Classic and Competition Car 116 May 2020

The 21st Century magazine about cars and motorsport of the past and present

Issue 116 May 2020

Classic and Competition Car Founded 2010

John Harris Trial 2020

2CV Cross 1975

FIA GT Race Donington 1998

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 Alfa Romeo 60th anniversary

Contents

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Page 18 BMW Series 2 Gran Coupe

News.

Page 4 Opening Shot.

Page 20 Sir Stirling Moss Page 25 Race from the Past - FIA GT Donington 1998

Page 30 Aston Martin Atom

Page 24 Book Review Citroen 2CV

Page 52 VSCC John Harris Trial 2020

2010 Page 58 Lotus Evora GT410

Page 57 Archive Photo of the month.

Front Cover: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Le Mans © Simon Wright 1968VSCC John Harris Trial: Andy Newbound FORD A © motorsport imagery 2CV Cross © Peter McFadyen 1998 FIA GT race at Donington - Porsche 911 GT2 Konrad Motorsport Martin Stretton Toni Seiler 13th 5th in class © Simon Wright

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Page 36 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Page 60 2CV Cross 1975

Our Team Simon Wright-Editor. Janet Wright-Staff Photographer.

Independent Freelance contributors in this issue.

Pete Austin, Peter McFadyen, Syd Wall, Plus David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport-Imagery.

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Editorial.

Welcome to the latest issue of Classic and Competition car. We have a slightly different look this month, due to the lack of live motoring events taking place because of the pandemic lockdown. Until the situation changes, we will be bringing you reports and features from our archives, with new material we have not published before. Relive some great motoring and motorsport events from the past. We also upload new and different photos to our Instagram, Facebook and Flickr pages, so be sure to check us out on social media. So stay safe and we look forward to seeing you at a motoring event in the not too distant future.

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Opening Shot.

With the 2020 Grand Prix season probably starting very late in the year, Ferrari are preparing for any winter weather in later races by bringing back the 1972 Ferrari 312 B3 Spazzaneve (Snowplough). They hope they may make a clean sweep if the weather turns wintery!

The car never raced in period and is seen here at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010.

By Simon Wright.

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1955 Bristol 404

Bristol Cars in Administration.

Founded after the second world war, Bristol Cars limited have gone in to administration in March 2020, having been taken over in 2011 by Kamkorp.

It was originally the car division of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, based at Filton in Bristol. They had made their first light car after the first World war, the Bristol Monocar, plus they produced car bodies for Armstrong Siddeley and bus bodies for Bristol Tramways, to provide employment for their workforce. After the end of the second world war, the company decided to manufacture their own vehicles and began to work with AFN Ltd, makers of Frazer Nash cars. They did a take-over of Frazer Nash in 1945 but by 1947, soon after the first cars had been produced, there were differences between the board and Frazer Nash, which resulted in the resale of Frazer Nash. The car division then became independent of the parent company and in 1960 Bristol Cars was sold after the Bristol Aeroplane Company joined other British aircraft companies to create the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). The company was founded by George S.M White who was

chairman of the company, but in 1960 he sold 40% share to Tony Crook, a leading Bristol agent, who became the sole distributor. In 1973 White sold his share to Crook and at that point British Aerospace (formerly BAC) requested Bristol Cars to move from their Filton Aerodrome factory o new premises. They set up in nearby Patchway, while the only showroom on Kensington High Street in London became the Head Office for the company.

The company produced at least six models, using famous names from the aircrafts history, including Beaufighter, Blenheim, Britannia and Brigand.

In 1997, Crook sold 50% of the company to Toby Silverton with an option to take full control within four years. They produced the Speedster, Bullet and 411 Series 6. In 2002 the company went into the ownership of Silverton and the Tavistock Group and developed the two seater V10 Bristol Beaufighter. In March 2011 the company went into Administration for the first time. In April 2011 a new company was formed by the administrators, the Bristol Automotive Group, to sell the original assets to Kamkorp. The new company restored and sold all models of the marque while working on the development of a new model, the Bullet. This was first revealed to the public in 2016. The company was wound up by the High Court of Justice with assets to be sold off to pay creditors. The Bristol Owners Club are actively engaged with the liquidators to try and preserve what it can of the heritage and associated spares for the marque.

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Bristol Fighter

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Hill Climb

Chateau Impney Hotel closes.

The Chateau Impney Hotel and Exhibition Centre closed on the 16th March 2020 as part of the Government lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, which closed all hotels, restaurants and places of mass public gatherings. This necessary closure was for the safety of workers, guests and the wider society. This was obviously beyond the control of the company. These

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circumstances have led to the difficult decision to permanently close the Chateau Impney Hotel and Exhibition Centre, a sad decision Autotest which was not taken lightly by the company.

The closure will be a big loss to the local economy and to the many people who were employed by the company. It is also a major loss to local motoring enthusiasts. The venue had held the Chateau Impney Hill Climb event for the last five years, a revival of a former sprint event that took place up until 1967. The new Hill Climb had been a big success with competitors and enthusiasts and plans were underway to hold the event again in 2020.

Unfortunately, the event was cancelled before the current situation arose. However, the venue was also host to the regular Footman James Coffee and Chrome Breakfast meetings for classic car owners during the year, and local car clubs were also using parts of the venue for autotest events and even stages of historic tours.

Plus the hotel also hosted many car club annual award dinner evenings, and the Exhibition Centre had been used for several car auctions.

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record for a 2 litre road car at the time.

This achievement proved to be invaluable publicity for the model and helped lead to a renaissance of the Triumph marque and the start of the long and successful line of Triumph TR sports cars.

After testing was completed in the mid1950s, the car was sold to a private buyer. It was sold again in the 1970s and the new owner dismantled the car and boxed it up for storage. The owner planned to restore the vehicle, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. In 2015, the boxed car was purchased by a new owner who spent two years restoring the vehicle to its original glory, and fully drivable. Fortunately almost the entire car had survived, bodywork, engine and trim, which allowed the vehicle to be rebuilt to its original specification.

TR2 Prototype at Gaydon.

A unique, record breaking Triumph TR2 prototype spots car has just been acquired by the British Motor Museum with the help of £250,000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF).

It is one of just three prototypes of the successful 1953 Triumph TR2 sports car produced by the Standard Motor Company (SMC), and it is the only one known to have survived. In May 1953 at speed trials at Jabbeke in Belgium, this car reached a speed of almost 125 mph. This was a

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The car has now been secured for the nation, with the British Motor Museum purchasing the car for £280,000, as an important part of the UK’s motor history. It will be displayed at the museum in Gaydon and occasionally it will be taken out to events, allowing people to see the car in action.

This hand built prototype of the Triumph TR2 is quite different from the mass produced models. The prototype was built around a wooden frame and the bodywork was riveted together rather than welded. The aero windscreen and streamlined canopy were designed purely for the record breaking attempt and even the Triumph badge is unique to this vehicle.

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70 years of the scorpion legend.

On the 10th April 1950, the great champion Tazio Nuvolari ended his racing career behind the wheel of the Abarth 204A, the first model constructed by Carlo Abarth. He took a class victory in the legendary Palermo - Monte Pellegrino rally.

