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Rob Widdows
Desert warrior in village hall “Richard Noble is a legend. If only there were a few like him in government.”…
November 2013
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Auctions
A summary of classic and racing auctions from around the world in numbers RM Auctions Battersea Park September 8/9 120…
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Bond back on track... at 75
Former F3 ace Bev Bond is planning to race in Historic Formula Ford next season – at the age of…
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Morris pursues Golf course
A British Saloon Car Championship VW Golf raced by Richard Lloyd, John Morris and Alan Minshaw will return to the…
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Ex-Mikkola Escort returns
The Ford Escort Mk1 Hannu Mikkola used to win the 1000 Lakes rally in 1970 has made its competition return…
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Audi's hidden secrets
Audi’s Quattro concept had been widely trailed long before the show, but I refuse to get excited about it. The…
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A show that goes on...
...and on and on. Not much can match Frankfurt Intentionally or otherwise, within most motor shows lurks a theme that…
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Double memorial unveiled at Zandvoort
Family and comrades assemble in Holland to commemorate Roger Williamson and Piers Courage The names of Piers Courage and Roger…
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Fresh Jaguar concept
In Frankfurt few try to paddle hard against the tidal wave of German product, figuring there’s little point when the…
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Porsche unveils 918
Not to be outdone, Porsche showed the final production version of its 918 supercar and timed its arrival to announce…
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Speciale by name...
Sadly it look as though my days of Ferrari ownership remain as far into the future as ever. At a…
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When they were new... Ford Lotus Cortina
An original road test taken from the Motor Sport archives, January 1964 Soon after that man Chapman had been signed…
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Electric BMW sparkles
For me, attention was held most by a phenomenon outside the halls: there, platoons of electric BMW i3s silently swept…
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Three-pointed sobriety
Mercedes-Benz’s offerings might have been less eye-catching, but that was more than offset by their considerable advantage in being genuine.…
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Entry-level Caterham
An other British manufacturer was also drawing unlikely amounts of attention and for all the right reasons. I think the…
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Porsche 911 Turbo S
Stupendously fast – but is it the 911 you want? I have driven at least one example of every Porsche…
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Rolls-Royce Wraith
There’s a surprise in the way this one goes Of all the car launches I wish I’d attended, I think…
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Kia Pro_cee'd GT
All the right ingredients but not enough flavour For some time I have been evangelical on the subject of progress…
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Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S
Four seats and every comfort. Is this the first hyper-saloon? You would think, would you not, that no Mercedes would…
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A tough introduction
Your feature on Jock Horsfall brought back some sobering memories. My first visit to a motor sport event was at…
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