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Seeing pictures of Aston Martin’s superbly restored Bulldog taking the Coppa d’Oro at this past weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este prompted a bout of nostalgia as I recalled a trip to Lake Como made a decade ago.Read now
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Monaco Magic
It was wonderful to be back in charismatic Monte Carlo for the Monaco GP Historique. This was the 13th and I must have been to about the last 10, with the exception of last year’s when it was well nigh impossible for Brits to attend.Read now -
SuperFinds Diorama
Read nowBy Michael Kliebenstein From the earliest stages of my SuperFinds book project I had it in mind to create a model display that related specifically to the book. There was no doubt about which car to feature; it could only...
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Group C Porsche Party
Read nowBy Serge Vanbockryck For as long as I could remember I’d heard nothing but the best possible comments about the motorsport events that the Duke of Richmond and his team organised each year in Goodwood. Whether it was the Members'...
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Bowmaker Racing Team
Britain’s early appetite for Formula 1 success has been superbly documented in recent Porter Press publications, Vanwall – The Story of Britain’s First Formula 1 Champions, and BRM – Racing for Britain. Of course, there were other British outfits from the era whose star shone at least as brightly, Cooper, Team Lotus etc.Read now -
Important Paperwork, Lost and Found
Read nowCan old classic car documents really be SuperFinds? I say yes, if they are from significant or even lost cars they definitely have some historical value, and for me, many of them are also quite beautiful.I’m most passionate about older,...
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Packaging F1’s magic
Read nowWatching a Formula 1 race these days is an immersive experience. With the full weekend’s sessions exhaustively covered by more than 50 cameras, a squad of expert commentators and guest panellists and team radio for all to hear, it truly...
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Insiders’ views on Graham Hill
Read nowJOHN YOUNG on the Monte Carlo Rally with Graham Hill I did a Monte with Coombs and Salvadori and they didn’t take it very seriously, but Graham did take it seriously. We were supposed to do this rally with John...
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Hill's most thrilling Silverstone win
Read nowWhen it comes to Graham Hill and BRM’s title-winning year, it’s the excellent victories at Zandvoort, Nürburgring, Monza and East London that get all the plaudits, and rightly so, given that these all counted towards the 1962 Championship. But there’s...
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Moss vanquishes the Ferraris
Read nowThe Mediterranean shimmered brightly on race day although by mid-morning clouds had built up from behind the Alpes Maritimes, as they had done on the previous two days. Eventually, the sun dispersed the clouds and the afternoon turned out to...
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The Crowning Glory
Read nowNine Maserati 250Fs were among the 21 entries for the 15th Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco [in 1957]. The factory brought its three lightweights (2527, 2528 and 2529), a single 1956 model (2501) and the V12-engined prototype (2523). The factory...
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Classified Treasure
Read nowWhile searching through his collection of old German magazines, our great friend Michael Kliebenstein came across this lovely advertisement placed circa 1971 by then sole Lamborghini importer and German race driver Hubert Hahne to promote the new Miura. Our German’s...