This was a time trial run from the Sicilian capital of Palermo

Tazio Nuvolari in the Abarth 204A

up the steep climb of Monte Pellegrino, featuring multiple tarmac hairpin bends. The Squadra Carlo Abarth team saw Nuvolari take 5th overall and a class win in the 1100cc two seater racing car.

Nuvolari and Carlo Abarth had become friends just after World War 2, when Nuvolari drove for Piero Dusio’s Cisitalia when Carlo Abarth was leading the racing team. Nuvolari already had 55 victories in International Grand Prix and major road races. When Dusio emigrated to Argentina, he sold the team to Abarth and Nuvolari became the spokesman for the paddle shift tuning kits and exhausts that Abarth sold. These kits converted road cars into race winners, while the race team scored

victories on track and in hill climbs in coupe and sports cars.

Abarth also went on to win the International Manufacturers Championship six times Abarth 1000 in the 1966 4 hours of Monza between 1962 and 1967 and took victories in the 1972 European Championship for makes with Arturo Merzario at the wheel. They also took four wins in the European Touring Championship in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1979. Success also came in rallying with three constructors championships for Fiat Abarth in 1977, 1978 and 1980 including a World Drivers Championship in 1980 for Walter Röhrl and the FIA Cup for drivers in 1978 with Markku Alén. As well as these major victories, other wins came in seven European The Abarth Sport and Berlinetta Rally that took victory in the Championships Manufacturers World Championship between 1975 and 2011. The Abarth 124 Rally continues the winning ways in 2018 and 2019 in the FIA R-GT Cup. The Abarth 124 rally continues to run in the 2020 ERC as well as the team acting as technical partners on track with the Italian and German F4 championships.

Fiat Abarth 131 Rally

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Caterham launch Retro-themed Super Seven 1600.

Designed to reflect the joy and glamour of motoring in the 1970s, Caterham have launched its latest retro inspired model, the Super Seven 1600. Prices start at £33,495 or £325.99 a month for 48 months for a car in component form.

This 135 bhp five speed sports car fits perfectly into Caterham’s existing heritage line of products alongside the popular limited edition Sprint and Super Sprint models launched in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

The new model features class retro details and styling cues including classic flared front wings and retro inspired 14 inch alloy wheels. Also adding to the retro feel is a spare wheel and carrier like on the touring Sevens of old. The new model is also available in a choice of Seven heritage paint finishes and an elegant wooden rimmed steering wheel and leather upholstery.

The car also offers some new for 2020 features, being available with a wider and more comfortable large chassis as well as the standard version. But the engine does hark back to the 70s including DCOE throttle body injection, as used by lots of rally cars of the period, producing a distinctive growl. This new, most powerful Super Seven ever built is now available to order from www.thenew-oldschool.com

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FIA defer World RX electric switch to 2022.

The FIA has announced its decision to postpone the electrification implementation plan for 2021 by one year, due to the economic challenges presented by the COVID19 pandemic.

The decision was taken in consultation with IMG, the promoter of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, as well as Kreisel Electric, the approved supplier of the electrification kit, and GCK Energy, the approved supplier of energy. All parties remain committed to the original strategy built around independent teams that are currently competing in, or looking to enter the series, which was conceived with sustainability and cost control at its core.

FIA President Jean Todt commented: “While the current situation has made it necessary to defer the switch to electric by one year to allow competitors further time to adapt and to invest, the FIA remains committed to a new horizon for World RX. This will create the most cost effective environment and demonstrate the rapidly developing performance capabilities of electric road cars in this FIA championship."

"At this stage, plans for the new FIA eRX Junior championship remain unaffected by this decision and work towards the electrification of this category will continue for 2021, with a complete car supply and championship organisation on an all-inclusive arrive and drive format.

Historic Rally Festival postponed until October.

The inaugural Historic Rally Festival to be held at Telford and Weston Park in Shropshire in June has been moved back until the 24th and 25th October 2020. Saturday will be a free ceremonial start after live scrutineering, while Sunday will see historic stages used including Weston park.

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Aston Martin Vantage V12 Zagato Heritage TWINS. Celebrating Zagato’s centenary, bespoke automotive manufacturer R-Reforged has announced plans to produce its Aston Martin Vantage V12 Zagato Heritage TWINS by RReforged in-house at its new facility in Warwick. They will hand build the 38 Coupé and Speedster TWINS that celebrate the centenary of the Zagato Atelier (1919-2019) and the 60 year partnership between the Milanses ‘Signature’ and the British sports car manufacturer.

The are offered only in pairs to just 19 customers, with the majority already sold, with the sporting Speedster and the timeless Coupé. Both will feature exclusively the 100th anniversary gold Z badging. Both models will feature a reworked version of the 5.9 litre Vantage V12 48 valve engine, naturally aspirated to produce 600 bhp, an increase of 85 bhp over the original. The all carbon-fibre body incorporates active aero and a deployable rear wing to improve stability at high speed while maintaining the clean surfaces and pure lines of the Zagato design. They also sport the new centre locking 19 inch bespoke alloy wheels designed by APP Tech.

The first two cars were specified by Marella Rivolta Zagato, who co-runs the Italian design house, with one in gold and the other in Platinum.

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New Citroën Ami

TOCA issue revised 2020 BTCC calendar.

These are provisional dates for the 2020 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, pending future Government directives. The first meeting may possibly run without spectators, behind closed doors.

August 1/2nd 2020 August 8/9th 2020 August 22/23rd 2020 August 29/30th 2020 September 19/20th 2020 September 26/27th 2020 October 10/11th 2020 October 24/25th 2020 November 14/15th 2020

Donington Park (National).

Brands Hatch (Indy).

Oulton Park (Island).

Knockhill.

Thruxton.

Silverstone (National).

Croft.

Snetterton (300).

Brands Hatch (GP).

If the BTCC is unable to resume at this time, the calendar will be amended accordingly.

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The new Citroën Ami - 100% electric has won ‘The Disruptor Award’ in the BBC Top Gear magazine Electric awards 2020.

The new Ami is inspired to make urban mobility accessible and easy for everyone.

The car was unveiled in Paris at the end of February. It features a 5.5kWh battery with a range of up to 43 miles and zero emissions and can be fully charged in just 3 hours from a standard domestic socket. It has a top speed of just 28 mph and is unique in that it can be driven by anyone from 16 years of age without a driving licence in some European countries, and just 14 years of age in France.

With space for two people in its compact size of 2.41 metres long by 1.39 metres wide and 1.52 metres high, it has a very tight turning circle, ideal for city streets. It can be ordered online and delivered to your door, with prices starting from just €6,000 or on a short term loan basis through car sharing schemes such as Free2Move or longer term rental options from just €19.99 per month.

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new Edition 1 has 19 inch alloy wheels, black exterior styling, Matrix LED headlights with digital daytime running lights and electrically adjustable and heated front sports seats in Alcantara and leatherette. The top level Vorsprung adds a panoramic glass sunroof, fine Nappa leather upholstery, the Audi Phone Box and Bang & Olufsen audio. Plus on the driver safety side it adds the heads-up display, traffic sign recognition, parking assist and adaptive cruise assist.

New Audi A3 Saloon.

