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Dr J.D. Benjafield - Bacteriologist and Bentley Boy
Dudley Benjafield was more than an eminent bacteriologist and bon viveur. He was also one of the finest amateur drivers…
August 1998
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Historic racing on a budget
How you can & why you should Club motor-racing is the future of automotive enjoyment and you need look no…
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My greatest race - Trevor Taylor
Mallory Park Formula Three race, July 7 1957 A borrowed sprocket and some strange advice from an unlikely source was…
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The cars that Vickers built
Vickers, who have sold Rolls-Royce to VW, used to make cars. It began in 1901, when Vickers Sons & Maxim…
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Miscellany, August 1998
A nice gesture when the new by-pass at Paddock Wood was completed, it was opened by the 1896 Arnold, which…
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Film producers, forward
Genevive, that film of a fictitious Brighton run first shown in 1953, was a box office sell-out and put veteran…
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Light cars in the Golden Valley
The lighter but by no means lesser vintage cars and a few Edwardians had an nav-cum-clue-hunt day in the Golden…
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Miscellany, August 1998
Motor club publications are of an increasingly high standard. The Alvis OC produced a truly fine souvenir book for its…
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A Passion for twins
From time to time I have a feeling that I want to have twins. I mean, a car with this…
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