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Hailing the Farnham Flyer
A lunch to celebrate Mike Hawthorn leads to an unexpected private view At the Bill Boddy Tribute Day, Tim Ely,…
January 2012
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A swap meet that's hard to beat
Beaulieu autojumble had a bumper crop of stands – but a bumper didn’t crop up Finally I got down to…
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Found and lost in an ancient barn
A secret hoard on a yankee farm that ended as a blackened ruin On sale at Beaulieu was a Bugatti…
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Rex J Woodgate
What’s your history? My father Rex Woodgate was with HWM and Aston Martin for many years [as race team and…
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Around the houses, January 2012
News from the main auction houses around the world RM Auctions It was Italian machinery that made the headlines on…
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You were there
This month we have rare behind-the-scenes footage from McLaren circa 1978, and Tasman Series action from Warwick Farm in the…
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Road races that provoked rage
Early city-to-city racing in France provided ample proof of the dangers of motor sport, but despite a public outcry such…
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‘Brabham Indycar blow-up was probably my fault…’
Bill Boddy and Jenks used to run a favourite little item in these pages entitled ‘The Things They Say’, in…
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The Monte's Bentley boys
Through much of the last century, this time of year was highlighted by the annual Monte Carlo Rally. While circuit…
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