The latest Audi compact class saloon aligns with its five door Sportsback counterpart through a ground up redesign. It is available in Sport, S Line, Edition 1 and Vorsprung specification options. A Digital cockpit and touch display are standard throughout the range. Also fitted across the range is Audi pre sense front which combines a camera behind the interior mirror with frontal radar to help prevent accidents, collision avoidance assist and lane departure warnings.

Selected models feature mild hybrid MHEV drivetrains. Also the introduction of advanced Matrix LED lighting with new digital daytime running lights on selected models give each variant a specific light signature.

Compared to the previous model, it is 4 cm longer, 2 cm wider and 1 cm taller while retaining the same wheelbase. By repositioning the drivers seat, a 2cm gain in headroom has been achieved.

The base model features 17 inch alloy wheels, twin leather upholstery and dual-zone climate control. The S line adds 18 inch alloy wheels, LED rear lights with dynamic rear indicators and privacy glass, with sports seats with S line embossing and contrast stitching and upgraded inlays. The

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There are three engine sizes available at launch. The 1.5 litre direct injection 35 TFSI which produces 150 PS with a 6 speed manual transmission and can give 48.7 mpg. A second version of this engine is fitted to the 7 speed quick-shifting S tronic gearbox, which uses shift by wire technology. This combines cylinder on demand efficiency with a 48 volt mild hybrid system. This can return up to 50.4 mpg. The final version is a 2 litre TDI producing 150PS with the 7 speed S tronic transmission which can give up to 62.8 mpg.

Prices start at ÂŁ26,870 OTR for the 35 TFSI Sport with manual transmission, rising to ÂŁ32,220 for the 35TDI S tronic

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Salon Privé announces new dates for 2020.

Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding events in the UK, the Directors of Salon Privé have decided to move the event back 3 weeks. It will now take place between Wednesday 23rd to Saturday 26th September 2020 at Blenheim Palace.

This will be the 15th year of the event, which is now recognised as one of the top events in the World alongside Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 Ford Performance have just introduced their first ever, one-off Mustang Cobra jet factory drag racer with all-electric propulsion. It won’t hurt your ears and doesn’t use a drop of fuel, but it should blast the quarter-mile in the low 8 second range at more than 170 mph.

The battery powered Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 prototype is purpose built to deliver over 1,400 hp and over 1,100 ft-lbs of instant torque to demonstrate the capabilities of an electric powertrain in one of the most demanding race environments.

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2020 Festival of the Unexceptional - Postponed.

Due to take place at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire on the 25th July 2020, Due to the current restrictions and Government guidance surrounding Covid-19, Hagerty have taken the decision to postpone the event until 2021.

A new date will de announced later in the year.

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side vents. The interior has black pebble texture leather with yellow diamond seat stitching, plus LE60 headrests and a wooden dashboard. The Scintilla Silver version has 18 inch

Morgan goes Dutch for 60th anniversary.

To celebrate 60 years of Morgan’s partnership with Dutch Dealership Louwman Exclusive, the Malvern based company have produced a bespoke run of five cars comprising of three unique specifications, each with its own theme. The LE60 range consists of just five cars been created - two Plus Six models in Ice Blue, two in Scintilla Silver and a single 3 wheeler in Almond Green. The blue LE60 Plus Six feature 19 inch alloy wheels, evoking the look of a wire wheel but with a modern twist. Yellow accents include the brake callipers, spot light casings and LE60 decals on the bonnet

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black Speedster wheels with yellow brake callipers and a yellow 6 painted on the grill. It also has a yellow band runs round the trailing edge of the bonnet.

The dashboard and gear tunnel top are in Silver.

The Almond green three wheeler also has yellow touches, plus a leather dashboard which features a laser-engraved design.

All Morgan Plus Six are based on the companies CX-Generation bonded aluminium platform and are powered by the BMW B58 6 cylinder inline 3 litre turbocharged engine which produces 335 bhp.

The car can accelerate from 0-62 mph in just 4.2 seconds.

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McLaren weight reduction programme on 765LT. As McLaren moves towards a new generation of hybrid supercars, it confirms the “weight race” is a priority for the company. While Carbon fibre structures and components remain a primary source in delivering superlight supercars, McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) in Yorkshire are leading innovators in manufacturing composite materials, including carbon fibre.

The new McLaren 765LT illustrates the benefits of minimising vehicle mass, with an 80 kg reduction being key to delivering the performance advantages enjoyed by this limited edition supercar. This minimised weight is the result of meticulous changes to the entire vehicle.

The 765LT makes extensive use of carbon fibre, including exterior body panels, aerodynamic components, seats and interior centre tunnel. Other weight saving measures include lightweight side windows and motorsport style polycarbonate

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glazing at the rear of the car. The transmission also uses Formula 1 grade material and the exhaust system is fully formed in titanium, which is 40% lighter than a comparable steel system. The track tuned suspension system features more motorsport derived ideas, such as ‘helper’ springs that negate the need for heavier dual-rate sprint arrangement. Ultra-lightweight wheels with bespoke Pirelli P-Zero Trofeo R Tyres, complete with titanium wheel nuts save 22 kg.

When ordering, it is also possible not to include the air conditioning and audio systems in the specification, thise these driver comfort features can be included at no additional cost.

With the 754 bhp (760PS) twin turbo V8 engine, this supercar can accelerate from 0-124 mph (0-200 km/h) in just 7.2 seconds.

Just 765 individually numbered Longtail 765LT cars will be built to customer orders, and McLaren retailers are already taking deposits for the cars.

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Mazda MX-5 R-Sport Special Edition.

Audi to quit DTM at end of 2020.

Becoming a provider of premium mobility with a carbonneutral footprint, Audi has decided not to extend its involvement in the DTM racing series after the 2020 season.

Audi’s future motorsport involvement will focus on Formula E and in customer racing teams. With over 41 trophies already Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler has been the most successful Formula E team over the years since the series began. Away from the circuit, Audi aim to generate 40% of their road car sales with electric cars and plug-in hybrids by 2025.

Audi have been extremely successful in the DTM, having won 23 championship titles, including 11 drivers titles, plus 114 race victories, 345 podium finishes, 106 pole positions and 112 fastest laps. With three out of three titles and numerous podiums, 2019 has been the companies most successful DTN season in the companies history.

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As the World’s best selling 2 seater roadster enters its fourth decade, Mazda have revealed the R-Sport Special edition.

Limited to just 150 cars, the convertible will feature Polymetal Grey metallic paint with piano black exterior mirrors and a grey soft top hood. Completing the unique exterior will be 16 inch RAYS gunmetal alloy wheels.

Inside, it features burgundy Nappa leather seats with silver stitching.

The car is based on the 1.5 litre 130 bhp 2020 Mazda MX-5 sports model and the equipment features Navigation, Apple CarPlay and AndroidAuto, cruise control, heated seats and climate control. The car is priced at £27,700 and customers can register their interest online now.

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British Motor Museum rearrange show dates.

Mustang earns World’s best selling sports car title.

Celebrating its 56th birthday in April, the Ford Mustang was the best selling sports car in the World last year and the World’s best-selling sports coupe for the 5th consecutive year.

