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London to Brighton Run Centenary
London to Brighton Run Centenary, by Malcolm Jeal. Malcolm Jeal, 53 Oak Lane, Easterton, Devizes, Wilts SN10 4PD, £21. What…
January 1997
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ABF Memories
Sir, A part of my life for 10 years, ABF and I said our farewells some 11 years ago -…
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AC Trace
Sir, Four years ago I purchased an AC Ace, chassis no BEX 327, which is documented by AC as having…
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One Previous Owner
Sir, Jack Maurice's letter on trying to buy the hillclimb Ferrari reminds me that in the mid-1960s. I went to…
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DSJ's Death
Sir, I am saddened to read in today's Motoring News of DSJ's death, and would like to compliment Doug Nye…
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Denis Jenkinson
Sir, May I express to you, and particularly Bill Boddy, the sorrow I felt on reading of the death of…
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Jenks Remembered
Sir, I bought the December MOTOR SPORT yesterday, and how I enjoyed reading the account of John Surtees winning the…
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Stirling’s ice-cream special
Built by Maserati, paid for by an ice-cream maker and driven by Stirling Moss, the Eldorado Special should have been…
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The white elephant that was Italy's answer to Indianapolis
The Eldorado Special survives today as much as a monument to the Monza highspeed track as to Maserati's own frustrated…
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Windcheater
The Type C is Aston's least known product. That's a shame says Gordon Cruickshank, as it pointed way to the…
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McRae Storms to his second RAC victory
Porsches were again the cars to beat on the RAC Historic Rally. And again it was Jimmy McRae who came…
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Bentley's lost, last sportscar
New research tells of W O Bentley's final sportscar design and its frustrating still-birth It is well-known that W O…
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Siddeley’s answer to Jaguar’s C-type
Developed for Tommy Sopwith, the Sphinx proved that Armstrong Siddeley could build a sportscar Armstrong Siddeleys were regarded by most…
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A family that set American racing alight
Damon Hill's success has focussed attention on racing families, including this duo from the 1920s Recently we have been reminded…
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V-C Miscellany, January 1997
We learn that the one-off re-enactment in Northamptonshire by the National Traction Engine Trust of the 1907 steam road trials…
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An identity problem
Count Zborowski's 'Chitty-Bang-Bangs' gave their name to a breed of aero-engined behemoths, which makes pinning down this mystery machine's history…
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Brighton Run recall
The 1996 RAC MSA Veteran Car Brighton Run took on a special significance, because the original Run to celebrate the…
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Personal motoring
At times of change it is usual to look back as well as forward. This has made me reflect on…
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