter in the North / Some Accessories that May Provide Inspiration for Those who Wish to Embellish Their Cars or Who Seek Gifts for Motoring Friends / Collecting the Evidence - The MOT Testing Station at Hendon is Obtaining Useful Data on Prevalent Conditions of Unroadworthiness in Everyday Cars / Caravan Topics |
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Publish Date |
7th December 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2808 |
Editorial - Carrying the Car / One Seat for Two - Racing (and a Racing Car) for Beginners / The Gloucester Trial Report / More Light Wanted ? - Beam Patterns and Details of Some Fog and Other Auxiliary Lamps / Drive of Good Hope - Richard Pape takes an Austin A90 from Cape to Cape / Hawks and Hornets - Studebaker's "Sports Line" and Hudson's "V~line" Revealed |
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| Road Tests | BMW 501 (8 Cylinder) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 26/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
14th December 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2809 |
Editorial - Shoestring Motoring / Road Accidents Report on 1954 / American Tour Part:1 - Taking a Jowett Javelin Around the Eastern USA in 14 Days / Rally Practice on Ice - Monte~Carlo Rally Entrants Try their Skill at Harringay / Monopolies Report on Tyres / Troglodyte Traffic in Paris - Underground Car Parks, and Plans for a Subterranean Motorway / Demonstration Run - To Scotland in an Alvis Graber Saloon / Building Work Reconstruction at Le Mans |
| Special Feature | ||
| Road Tests | Austin A90 Westminster De Luxe (With Overdrive) | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 27/55 (Continental) | |
Publish Date |
21st December 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2810 |
Editorial - Christmas Crowds / Background to The Ferguson / American Tour Part:2 - Taking a Jowett Javelin Around the Eastern USA in 14 Days / A Pictorial Selection of Sporting Events / Shap, Sheep and a Four~poster |
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| Road Tests | Alvis Saracen Mk2 (FV 603B) Armoured Personnel Carrier | |
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| Test No / Year | Christmas Road Test | |
Publish Date |
28th December 1955 |
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| Vol / No | 108/2811 |
Editorial - What Next ? / Michelin's Jubilee in Britain / Cold Weather Motoring - Some Advice from Canada on How to Drive in Comfort Despite Snow and Hard Frost / What is Meant by Multigrade Oils ? / Where the Round~Australia Trial Failed - Examining That Confusing Anticlimax / The Back Lane Garage Problem / Places with a Story - The Paintings of Pickering / Russia's Traffic - Wide City Streets, Clear Traffic Rules and Motoring Discipline in the Soviet Union |
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| Road Tests | Ford Squire Estate Car | |
| Type of Test | Car | |
| Test No / Year | 28/55 | |
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