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VANDEN PLEAS
VANDEN PLEAS SIR, I've been doing some research for the present owner of 8-litre GP5, the flamboyant Vanden Plas two-seater…
November 1999
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BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS
BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS SIR, I am in the process of compiling a publication about the history of the Brighton Speed…
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DEATH BY ACRONYM
DEATH BY ACRONYM SIR, I read the comments that Simon Taylor made about BAR and their awful struggles in this,…
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HECTOR OR EMILIO?
HECTOR OR EMILIO? SIR, Further to Mr Crawford's letter in the September edition concerning who was the last privateer in…
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TIM BIRKIN'S DEMISE
TIM B1RKIN'S DEMISE SIR, I read with interest the article in the September issue concerning the manner in which Tim…
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MONARCH OF THE GLEN
MONARCH OF THE GLEN TIME WAS WHEN WE ENDED THE World Championship season in North America, and right well that…
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The Greatest drivers of the century - a personal view
We have reached the final twenty, the drivers who, says Mark Hughes, are the greatest since racing began. More than…
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GOODWOOD REVIVAL 1999
GOODWOOD REVIVAL HIGH WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN PROVED UNABLE TO STOP THE SECOND GOODWOOD REVIVAL MEETING MORE THAN MATCHING THE…
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Sprites
Sprites Gremlins THE PLAN WAS TO GO TO GOOD WOOD NOTJUST TO SPECTATE BUT TO RACE AGAINST FOUR Fl CHAMPIONS…
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Phi-Phi: The combative career of Philippe Etancelin
Great racing drivers have come from many parts of the world, a blinding glimpse of the obvious as readers of…
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THE HEWLAND GEARBOX
THE HEWLAND GEARBOX THE RISE OF THE REAR-ENGINED RACER WAS THE CATALYST FOR A WORLD RENOWNED OFF-THE-SHELF GEARBOX KEITH HOWARD…
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Storm Warning
Storm Warning ANDREW FRANKEL RECKONS THIS BMW MS IS THE FINEST SALOON HE HAS DRIVEN. HE ALSO CANNOT RECALL ANOTHER…
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Jochen Mass: The worst car I ever drove – ATS HS1
At the end of the 1977 season Jochen Mass found himself edged out of McLaren, who replaced him with Patrick…
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The incredible Tony Rolt: war hero, F1 driver, Le Mans winner and 4WD pioneer
May 1940 was a month of immense drama as General Heinz Guderian's tanks crossed the River Meuse near Sedan and…
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Bruno Giacomelli
Bruno Giacomelli USA East GP 1980 LURED BY THE HISTORY OF ALFA ROMEO, BRUNO GIACOMELLI JOINED THE ONCE GREAT ITALIAN…
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Millionaire's choice
Millionaire's choice CONTINUING THE STORY 0111 IL MILLIONAIRE WHO COULD buy any car he fancied and was influenced by race…
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A GN Affair
THE ME0 SPECIAL AFFAIR AROSE OUT OF MY YOUTHFULL fanaticism for any link with motor racing. I had written to SCH Davis…
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miscellany, November 1999
miscellany NO11-11NG SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN heard of the Aero-Engine CC and its magazine Torque since about 1995. However, perhaps…
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Alan Clark MP
Alan Clark MP The controversial author, Conservative MP and highly entertaining personality Alan Clark, who cared so much for Britain,…
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Joan Richmond
Joan Richmond We are sad to hear that Joan Richmond, the brave girl who arrived here before the war to…
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