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Private View
A 'You were There' speciaI An audience at the Palace, from back when F2 mattered enough for Ferrari to send…
April 2013
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Lunch with… Norman Dewis
Marque loyalty is an old-fashioned concept these days. A driver will swap seats after a season or two, a designer…
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A Bonneville triumph – Honda's incredible F1 Land Speed Record
"You go to Bonneville and you take a really heavy car with narrow wheels. We turned up with a really…
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Salt-free diet
Restoring the Bonneville record car presented an unusual set of problems for Dawn Treader Even years after the record run…
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Getting there
For some, what's in the paddock is as interesting as what's in the pits. Especially the race car transporters... By…
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The hills are alive
Formula 1 tends to hog the headlines but you'll find parallel ingenuity elsewhere within our sport, and its provenance might…
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Ariel Atom 3.5
Sometimes you forget. This was one of those occasions. The last time I drove an Ariel Atom was to record…
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Subaru BRZ
Twin peaks: GT86 is already terrific, but new Subaru version just shades it Factfile Engine: 2,0 litres, four cylinders Top…
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Jaguar XJ 3.0 S/C premium luxury
Factfile Engine: 3.0 litres, six cylinders, supercharged Top speed: 155mph Price: £65,365 Power: 340bhp at 6500rpm Fuel/CO2: 29.4mpg, 224g/km www.jaguar.com…
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Porsche Carrera 4S
Factfile Engine: 3.8 litres, six cylinders, normally aspirated Top speed: 185mph Price: £87,959 Power: 397bhp at 7400rpm Fuel/CO2: 28.5mpg, 234g/km…
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Young pretender
He didn't collect any titles on his way up, but Marussia's British rookie glows with confidence With Ed Foster Despite…
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Grand-Am Ambitions
Lamborghini is building a new GT3 car to take on Ferrari, Mercedes and Porsche, but is also looking to the…
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On Porsche's Christmas list
Nick Tandy is the latest driver to be signed by Porsche's works team. He's the only Brit to have won…
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Past and presence
Parisian winter exposition assembles an impressive array of wings, wheels and props Transport of all hues turns up at Retromobile,…
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DREAM GARAGE
WHAT WE'D BLOW THE BUDGET ON THIS MONTH DREAV GARAG ANDY GILBERG ROYALE RP20 There's only one of these. With…
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Around the houses, April 2013
News from the main auction houses around the world —RM Auctions — The Canadian auction house's Villa d'Este sale on…
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Mann for all seasons
Fond recollections of a popular team owner, whose forthright personality was recently captured in print By Doug Nye When great…
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Graham Hill's pearls of wisdom
Mann's memories reminded me of a couple of typical Graham Hill stories. As the Le Mans-type starting echelon was being…
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One size tends not to fit all
All great racers demand the best. Compromise isn't within their dictionary. Graham Hill was one of the most pernickety and…
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Sifting through the wreckage
In recent weeks I have spent much time trying to re-address research upon a very important group of racing cars.…
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