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To F3L and back
It had the best engine, a proven design team, prime drivers. Ford's blessing, and it looked sensational. How could the…
August 1995
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The good Bentley?
When Alan Good, a 29-year-old lawyer, bought Lagonda for £72,500 in 1935, he shared two things in common with W…
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'Fastest on Earth'
'Fastest on Earth' Latest step in the Brooklands Museum's steady progress is the Speed Record exhibition opened by Prince Michael…
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From Sainsbury's to the Sarthe
Last June the Lagonda Club celebrated Lagonda's win at Le Mans with a run to the Sarthe circuit from Sainsbury's…
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No 1 60 years on
In May, to commemorate 60 years of the Aston Martin OC, Member No 1, 'Mort' 1 Morris-Goodall, centre, unveiled a…
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Brits on Parade
Le Mans and World Cup Rugby couldn't keep 200 cars away from British Sportscar Day at Brooklands in June. Nine…
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VSCC Mallory Park
The VSCC was graced with a fabulous summer's day for its annual visit to Mallory Park, attracting what was probably…
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The Invader
One day in 1931 there appeared at Brooklands a racing-car that stood out from the usual run of those raced…
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Gwenda Hawkes
While researching Gwenda Hawkes, by coincidence I came face-to-face in the local library with Glubb Pasha by Trevor Royal, about…
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Out Of The Past, August 1995
On his way home from VSCC Loton Park a reader saw an old notice on the wall of a building…
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VSCC Pembrey Races
On June 25 a representative turn-out of VSCC racing members presented themselves at the 1.456-mile circuit on the South Wales…
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Lost Royce
John Hirons who told us about a 40/50hp Rolls-Royce that had been used as a breakdown truck by his business…
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V-to-C Miscellany, August 1995, August 1995
That great marathon, the LEJOG, is I scheduled to happen again on December 2/5. Details from John Brown, The Town…
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Correction
The Sheffield Simplex is such a rare car that I became confused when confronted with the information that such a…
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A Famous Ford Owner
As most aviation followers will know, when the de Havilland Aircraft Co was one of the premier aeroplane builders the…
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MCC Edinburgh Trial
Entries for the MCC's classic Edinburgh Trial close on August 18, and are limited to 250. The event starts from…
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Active Morganists
The Morgan 3-Wheeler Club's 50th Anniversary Year has been galloping along. Following the appearance of 100 or so of these…
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28th Brooklands Reunion
Standing water meant standing racing cars when a cloudburst scuppered the sprint element of the Brooklands Reunion in July. Anyone…
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Sun and Games at Cornbury
The Benjafield Racing Club claimed to be the smallest of the motor clubs, held its fifth speed-trial at Cornbury Park…
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Cars In Books, August 1995
Re-reading The Private Life of a Country House 1912-1939, reissued by Clio Press, Oxford, in 1992, one enjoys again Leslie…
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