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"I raced one"
Britain’s own ‘Mr Porsche’ was a ’70s fan favourite for his wheel-waggling antics in works-backed 911s. He’s still smitten… “I…
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Reviews, September 2010
MARK DONOHUE HIS LIFE IN PHOTOGRAPHS - MICHAEL ARGETSINGER Argetsinger’s follow-up to Technical Excellence at Speed, his acclaimed biography of…
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Longtail got short shrift
McLaren’s glorious road car had a brief spell at the top in endurance racing before its rivals gained an unfair…
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Jenks and Oliver's home on wheels
Oxford Diecasts (of Swansea) is an enterprising specialist model company set up in 1993. Early last year it contacted us…
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A mix-up with the Brambilla brothers
You just can’t trust some blokes. In the July issue I wrote of Vittorio Brambilla losing the chance of fulfilling…
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Low-key stock car outing for Clark
Jimmy Clark’s Indy-winning Lotus-Ford 38 was of course a heroine of the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year. But ever-enthusiastic…
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Mini motoring before the mini
Today’s economy cars may look frugal, but 50 years ago you could buy equally abstemious transport Among the enormous number…
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Courses not just for horses
Having achieved success with her Aintree horse racing meetings, Mrs Mirabelle Topham decided that she should add motor racing to…
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Name games
When I was writing for OV Holmes's magazine Brooklands Track and Air after the War he at first rented an…
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LBVCR update
The well-established London to Brighton annual car run is destined this year to be held on Sunday November 7. Five…
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A high-speed continental grand tour
In 1972 I was reminded that in 1937 the late Dudley Noble took the then-new Humber Snipe on a drive…
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First Record after the war
When Brooklands was reopened after the war in 1920, apart from racing it was occupied by many determined record breakers,…
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Letters, September 2010
A champion in all but name Sir, I greatly enjoyed the August issue of Motor Sport and its 1970 theme.…
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