From the ’Ring to Silverstone

From the 'Ring to Silverstone: After going by Page & Moy coach to the 1964 German GP, James Cooper used his paddock pass for the ’65 British race to take these shots on his East German Werramat camera

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Honda’s beautifully engineered transverse 1.5-litre V12 revved to an unheard of 14,000rpm

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Gurney explains how you’re actually meant to sit in that Brabham…

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After Dan Gurney’s engine broke, he raced Jack Brabham’s car.

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Ferrari’s messy vehicle interior is a far cry from today’s spick and span transporters

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John Surtees got the only 12-cylinder Ferrari; Lorenzo Bandini raced a V8

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Orange-overalled mechanics tend to Graham Hill’s BRM P261. He’d finish a narrow second

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Jo Bonnier’s Rob Walker Brabham-Climax headed the privateers, but only briefly

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F1 debuts at the ’64 German GP for Ronnie Bucknum and Honda

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Useful set-up notes on Ginther’s Honda – if you know the code

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The rising sun emblazoned on Richie Ginther’s Honda cover at Silverstone, though the sun set on its chances

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