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Star letter
More 'fan' mail Sir, Further to the David Cole letter on the fan car controversy. I can confirm that the…
October 2004
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In the hot seat
Scandinavia's first rally hero Erik Carlsson explains his roll --- sorry, role --- in Saab success and how all your…
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Icono chasm
Ford GT40 vs Ford GT. They look similar, but GT40 and Ford's new GT are chalk and cheese under their…
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Ford's American evolution: the road to its Le Mans victories
1962: Henry Ford II decides he wants a Le Mans win. 1963: Attempt to buy Ferrari outright falls at 11th hour: Ford begins to…
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Q & A
Adrian Newey Ford GT40 owner When McLaren technical director Adrian Newey wants an automotive fix away from his Formula One…
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Q & A
Jamal Hameedi Ford GT project manager How was a road car built on a race-team schedule? 1) Upfront analysis: the…
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Paul Newman: Fast acting hero
When you think of Paul Newman does Butch Cassidy spring to mind? Yeah, me too. That's the thing about surviving…
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X-ray spec: March 701
While Max Mosley was boldly talking up the new March team and signing star drivers left, right and centre, its…
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Teenage clicks
Michael Cookson had a photographic eye from a young age. His shots from local haunts Aintree and Oulton Park, plus…
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The 50 greatest partnerships
It can be a selfish sport. yet its impossible to succeed without the support of others. We felt it was…
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Scarlet fever
Alfa's legendary Tipo B and Alfetta scored 78 international wins between them. In the opportunity of a lifetime, Paul Fearnley…
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Red-letter days and red mist
Tazio Nuvolari started seven races in 1932 aboard a Tipo B. He set fastest lap in all of them, scoring…
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Winning races, hearts and minds
Being pelted by rubber bullets at 180mph is not normally something that brings a smile to your face. But Juan…
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A racer and a gentleman
Wednesday April 25, 2001, had been a bad day at the office, and I drove home with Springsteen blaring out.…
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The rise of Fall
From Yorkshire and a Mini to a GM competitions boss. Tony Fall tells John Davenport how he did it Tony…
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Bill Boddy
Taking the road to Reims I have never been in the habit of taking holidays. I was working at copy…
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Bill Boddy
More than a Merc demonstration Demonstartions of pre-war GP cars at present-day race meetings can be a big attraction. I've…
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Rumblings, October 2004
From the little Shuttleworth magazine Prop-Swing I learn that a TA MG is being added to the Trust's vehicle exhibits…
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Conquest of Cader Idris
The Autocar started it. They had tried to climb Cader Idris, Wales's allegedly second-highest mountain (2927ft), with a 4WD Steyr-Puch-Haflinger,…
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No more crunching cogs
In the beginning, albeit with a few notable exceptions, cars normally had rotating-pinion gearboxes. As car ownership increased, particularly after…
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