Since the sixth generation Mustang began global exports in 2015, Ford has sold 633,000 in 146 countries around the World, which included 102,090 in 2019. Sales in Germany increased 33%, in Poland sales rose by nearly 50% and in France they almost doubled. In Europe, the Mustang is offered in fastback and convertible body styles with a choice of a 5 litre V8 petrol engine developing 442 bhp with either a 10 speed automatic or 6 speed manual transmission or the 2.3 litre EcoBoost petrol engine, developing 287 bhp with a 6 speed manual transmission. The special edition Mustang BULLITT featuring an enhanced 453 bhp 5 litre V8 engine in a fastback body style with a choice of shadow black or classic dark highland green.

The Mustang is also America’s best selling sports car of the last 50 years.

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With the British Motor Museum at Gaydon currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they have had to postpone or cancel some of its upcoming show.

The Land Rover show has been moved from 9th-10th May to 1st and 2nd of August. The UK Slot car festival has been cancelled, but will return again in 2021. The Jaguar Breakfast meeting for May has been cancelled, but hope to run the next one in July. The Banbury Run for historic motorcycles has been postponed until the 16th August and the Classic & Vintage Commercial Show has been postponed until the 8th and 9th August. Tickets for cancelled events will be refunded over the next few weeks, will for postponed events, any tickets already sold will be valid for the new date. Visit their web site for further information www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk Hot Rods at London Concours 2020.

Hosted at the Honourable Artillery Company HQ from the 19th-20th August, the London Concours is the capital’s finest automotive garden party. This year they will be hosting a ‘Speed of Sand’ celebration, a tribute to pre-1949 American Hot Rods. The Vintage Hot Rod Association hold an annual event at Pendine Sands, and the three-time ‘King of the Beach’, the fastest woman on the sand and a host of others will be at the London Concours.

For further information see www.londonconcours.co.uk

Auto Royale rescheduled.

The inaugural Auto Royale and British International Concours d’Elegance event which was originally scheduled to take place in July has now been rescheduled to summer 2021 May 2020

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It accelerates from 0-62 mph in 8.7 seconds and a top speed of 134 mph and returns a maximum of 47.1 mpg.

The 2 litre petrol engine in the M235i xDrive is the BMW Group’s most powerful four cylinder engine, delivering 306 hp using BMW TwinPower Turbo technology. Peak torque is 450 Nm which takes it from 0-62 mph in 4.9 seconds and a top First ever BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé speed of 155 mph, BMW is adding to its successful coupé line-up with the sleek with a maximum of 2 Series Gran Coupé. It made its World debut at the Los 37.2 mpg.

Angeles Auto Show last November. It features the latest The Diesel option is transverse mounted engine giving Front-Wheel-Drive or AWD the 2 litre four as seen in the BMW Series 1, with cutting edge chassis cylinder BMW 220d technology to optimise which produces 190 hp with peak torque of 400 Nm, taking handling and driving it from 0-62 mph in just 7.5 seconds and a maximum speed enjoyment. It features a of 146 mph. It can also achieve up to 57.6 mpg. new design of the rear The eight speed Steptronic sport transmission is available lights and has an in the BMW 220d and in the exclusive BMW M235i xDrive. mesh grille on The model will be available in the front of the three variants, Sport, M Sport flagship M235i and M Performance M235i xDrive M xDrive. The Sport model Performance features sports seats in Nivala model. It has Cloth/Sensatec with orange or frameless side windows for all four doors, with its silver contrast stitching and a silhouette comes straight from the classical coupé sport steering wheel, plus 17 blueprint. The model features full LED headlights inch alloy wheels, front and rear and rear lights.

Park Distance Control, two The car has a choice of three engines, two petrol zone automatic air con, BMW and one diesel. The entry level 218i has a revised 1.5 petrol engine Connected Package plus BMW 1.5 litre three cylinder petrol engine, developing Live Cockpit plus and Active Guard plus with Lane 140 hp and peak torque of 220 Nm, with an over-boost th Departure Warning. The M Sport adds sports seats in function in 4 gear or higher which generates an extra 10 Nm.

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Dakota leather and a M Sport leather steering wheel, plus 18 inch alloy wheels, M Sport suspension, M Aerodynamic body styling, M Sport steering, plus electric folding mirrors, heated seats, extended lighting, Digital Cockpit Professional, BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant and BMW connected package Professional. The M235i adds the M seats with integrated headrests upholstered in Alcantara cloth, exclusive Cerium grey 18 inch alloy wheels, M235i specific M Sport suspension, rear spoiler, M Performance exhaust system, Limited Slip Differential on the front axle and eight speed sport automatic transmission featuring launch control.

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BMW 235i xDrive M Performance

In the aim to improve handling, BMW have included ARB (Near-actuator wheel slip limitation) technology from the BMW i3s, which works with the Dynamic Stability Control system to significantly reduce power understeer. This feature can be turned off if wished by the driver. Other driver assistance systems included are collision BMW 235i rear view and pedestrian warning with city braking function, Lane Departure Warning with active lane return and Cruise control with braking function.

An optional Parking Assistant offers automatic assisted parking in parallel or perpendicular parking spaces, taking care of the steering, accelerating and braking.

The BMW 2 Series Gran CoupĂŠ is available now from ÂŁ23,815 OTR.

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Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE. 17th September 1929 to 12th April 2020.

A true gentleman and the greatest driver never to win the World Championship.

Born in West Kensington in London, the son of a dentist, Alfred Moss and his mother Aileen. His father was an amateur racing driver who had finished 16th in the 1924 Indianapolis 500, while his mother had competed prewar hill climbs in a Singer Nine, it was inevitable that both he and his sister, Pat Moss, would continue the family tradition of motor racing. Pat went on to become a successful rally driver and married Swedish rally driver Erik Carlsson.

Stirling began driving at 9 years of age in an Austin & he got from his father to drive in the fields around their home. He got his driving licence at 15 and bought his own car.

He began racing in 1948 in a career that spanned 15 years until 1962. During that period he entered 529 races in all kinds of cars and won 212 of them, in everything from saloons right up to Formula 1. In one year he competed in 62 races and over his career he drove Š Simon Wright

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84 different makes of car, including Mercedes Benz and Vanwall. He preferred to race British cars if possible, stating “Better to lose honourably in a British Car than to win in a foreign one.” At Vanwall he helped break the German/Italian stranglehold on Formula 1 racing.

An accomplished horse rider, Moss started his car racing career in his fathers 328 BMW, then used money won from horse riding events to pay the deposit for one of the first Cooper 500 racing cars in 1948. His father wanted him to become a dentist, but Stirling convinced him to buy the Cooper. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability, winning many races at both national and international level. Even after moving to higher levels of racing, he still returned to compete in Formula 3 driving Coopers and Kiefts.

His first major Moss in a Jaguar XK120 victory came on at Shelsley Walsh © Janet Wright the eve of his 21st birthday when he borrowed a Jaguar XK120 and won the 1950 RAC Tourist Trophy at Dundrod in Northern Ireland.

He went on to win the Tourist Trophy six more times, in 1951 driving a Jaguar C-Type, 1955 in a Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, 1958 and 1959 in an Aston Martin DBR1 and 1960 and 1961 in a Ferrari 250 GT. Enzo Ferrari offered him a Formula 2 season in 1952 after a one-off drive at the 1951 Bari Grand Prix, but when Stirling and his father arrived in Puglia, they found out the car was to be driven by Piero Taruffi and were quite annoyed.

