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Month: January 1964

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Archive : Mini-Cooper wins Monte Carlo Rally

23 January 1964 Keith Adams 0

The Mini adventure really begins on this day as Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon win the Monte Carlo Rally in 33EJB.

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Archive : Rally mechanic killed in car crash

20 January 1964 Keith Adams 0

RALLY MECHANIC KILLED IN CAR CRASH One of the mechanics in the British Motor Corporation’s Monte Carlo rally team was killed in a car crash yesterday while on his way […]

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Archive : Cuba – hole in the Embargo

17 January 1964 Keith Adams 0

TIME MAGAZINE Cuba: Hole in the Embargo Ever since 1960, the U.S. has been putting an economic squeeze on Communist Cuba with what amounts to an unofficial trade embargo. Free […]

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Archive : Combined research at Jaguar

17 January 1964 Keith Adams 0

Combined Research Unit At Jaguars FROM OUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT New moves are being made in the engineering division of Jaguar Cars Ltd., whose acquisition of Coventry Climax Engines was announced […]

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Archive : Leyland Motors Earnings Doubled At £10m

9 January 1964 Keith Adams 0

Finance, Commerce and Industry By Our City Editor Results of Leyland Motor Corporation, whose £4m. order from Cuba has just caused such distress in Washington, are quite excellent, and it […]

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Archive : Row with USA over bus deal

8 January 1964 Keith Adams 0

DAILY MIRROR Row with US Over Bus Deal By Gordon Jeffery A buses for Cuba row blew up last night between Britain and America. A British firms £4,000,000 order to […]

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Archive : Leyland sells buses in Cuba

7 January 1964 Keith Adams 0

January 7th LEYLAND – On this day the Leyland Motor Corporation announces it has sold 400 buses to Cuba, much to the annoyance of the USA.

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Archive : Standard-Triumph doing well

2 January 1964 Keith Adams 0

Standard-Triumph Doing Well Standard-Triumph International built a total of 109,200 cars and light commercial vehicles in 1963, an increase of 30 per cent over 1962. This was announced yesterday by […]

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