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Ferdinand 'Ferry' Porsche 1909-1998
Ferdinand ‘Ferry' Porsche, who died on 27 March aged 88, established the most successful sportscar marque of all time, steering…
May 1998
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Matters of moment, May 1998
So now both Bentley and Rolls-Royce are owned by BMW, what are we to think of this peculiar state of…
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1906 Spyker
The 1906 Spyker 4WD racing car with the world’s first six-cylinder engine stars in a new show at the Dutch…
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Festival of Speed theme
The innovation Years theme of June’s Goodwood Festival of Speed has had organisers scouring the world for amazing racing cars…
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Brabham BT45-2 back in action
The shrill wail of a flat-12 Alfa Romeo will be heard among the Cosworth DFVs in the FIA Thoroughbred Grand…
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Racing u-turn in Switzerland
AIthough being a car lover can sometimes make you feel like a hunted species, there seems to have been some…
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'Wonderful problem' for Goodwood Circuit Revival
One thousand applications for race entries from owners of cars with the requisite circuit history will ensure the success of…
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Honda museum opens
Honda president Nobuhiko Kawamoto is pictured in the company’s first Grand Prix car, the RA271 of 1964, at last month’s…
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Vaughan Davis 1919-1998
Vaughan Davis, the long-time Bentley practitioner who preserved the Marker-Jackson Bentley (Mother Gun), died in February. Born in 1919, he…
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Banking demise?
The rope of racing’s heritage by the Green Army continues. Latest victim is the banking at Monza which, I understand,…
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Rivers Fletcher recognised by RAC President
Congratulations to Rivers Fletcher, whose lifetime contribution to motorsport has been recognised with an RACMSA Prince Michael Award of Merit…
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Streamliner Auto Union next for C&G order books
Sixty years after Auto Union star Bernd Rosemeyer's fatal attempt to reclaim a prestigious speed record from Mercedes-Benz's Rudolf Caracciola,…
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From our Archives - Air Spoilers: Are we back to square one?
At Le Mans in 1952, during the practice sessions Daimler-Benz tried an air brake on a 309SL coupe. This consisted…
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Modern times
Press schedules being what they are, I am writing this before, and you're reading it after, the Argentinian Grand Prix.…
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Letters from readers, May 1998
The two Nigels… Sir, That the letter written by Mr Burrell in the March edition appeared at all only goes…
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Legends
Jochen Rindt As a devotee of Messrs Cook & Moore, I recently learned with horror that most episodes of Not…
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In the master's wheeltracks
By Stirling Moss The arguments about who is the greatest racing driver of all time have gone on as long…
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Uncovered - The secret shots of Fangio's finest hour
These extraordinary images of the 1957 German GP have never been published before. They tell the tale of how one…
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Loose ends
This is the last year an Escort will lead Ford’s rally effort. Matthew Franey honours an icon and lets rip…
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Bellow yellow
Jacques Swaters founded Ecurie Francorchamps to tune Fiat 1100s. He built it into one of the finest racing teams of…
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