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Rest and be thankful
Snaking between two Scottish mountains, this narrow pass was feared by early motorists. Then it became the most challenging hillclimb…
December 2003
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Pot of gold
Despite laughable budgets and two serious shunts, John Watson finally got the F1 chance he deserved. Paul Fearnley retraces the…
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Lost in action
15 minutes of fame Safir: 1975 British GP F3 race Eleven different chassis competed in British F3 in 1975, but one…
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Big game players
The Safari was the world's most photogenic event; Reinhard Klein is rallying's greatest photgrapher. This is a selection of stunning images…
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Bizza express
Three decades after being sold as just another lot in a liquidation sale, this incredible GT racer has been unearthed. Paul Fearnley tells…
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Spin on the Brighton road
The Brighton Run for veteran cars, on November 2, was as usual tremendously successful, as one of the world's most important…
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Memories of Derek Buckler
I knew Derek Buckler quite well. A rather serious chap, and why not, when you are selling kit-car parts and complete…
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Miscellany, December 2003
The present owner of the low-chassis S-type 4.5-litre Invicta which the late Bugatti exponent Lindsay Eccles owned until 1947, and…
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Over the edge in a Benz
After a long wait I have the true story about when John Duff, driving one of the pre-war 22.5-litre chain-drive…
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Nigel Orlebar
Nigel Orlebar, who died aged 87 in September, joined the VSCC in 1936. His mother had competed in pre-WWI hillclimbs in…
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Oh brother, which art thou?
Journalists are told not to reveal their news sources, which in politics has led to tragic results. I wonder who in…
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Trio of B&M Aston Martins
My recent item about a Bamford & Martin Aston Martin brought encouraging news of these cars. Andy Bell of Ecurie Bertelli…
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Book reviews, December 2003, December 2003
Ronnie Peterson: Formula One Super Swede By Johnny Tipler ISBN 1 902351 07 X Published by Coterie Press Ltd, £34.95 If…
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