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Did Stan Barrett break the sound barrier?

First, the facts: 40 years ago on 17 December, Barrett – a Hollywood stunt man with no motor sport experience – wriggled into the cramped cockpit of a long, slender…

January 2020 Issue

By Preston Lerner

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Trident missile

The distinctive TOY 123 registration makes it tempting to dismiss the riotously overblown style of the Maserati Shamal as a plaything suitable only for use as an adult Tonka toy.…

November 1992 Issue

By Jeremy Walton

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IMSA in a pickle

It was an annus horribilis for sports car racing too. Following the predictable collapse of the Sportscar World Championship, the 10-car All-Japan Sports-Prototype Championship underwent drastic surgery in November and…

January 1993 Issue

By Mike Cotton

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The Citroen SM

Citroen have decided not to develop and market the proposed right-hand-drive version of the 142 m.p.h. Citroen SM. The left-hand-drive version will continue to be available in this country.

July 1974 Issue

By Motor Sport

The Cornwall Vintage

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