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The British Racing Partnership
The British Racing Partnership lasted just six seasons in Formula One before falling victim to its own success. Yet, as…
December 1997
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Lapse of the Gods: when F1 heroes screwed it up
Jochen Rindt’s last lap at the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix was an obvious candidate for our Lap of the Gods…
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My greatest rally - Erik Carlsson
1964 Liège-Sofia-Liège Rally Ninety hours with one hour's break; that was the Liège-Sofia-Liège. "A stupid event", says Eric Carlsson but…
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Jaguar XJRS
From the outside it was a clear case of design by committee, but underneath the Jaguar XJRS had all the…
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Ecological pollution solution
Have you ever driven in an economy contest? The kind of thing in which the winner was the person or…
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Bumper turn-out for RAC London-to-Brighton run
To refer to the RAC Brighton Run as one of our greatest events on the veteran car calendar is entirely…
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Miscellany, December 1997
No less than the Public Records Office is hosting a Motoring History Conference at its premises at Kew, Richmond. The…
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The Sunbeam which ran on water...
Steve Cropley's recent reference in Autocar to a Daily Mail story about 'A car that runs on water' sparked a…
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The VSCC Two-Day Welsh Trial
Torrential October rain suggested hard going for the 103 'victims' of this tough event, dating back 59 years, with four…
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Obituary
Ralph Stokes Ralph Stokes, the enthusiastic Monte Carlo competitor, has died at the age of 90. His competition career began…
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The long-forgotten princess
The other day I came upon an advertisement for a car of which I had never previously heard or, if…
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Miscellany, December 1997
At one of the greatest wedding ceremonies of the year, Ben Collings was married to Lady Louisa Gordon Lennox on…
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