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BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS SIR, I am in the process of compiling a publication about the history of the Brighton Speed…

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HECTOR OR EMILIO? SIR, Further to Mr Crawford's letter in the September edition concerning who was the last privateer in…

TIM B1RKIN'S DEMISE SIR, I read with interest the article in the September issue concerning the manner in which Tim…

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THE HEWLAND GEARBOX THE RISE OF THE REAR-ENGINED RACER WAS THE CATALYST FOR A WORLD RENOWNED OFF-THE-SHELF GEARBOX KEITH HOWARD…

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