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Flat chat with Sammy Davis
Le Mans winner, editor and raconteur, 93-year-old Sammy Davis had plenty of tales to tell. Brendan Lynch was his audience…
May 2004
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'Weld' war three
Roy Pike beat the best Formula Three had to offer in his new Titan. But then the plug was pulled…
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Limited revolution
When Formula Two was fading, Bernie Ecclestone came up with an alternative. -- A new home for a castrated DFV.…
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A sideways look
Spectacular Dave MacDonald was the racing photographer's friend -- literally in the case of Dave Friedman. They first met in…
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Poignant finale
Twelve-year-old Leigh Dorrington got a rude awakening when his father took him to his first Imdy 500 in 1964. He…
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X-ray spec: Ferguson - Novi
Despite scoring Formula One's only win for four-wheel drive, this British company's system appeared better suited to Indianapolis. By Keith…
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Hart of the machine: understanding the genius of Brian Hart
Back in 1962 Motoring News ran a story about a young up-and-coming driver. The item concluded that we could expect…
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What a shocker!
The one that got away: JJ Lehto, 1999 Le Mans 24 hours He'd won before. He was happy with team,…
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A breath of French air
The Anglo-French Boulogne confrontations of the 1920s provided lots of variety, plenty of excitement and a tantalising glimpse of the…
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Sunny side down
Nissan spent a fortune on its four-wheel-drive Group A rally machine. Neat, compact and bristling with gizmos... it flopped. John…
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Gary Hocking: An easy rider born to drive
It was a remarkable opening lap of a remarkable circuit. Rhodesia's Gary Hocking had been drawn at six, his MV…
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Bill Boddy
Crystal Palace claims first car raceA claim that Britain's very first motor race was held in Glasgow in September 1901,…
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Fruitless bid for a fine collection
In 1961, I heard that W J Brunell wanted to sell his remarkable collection of negatives of motoring history, a…
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Smart Alec or smart Alex?
The Mini is with us again, recalling the sensation when, as the work of that determined and amusing Alec Issigonis,…
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I came, I saw, I bought a Bug
On the cars in books theme, Peter Blair-Richley has drawn my attention to Norman Lewis's autobiography I Came, I Saw…
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Miscellany, May 2004
The VSCC John Harris Trial in March was a stiff test, as shown by only six First Class awards being…
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Three letters from France
Even as France was recovering from the devastating war of 1914-18, a number of small sportscars were being produced in…
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Book reviews, May 2004, May 2004
Kieft Racing Cars — The Brigend Story By Peter Tutthill No ISBN Published by Peter Tutthill (Tel: 01208 812358)At Goodwood…
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Parting shot
German Grand Prix 1967Jim Clark, Denny Hulme, Jackie Stewart and Dan Gurney blast away form the front row as the…
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