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miscellany, May 1997
The things they say "...Mercedes introduced a new element into racing the absolute control of cars from the pits. This…
May 1997
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Not so Morbid
Memories of Brooklands before World War II, when it was active as a race-track, are of happy times, which must…
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Motor-racing Etonians
It was announced a short time back that Eton College is to close its museum of animals, birds and other…
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Cars in books, May 1997
Bruce Dowell, who is concerned with Sunbeam affairs, has sent us details of a volume called First Athenian Memories by…
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