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Twelfth knight
BRM entered its final Formula One phase — its V12 era — with a car conceived by a freelance designer,…
September 2003
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Double Deutsch
Fifteen minutes of fame Eufra: German Formula Three Championship, 1991 In the days before Dallara domination, British chassis tended to…
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Patriot games
Briggs Swift Cunningham was an Ivy Leaguer with a sense of adventure and duty. Preston Lerner charts his bids to…
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E-type Monaco blast
When in 1962 a road-test E-type Jaguar was available for going to the Monaco Grand Prix we saw it as…
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Miscellany, September 2003
I am pleased to hear that the ex-Demaus Arab, which I drove many years ago, is now in the good…
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The hype about Lea-Francis
Two of the outstanding 1.5-litre sportscars of the vintage years were the 12/50 Alvis and the 12/50 Lea-Francis. Of the…
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Heady days of life before speed limits
Triumph fans will enjoy the latest offering from Haynes, Triumph TR by Bill Piggott (ISBN 1 85960 997 X, £19.99),…
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Grey area over 1912 Sunbeam racers
The question of sources has a topical ring to it. My announcement that all three of the racing Sunbeams which…
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Talbots centre stage at Track
This year the 36th Brooklands Society annual reunion at the old Track had a very good attendance and celebrated the…
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Book reviews, September 2003, September 2003
WO Bentley — The Man Behind the Marque By Malcolm Bobbitt ISBN 1 85983 352 7 Published by Breedon Books,…
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