Stirling was also a competent rally driver, winning a Coupe d’Or (Gold Cup) for three consecutive penalty free runs on

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the Alpine Rally (Coupe des Alpes). He also finished 2nd in the 1952 Monte Carlo rally driving a Sunbeam Talbot 90 with Desmond Scannell and Autocar editor John Cooper as co-drivers.

Mercedes became interested in Stirling in 1953 and Mercedes Benz racing boss suggested that Stirling buy a Maserati 250F to © Janet Wright see how well he went before possibly joining the Mercedes Grand Prix team. The car was unreliable, but Moss qualified A Maserati 250F like Moss raced in 1953 to alongside the Mercedes drivers win the Oulton Park International Gold Cup several times and performed well in races before the car failed. He did achieve his first Formula 1 victory in the Maserati when he won the non-championship Oulton Park International Gold Cup. At the Italian Grand Prix he passed both Fangio in a Mercedes and Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari and led until the 68th lap when he retired with engine failure, leaving Fangio to take the victory.

In 1954 he became the first non-American to win the 12 Hours of Sebring driving the Cunningham 1.5 litre O.S.C.A. MT4 with American Bill Lloyd.

Mercedes Benz signed Stirling for the 1955 season and he took his first World Championship victory at the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree, leading a Mercedes Benz 1,2,3,4 finish and beating his team mate Fangio. Stirling also went on to win the RAC Tourist Trophy, the Targa Florio and the Mille Miglia.

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Moss won the 1957 British Grand Prix at Aintrree in a Vanwall VW5 like this one.

drive in motor racing history. He was paired with motor racing journalist Denis Jenkinson, who had prepared pace notes for the 1,000 mile trip, which they completed in ten hours and seven minutes.

He won the Nassau Cup at the 1956 and 1957 Bahamas Speed week and also in 1957 he raced for Vanwall.

He won the British Grand Prix at Aintree driving a VW5, the Gran Premio d’Italia at Monza and the Grand Prix at the Pescara

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Circuit in Italy, the longest track every used for a World Championship Grand Prix, with a lap length of 16 miles. He finished 2nd in the World Championship behind his friend and Rival Fangio.

Between 1955 and 1961 Stirling finished as runner up in the World Championship four times and in third place the other three times. He lost the 1958 championship by a single point to Mike Hawthorn despite winning 4 Grand Prix in both the Rob Walker Cooper Climax T43 and the Vanwall VW5, compared to Hawthorns single victory. He took

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another historic victory in the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix driving Rob Walker’s Lotus 18 powered with the Coventry Climax engine. He repeated the victory the following year against the much more powerful Ferrari 156 driven by Phil Hill, Richie Ginther and Wolfgang von Trips, also winning a partially wet German Grand Prix.

His career really finished following a heavy crash at Goodwood, driving the Lotus in the Glover Trophy. He was in a coma for a month and partially paralysed down © Simon Wright

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his left side for six months. He did do a test in a Lotus 19 the following year but decided to retire from the sport. He made a second career as a commentator for motorsport on TV in America.

However, the draw of racing always continued and Stirling made various one-off appearances in historic events and also took part in the 1974 London-Sahara-Munich World Cup Rally in a Mercedes Benz. He shared a Holden Torana with

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Jack Brabham in the 1976 Bathurst 1000 in Australia, then shared a Volkswagen Golf GTi with Denny Hulme in the 1979 Benson & Hedges 500 at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand.

He made a return to proper racing in 1980 for the Audi team in the British Saloon Car Championship with Richard Lloyd and his GTi team. He continued with the Audi in 1981 under Walkinshaw racing, racing with Martin Brundle.

He continued racing in historic events until 2011, after qualifying for the Le Mans Classic event, he decided to finally retire at an age of 81. He continued to make guest appearances at various events and was as popular as ever.

In 1990 he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. In the New Years Honours 2000 he was made a Knight Batchelor for services to motor racing and on 21st March 2000 he was knighted by Prince Charles, standing in for the Queen. In 2005 he was awarded the Segrave Trophy and in 2006 he was awarded the FIA Gold Medal for his outstanding contributions to motorsport.

In 2009 Mercedes Benz in conjunction with McLaren launched the Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss edition, a limited run supercar to honour Stirling Moss, with just 75 built. It used an AMG 5.5 litre Supercharged engine and could accelerate from 0-62 mph in just 3.5 seconds, with a top speed of 217 mph.

He died in London on the 12th April 2020 at the age of 90 with his wife Lady Moss at his side following a long illness.

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Book Review - By Peter McFadyen.

Citroën 2CV – Different is Everything Author: Malcolm Bobbitt Publisher: Amberley Publishing Price: £14.99. Softback (234 x 165mm), 96 pages, illustrated throughout in B/W and colour ISBN: 978 1 4456 8767 4 Created as a means of providing essential transport to potential customers who might never have been able to afford a car, the unassuming Citroën 2CV (Deux Chevaux) quickly became an object of desire not only to those free spirits and free thinkers who frequented the bars and cafés of Paris’s Left Bank but also the more affluent Parisians who judged it a status symbol. One of the most remarkable of many photographs in the book shows the mass of visitors inundating the cars on the Citroën stand at the 1948 Paris Motor Show when it was launched. Production would extend for 40 years with 2.4 million examples having been built by 1966, not counting almost 56,000 of the goods version, the Fourgonnette, by that time. Over that period, many changes and upgrades would be introduced along with variants including Ami 6, Dyane, Mehari and, for the British market only and made at the company’s Slough factory, a fibreglass bodied version named the Bijou and styled by Peter Kirwan-Taylor, previously responsible for the greatly admired Lotus Elite, no less. Along the way, Citroën produced a twin-engined, 4-wheel drive version, the Sahara, designed specifically for the oil industry although, of the 774

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examples built between 1960 and 1966, 80 went to the Spanish Guardia Civil.

Designed to provide comfortable if basic travel over less than perfect terrain, the 2CV inevitably found itself the transport of choice for a number of adventurers such as the duo who completed a 13,588 km tour of the Mediterranean coast including the Middle East and North Africa in 1952. A year later, one of the 375cc powered cars was taken on a 52,000 km tour of North and South America via the Bolivian Andes to Tierra del Fuego and even a full round-the-world-in-12-months tour was completed in a 2CV in 1959. Only slightly less adventurously, the chief designer of Rolls Royce is reported to have used a 2CV as his daily transport, pointedly parking it among his colleagues’ local produce at the Crewe factory.

These are but a few of the myriad facts and stories which can be gleaned from this remarkably informative book, clearly belying its modest dimensions. The author, as well as being the editor of SAHB Times, the magazine of the Society of Automobile Historians in Britain, is a committed Citroën enthusiast and an authority on the marque, a clue to that fact being that even his email address incorporates reference to the company’s famous factory at Quai de Javel.

He is a skilled writer, too, imparting this highly detailed account of the life and times of the Citroën 2CV from its pre-war conception to the end of production – not in France but in Portugal – in such a readable manner that, once started, it is difficult to put the book down. As a source of everything you wanted to know about this little French marvel – and probably more besides – it is highly recommended and excellent value.

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Race from the Past.

1998 FIA GT Donington 500 kms.

Donington Park, 6th September 1998.

