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Sweet revenge of Ferrari's 1967 Daytona 24 Hours win
Why was this race so important that its name was informally given to Ferrari's next supercar and, 55 years later,…
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Racing-spec Fiat X1/9 offers giant-killing pace without crimping style
Fiat’s diminutive, mid-engined X1/9s of the 1970s and ’80s were once a familiar sight on UK roads – until the…
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John Surtees’ ’69 BRM back in public view: Dealer news
• Last spotted at the Weston-super-Mare Speed Trials in 1973 and kept away from the public gaze since, BRM P139-01,…
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Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic replica: as close as you'll get to the real thing
Followers of the classic car auction scene might recall 2007’s £7m sale of 60 cars owned by Gene Ponder, a…
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Supercharged MG TD and supercool VW beach buggy among latest auction sales
1952 MG TD Supercharged Sold by SWVA, £11,500 This eye-catching MG TD was consigned for sale by its owner of…
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The valuables hidden in vintage car toolboxes
You’ve bought an old car and inevitably you need tools to keep it going. Maybe it has imperial fittings, so…
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Pocher Lotus 72 model: off the scale detail
Sponsored content At some point during the 1972 British Grand Prix weekend, the Team Lotus mechanics modified the oil cooler…
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Motor Sport memorabilia and gifts, October 2022
McLaren MP4/4 1:18 Model by Amalgam New for 1988’s Formula 1 season, the record-breaking McLaren MP4/4 wiped the floor with…
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Racing watches that are real collectors' items
The worlds of motor racing and horology have been linked for over a century with a host of brands constantly…
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A roaring summer of vintage racing
After a month’s rest from racing, there’s no better way to get back into the motoring stride than to jump…
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You were there: Spa-Francorchamps 1964-65
Belgian reader Edgar Regout began visiting the great Francorchamps circuit with his father and a small camera. These are memories…
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Can Am combat in the Riverside haze: Parting shot
October 26, 1969 California, US From front: Dan Gurney (McLaren M6B), Chuck Parsons (Lola T163B) and Jackie Oliver (Autocoast Ti…
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