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Kieft F1: Resurrecting the ultimate unraced grand prix car
What has a gestation period of 50 years? Cyril Kieft's grand prix car. Conceived in 1953, part-built in '54, abandoned…
March 2003
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Fifteen minutes of fame: Tale of a Manx kit
Clan:Manx International Rally September 8-10,1972 Roger Clark winning a seventies British rally in an Escort was the norm. But behind…
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The tourist industry
When a Belfast entrepreneur proposed a new venue for a British street race, sportscar makers saw an opportunity to boost…
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The gull of Mexico
It was one of the most brutal races ever, yet Mercedes conquered the Carrera Panamerica with a car of stealth,…
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John Fitch: Proving age is no barrier
John Fitch may not be remembered as one of the finest racers of his era, but he stands as one…
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Under the skin of Jim Clark's Lotus 29
When Colin Chapman was invited to the 1962 Indianapolis 500 by Dan Gurney, the Lotus founder surveyed the front-engined 'dinosaurs'…
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Track tests: Athy
England passed up the chance to host to the world's most famous race. Ireland stepped willingly into the breach and…
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The one that got away: Targa by the tail
Stirling Moss 1961 Targa Florio He reckoned he had the perfect car for the job. Which is why, he tells…
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The grit in the oyster
For the last couple of years I've been working on a biography of Piers Courage, and it's been fascinating to…
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Haynes great cars: AC Cobra
By Rinsey Mills ISBN 1-85960-849-3 Published by Haynes, £19.99 Not another one, I hear you cry. But stand by —…
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The Lancia race
By Mika Hahn No ISBN NUMBER Published by BZ Verlag, €75 (Special Edition € 150) Somehow Mercedes keeps a lasting…
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Triumph the red devil
By Brendan Lynch ISBN 0-9513 668-1-5 Published by Portobello Publishing, £14.95 A few tome truths: never judge a book by…
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Walter Rohl diary
With Wilfred Muller and Reinhard Klein ISBN 3-927458-05-8 Published by Verlag Reinhard Klein, £35 No one can begrudge Walter Rohrl…
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Jean-Pierre Wimille - A bientot la revanche
ByJ-M Paris & William Mearns ISBN 2-9516357-5-3 Distributed by Menoshire, £39.50 This is the first full life of France's great…
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Memoirs of Enzo Ferrari's lieutenant
By Franco Gozzi ISBN 88-7911-258-9 Published by Giorgio Nada Editore, £49.99 If you have enjoyed following the rise and fall…
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Press crewe short changed
The new Rolls-Royce Phantom is causing much controversy, especially, one presumes, among those with £250,000 to spend on a motor…
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Cars in Books, March 2003
Over the Christmas break i was reading The Eye of the Needle by Ken Follet, a fictional spy story, and…
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UK's first two seat Alfa
In view of the non-appearance of the 1.5-litre Alfa Romeos in the 1928 TT; due it was said to there…
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Advanced recognition
I wasn't going to bother you with this had I not seen Steve Sutcliffe's opinion of Advanced Motorists in Autocar.…
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Miscellany, March 2003
The ex-Sir Alistair Miller 200hp Blitzen-type Benz four-seater, which had a long Brooklands career, has been acquired by George Wingard…
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