By Simon & Janet Wright.

The race winning GT1 AMG Mercedes Benz CLK LM of Bernd Schneider and Mark Webber who finished 1st

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Karl Wendlinger prepares to go out in the GT2 Oreca Chrysler Viper he shared with Justin Bell

The seventh round of the 1998 FIA GT Championship took place at Donington Park on the 6th September 1998.

In its second season, the FIA GT Championship, organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO), was a series for Grand Touring Cars with two classes conforming to GT1 and GT2 regulations.

There was a separate drivers and team award in each class.

Starting from pole position was the AMG Mercedes CLK LM of Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta. After 125 laps of action, it was a Mercedes 1-2 at the chequered flag, with German Bernd Schneider and Australian super star Mark Webber taking victory from their team mates Klaus Ludwig from Germany and Brazilian Ricardo Zonta who finished 2nd.

Their main rival for race honours, fellow German manufacturer Porsche, could only manage 3rd overall. Even

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with local hero Allan McNish driving, the Porsche 911 GT1 he shared with Yanick Dalmas still finished a lap behind the Silver Arrows. A further lap down was the other works Porsche 911 GT1 driven by the all German crew of Jörg Müller and Uwe Alzen, who just beat the Persson Motorsport Mercedes CLK GTR of Jean-Marc Gounon and Marcel Tiemann.

Rounding out the top six was the Zakspeed Racing Porsche 911 GT1-98 of Armin Hahne and Andreas Scheld.

The locally entered GTC Competition McLaren BMW F1 GTR driven by Geoff Lees and Thomas Bscher was in 7th place, five laps behind the winners.

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McLaren BMW F1 GTR Davidoff Classic GTC Competition Geoff Lees Thomas Bscher 7th

There were a couple of unusual cars in Team Persson Motorsport Mercedes Benz the race, but CLK GTR Christophe Bouchut and Bernd unfortunately Maylander 12th overall 8th GT1 neither were classified at the finish. David Brabham and Éric Bernard were driving the DAMS GT1 6 litre Panoz GTR© Simon Wright 1, but dropped out after just 56 were Oliver Beretta and Pedro Lamy in the Viper Team laps. The Marcos Oreca 8 litre, V10 Chrysler Viper GTS-R, who finished 8th Racing overall and completed 114 laps, eleven laps behind the International 5.7 overall winners. They took a two lap victory in GT2 ahead of litre Marcos the Konrad Chevrolet Marcos Chevrolet LM600 Marcos Racing Motorsport International Christian Vann Harald Becker Cor LM600 Euser DQF Porsche 911 driven by GT2 driven Christian

by Altfrid Vann, Heger and Harald Franz Becker and Konrad, who Cor Euser split the two actually Viper Team completed Oreca cars.

112 laps In 3rd place which in GT2 were © Janet Wright placed them Karl in the top Wendlinger ten finishers, but they were disqualified in post race © Simon Wright and Justin technical inspection for using fuel which did not meet Bell in the second Chrysler Viper GTS-R, who were a FIA regulations. There was one other disqualification at the further lap behind the Porsche in 10th place. end, the Roock Sportsystem Porsche 911 GT2 of John

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Zakspeed Racing Porsche 911 GT1-98 of Michael Bartelsand Max Angelelli were 22nd on the road but Not Classified.

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At the end of the season, the GT1 championship was won

by Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta, with AMG Mercedes taking a second team championship. The GT2 title went to Olivier Beretta and Pedro Lamy and Viper Team Oreca. This was the final season of GT1 as the category was dropped from the FIA GT Championship due to lack of entries for 1999.

Robinson and Hugh Price, who were 17th overall on the road, but were disqualified for using an illegal amount of turbo boost.

Chrysler Viper GTS-R Team Oreca Karl Wendlinger Justin Bell 10th 3rd GT2

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DAMS Panoz Ford GTR-1 GT1 of Eric Bernard and David Brabham retired from the race.

SportsystemRoock Porsche 911 GT2 of John Robinson and Hugh Price who were disqualified for using too much turbo boost

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Chamberlain Engineering Chrysler Viper GTS-R of Martin Short, Matt Turner and Ni Amorin finished 14th 4th GT2

GT1 Champions at the end of the season, AMG Mercedes Benz CLK LM of Klaus Ludwig and Ricardo Zonta finished 2nd at Donington

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Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 of Martin Stretton and Toni Seiler 5th GT2 13th overall

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GT2 Class winners - Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R of Oliver Beretta and Pedro Lamy 8th overall

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Aston Martin Atom.

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car, the Atom. This car was to be the basis from which the DB series of Aston Martins would grow and, eventually, achieve Brown’s ambition of winning at Le Mans.

The ‘art deco’ movement had spread its influence to motor car design during the 1930s, characterised by fixed-head coupés with short cabs, rounded tails, clean lines and long bonnets all alluding to aircraft streamlining. They became known in many cases as ‘air-line’ models. As a practical way of evaluating several new approaches to the design of Aston Martins of the future, they built what Laurence Pomeroy would call in a 1942 article in The Motor an ‘experimental’ car but which today would be recognised as one of the first examples of a ‘concept car’. They chose to

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Aston Martin Atom Like many, if not all, small companies manufacturing specialist vehicles, especially sports cars, Aston Martin has been through its fair share of financial upheavals in its 100year history. In 1946, needing funds to develop models which could compete in the post-war car industry, the company was offered for sale by means of a small classified advertisement in The Times – without revealing the name of the company. It drew the attention of David Brown, then head of his family’s gear making firm and tractor manufacturing enterprise. In a situation resembling the later Remington shaver company and Victor Kiam’s memorable advertising account of his first experience of its product – “I liked it so much, I bought the company” – Brown’s decision to go ahead and buy Aston Martin was based, in part at least, on his impression of the company’s post-war plan as embodied in its experimental prototype

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call it The Atom, reflecting then popular connotations of small size and great power.

For optimum performance and handling, light weight and rigidity were primary objectives of the design and a combined chassis and body structure was formed using steel tubing clad with aluminium panelling with rounded curves and attractive ‘art deco’ styling.

Atom was more test-bed than an actual prototype so although the saloon cabin sported four seats, the front ones being of the aircraft style ‘hammock’ variety and noted for their comfort, the rear hardly offered comfortable accommodation for adults. There was no separate radiator grill as such, thereby saving more weight, cooling air entering via a series of vertical slits, their lengths varying to form © Peter McFadyen

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including Bugatti, Delahaye and Delage. In addition to a conventional-looking floor mounted gear lever which simply selects forward or reverse, Atom has a tiny second gear lever mounted close to the steering column and operating in a conventional Hpattern gate which controls the selection of the four forward – or reverse - speeds. This ‘semi-automatic’ transmission theoretically provided clutchless gear changes but, being an epicyclic device and consequently having relatively widely spaced ratios, an element of ‘feathering’ the clutch during changes smoothed the operation and reduced strain on the whole system. Top was 4.55:1, third 6.68:1, second 10:1 and bottom 15:1. The novel use of the Salisbury hypoid bevel back axle had the additional advantage of enabling the prop-shaft line to be some two inches lower than normal.

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a triangular array, hinting at what would become the iconic shape seen on the front of all later Astons.

