
Jonathan Palmer's Brands top five
My first drive on a circuit: "At 17 I took myself along to Brands for an 'Initial Trial' event. I had an instructor called Syd Fox -- a big Formula Ford…
One Formula is a two-volume blockbuster that has taken more than two years to complete. Covering in detail every one of Murray’s 70+ designs, including those he never built, the prose is comprehensive, punchy and fascinating.
Apart from the design story – much of it in Murray’s own words – the books are packed with illustrations from his extraordinary archives, including pages from his notebooks, original sketches, correspondence, drawings and behind-the-scenes photographs.