The independent front suspension was advanced for its time, using coil springs and short trailing links in a design patented by the Gordon Armstrong company whose hydraulic lever dampers were also used. A cleverly designed split track rod system maintained ideal steering geometry throughout the range of movement and steering required just 2¼ turns, lock to lock. At the rear, long, semi-elliptic springs were used, again with Gordon Armstrong dampers.

The choice of gearbox was also very interesting, being the French electromagnetically controlled Cotal design used in several other makes

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For some time, Claude Hill had been working on a replacement for Aston Martin’s four cylinder o.h.c. engine but initially it was this 1950cc unit which was installed in Atom in mid-1939.

Forced to use war-time ‘pool’ petrol its ignition had to be retarded considerably to cope with its 7.75:1 compression ratio, considered high at the time, dropping the maximum power output - at 5,000rpm - from 95 to probably 75 bhp and speeds in the gears to around a still respectable 60mph in third and 42mph in second.

With wartime work diverting Aston Martin’s efforts, it wasn’t until 1944 that Hill’s 1970cc 4-cylinder push-rod ohv unit was installed and it remains in the car to this day.

Following the war and David Brown’s momentous test drive, Atom passed into new hands. According to the records of the Aston Martin Owners Club, the car was owned in 1951 by

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C.F.Mayo of Gorleston on Sea. By 1953 it was in the hands of Bob Gathercole, godson of W O Bentley and progenitor of many of today’s major classic car shows including

the European Concours d’Elegance at Schwetzingen, Switzerland where Atom would be among the participants in 2002. After several more changes of ownership, Atom was bought by Nigel Mann in 1965 and was displayed alternately at the motor museum which had opened at Le Mans in 1961 and at the Musée Auto Moto Velo at Châtellerault. After Nigel Mann’s death in 1986, Atom was purchased by Tom Rollason who brought the car to England and in due course, having spent time researching the detail and history of the car, set about returning it to its original condition and conserving it.

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changed for modern units which were attached to the bodywork rather than being mounted, as the originals had been, onto brackets directly on the frame, peering out from behind the front wings; this arrangement was reinstated.

Since coming into Tom Rollason’s ownership, the unique Aston Martin Atom has been returned to its original condition and carefully conserved in that way. It has appeared in a number of major shows and concours competitions, receiving many awards including being voted Car of the Show at the NEC Classic Motor Show in 2012. It has a special place in the history of Aston Martin as the forerunner of the DB series and in its own right as one of the very first ‘concept’ cars as well as for having so many innovative features.

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According to Tom, Atom had originally been painted a sort of ‘battleship grey’ and then, at war’s end, in silver. Paint removed from the bodywork showed that the car had subsequently received coats of many colours – including red, then green and then blue. In a photograph of unknown date, it wears two-tone paintwork, believed to have been silver over black or maroon. With much of the work being carried out by Bruce Young Coachwork in Worcestershire, it was decided that Atom should be returned to its earlier silver livery.

The engine went to Rex Woodgate who carried out some work on the head before the whole unit was reassembled by Bruce Young. The Cotal electromagnetic gearbox required very little attention as did the Salisbury back axle which needed only its bearing changed by manufacturers GKN. Somewhere along the line, the headlights had been © Peter McFadyen

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2010

By Simon and Janet Wright

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If there is one event that all motoring enthusiasts should have on their bucket list, it’s the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Never have so many different types of vehicles been assembled in one place.

Lord March invites people and cars to take part in the Festival of Speed each year, and he will select a theme for each event, as well as celebrating significant anniversaries. The Theme for 2010 was Viva Veloce! - The passion for Speed. It was to celebrate Italy’s passion for Moto racing. Central to the theme was to Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Le Mans Coupe

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celebrate the centenary of Alfa Romeo. The event was also celebrating 60 years of the Formula 1 World Championship with over 50 Formula 1 cars confirmed as part of the celebrations.

Other anniversaries included 60 years of the Carrera Panamericana and 50 years of Bathurst’s ‘Great Race’.

Attending were Former World Champions John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Lewis Hamilton, Mika Hakkinen and reigning Champion Jenson Button, plus Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg, Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen, Bruno Senna, Karun Chandok, Marc Gene and Nick Heidfeld.

Lord March manages to attract some of the rarest and most exotic vehicles and famous drivers from the past and present, who all descend on to his West Sussex estate for the ultimate motoring garden party. It is usually held at the end of June or the beginning of July, Jackie Stewart

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Marc Gene in the Ferrari F60 kicks up the dust in the top paddock after completing another run

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within a week of the British Grand Prix. This usually enables all the current Grand Prix drivers and teams to attend. For 2010, the event was expanded from the previous three days to four days, © Simon Wright adding Thursday as the Moving motor Show, where motor manufacturers had the chance to demonstrate their latest models on the 1.6 mile hill climb course. The event attracts Toyota iQ Supercharger around one hundred thousand spectators each day, and with so much to see, you really need more than one day to stand a chance of seeing everything.

The event was founded in 1993 to bring motorsport back to the Goodwood estate by Lord March. He wanted to bring racing back to the Goodwood circuit, just over the road from

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the estate, but did not have the required permits to host a race, so he decided to stage an event in the grounds of his home, Goodwood House, using the drive as a hill climb course.

There is a lot going on at the event. Cars run up the hill all day in batches, The Whacky Racers there are from the TV cartoon special were on show in the displays on main display area the lawns © Janet Wright outside the main house, motor manufacturers have displays in the main display area opposite the main house, on the other side of the track and at the top of the hill is a completely separate forest rally stage, which was first created in 2005. It was redesigned in 2006 by Hannu Mikkola as a completely separate entity from the hill climb course, which allows more rally cars to run all day long. Plus there is full access to all the paddocks.

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Red Arrows light up the skies over Goodwood

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Ken Block does donuts in his Ford Focus RS WRC

Leon Haslam 2010 World Super Bike Suzuki R GSX

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Maserati 250F V12

A key feature of the event is the Central Display, which is different each year and set up right in front of Goodwood House. In 2010 it was a celebration for the centenary of Alfa Romeo and featured an vintage Alfa Romeo P2 Grand Prix car and an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione on the Clover leaf shaped structure.

Alfa Romeo’s centenary display included a 1951 Alfa Romeo Type 159 Alfetta from the start of the World Championship and a 1982 Grand Prix Alfa Romeo 182 as

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part of the celebration, which also included them in the 60th anniversary of the Formula 1 World Championship celebration. Alfa Romeo have also been very successful in the World Sports Car Championship over the years.

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John Surtees in his 1964 World Championship winning Ferrari 158

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Corsa right through to a Alfa Romeo 155 DTM car.

1976 6 wheeled Tyrell P34

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For the 60th anniversary of the F1 World Championship, the Formula 1 cars included some interesting Formula 1 cars present, including the 6 wheeled Tyrrell P34 from 1976. The designer Derek Gardner reduced drag by using 4 ten inch wheels at the front of the car. By its fourth race, Jody Scheckter gave the car its one and only Grand Prix victory at Anderstorp in Sweden. Another unusual design was the Ferrari 312/B3 Spazzaneve from 1972, with a ‘snow plough’ style front wing, which never raced. Ferrari

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also re-united World Champion John Surtees with his World Championship winning Ferrari 158 from 1964.

Another ex-World Champion re-united with his championship winning car was Emerson Fittipaldi and the 1972 iconic black and gold JPS lotus 72. When this car first appeared in 1970, it was a revolutionary design compared to the other cars on the grid and won the World Championship for Jochen Rindt, who was tragically killed at the wheel of the car at Monza. The design was so advanced it won two World Championships and was still winning races in its fifth season. The designer Maurice Phillippe moved much of the cars weight rearwards, including moving the radiator from the front to two smaller radiators mounted in side-pods. The brakes were also moved inboard to improve the cars centre of gravity and torsion bar suspension was used instead of the usually used coil spring system. © Simon Wright

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Ford Escort Mk1

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The 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours race winning Porsche 917K

The Indianapolis 500 winning Jim Clark Lotus Ford 38

Lotus also gave Jackie Stewart the opportunity to drive the Jim Clark 1965 Indianapolis 500 winning Lotus 38 up the hill over the weekend.

Porsche are usually associated with sports car racing, but they did win one Grand Prix, the 1962 French Grand Prix

Mans 24 Hours race, plus made a starring appearance in the classic Steve McQueen film “Le Mans”.

The competitive event is a hill climb up the drive of Goodwood House. The hill record was set by Nick Heidfeld in 1999 driving a current Grand Prix car of the period, a McLaren MP4/13, with a time of 41.6 seconds and after that event it was decided that Formula 1 cars can no longer do official timed runs for safety reasons.

The 2010 shoot out on Sunday afternoon was won by

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Porsche only Grand Prix winner - The Porsche 804

with the Porsche 804 driven by Dan Gurney. However, they are probably best remembered by fans for the iconic 5 litre Porsche 917 which won both the 1970 and 1971 Le

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Justin Law had presumably misplaced his race car, so shot up the hill in his Ford Transit van! Underneath it has Jaguar XJ220 running gear.

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On the Competitive runs, Fastest time in the Sunday afternoon shootout went to Roger Wills in the Williams Cosworth FW05.

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Ford XC Falcon GS500 of Moffat/Ickx

Roger Wills driving a Williams Cosworth FW05 with a time of 47.15 seconds. Previous winner Justin Law arrived with a Ford Transit van and nearly managed to break the 1 minute barrier. Turns out the Van had Jaguar XJ220 running gear under the standard looking Transit exterior.

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Citroen GT was part of the Michelin Supercar display run

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Since 2000, there has been a Michelin Supercar run up the hill, where many manufacturers now make new car public debuts and even demonstrate concept cars. © Simon Wright Bathurst’s Great Race attracts drivers and teams from all around the World who want to tame the famous Mount Panorama circuit in Australia. Goodwood was celebrating the 50th anniversary of this great event with a collection of cars that had competed in the Bathurst 1000 kms race for Touring Cars. The original three races were held at the Phillip Island circuit, before Koenigsegg Agera on the Michelin Supercar run moving to Bathurst in

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1963. From 2006, winners are now presented with the Peter Brock Trophy. This is in honour of the most successful driver at the event, Peter Brock. He won the great race nine times and was given the tag ‘King of the Mountain’. A classic Australian saloon winner was the Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop that won the 1977 Hardie Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst driven by Canadian Allan Moffat and Belgian Jacky Ickx. Scoring a hat-trick of back to back wins were Peter Brock and Larry Perkins, winning the James Hardie 1000 in 1982 and 1983 in the Holden VH Commodore SS (with John Harvey also in the car in 1983) and then again in 1984 with the Holden VK Commodore.

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Gilf Porsche 908 Lancia Beta Montecarlo

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Alfa Romeo 60th Anniversary Group C Lancia Never raced Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Aerodinamica Spider © Janet Wright

1967 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Periscopica © Simon Wright

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Formula 1 Alfa Romeo 192 1982 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Spider

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Unusual Star cars

Marcos Mantis XP

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Shadow AVS Mk1 Chevrolet

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Cartier Style et Luxe

Winner of the Cartier Style et Luxe was the Maserati A6GCS/53 Pininfarina Coupe

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Citroen SM Opera

1966 Lamborghini 400 GT Monza

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Cartier Style et Luxe was first introduced in 1995 on the lawns to the west of the house. It uses a similar format to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, but with invited entries only. This allows a degree of flexibility to introduce interesting vehicles to be included, including concept cars. The Style et Luxe is judged consists of celebrities to car designers, which this year included Hollywood icon George Lucas, British actor Chris

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Barrie and Queen drummer Roger Taylor. With the theme this year, it was not surprising to find lots of Italian cars in the Concours d’Elegance. The majority of the cars were Alfa Romeo, with dedicated classes for 8C sports cars of the 1930s and for Tipo 33 based prototypes created by various styling houses in the 1960s and 70s. There was also a FarFetched Fantasies class which included cars like the Italdesign-Giugiaro styled BMW Nazca C2 and the Ferrari F.Z.93 from Zagato. After much discussion the Car of the Show award went to the stunning Maserati A6GCS/53 Pininfarina Coupe.

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Ghia Gilda

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Alfa Romeo Cartier Style at Luxe

1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta

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1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva

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1069 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.2

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1967 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale Prototipo

Alfa Romeo Navajo 1976

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1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Zagato

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VSCC John Harris (Derbyshire) Trial

Sat 7 March 2020.

By David Goose & Stuart Yates of Motorsport Imagery

3rd in class 1a for David Leigh – Frazer Nash Interceptor

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With what seemed like non-stop rain over the weeks leading up to the Derbyshire one could only imagine what condition some of the hills would be in. The weather on the day turned out to be dry which helped.

Joint winner of The Dick Batho Trophy Peter Kite – GN Sports

Again as previous years the Start would be based at Ashover Parish Hall, but the finish this year was just down the road at The Old Poets Inn. Look what happens when you offer to help and it all goes wrong…

Ben Wildsmith (Clerk of the Course) along with his team made sure the hills were at least in good condition at the start of the day.

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With 95 starters and all the marshals doing a great job as usual it was set to be a classic day.

This year, the oldest or should we say earliest car taking part would be the 1921 GN of Peter Kite.

Overall the day seemed to go down well with the competitors. A few comments were made about the hill at Dudwood, which seemed to be more of a test for cars, drivers and passengers than would be ideal. It transpires that Dudwood has been dropped for next year with the likely hood of some good replacement hills in prospect.

Of the hills we visited, it seemed one of the “tricky” areas was the exiting the hill at Clough Wood if you failed half

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Jane Tomlinson – Godfrey and Proctor Sports

Steady progress for John Chilman – Chrysler 65, winner of The Patrick Marsh Trophy © Motorsport-Imagery © Motorsport-Imagery

David Marsh getting a helping hand in his Bullnose Morris

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Class 1a winner Dr Jonathan Rose in his Allard 2 Seater

drivers failed to get past the first 20 yards, in some cases even less.

This year joint winners of The Dick Batho Trophy were: #141 Simon Price Ford Model A Special

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way up. The preferred route off the hill going through an area of very deep mud of which Roy Newton fell victim to just at the wrong time, his Ford Model A being stranded till the marshals had finished their lunch break.

Millclose Mine was another tricky one, being deeply rutted at the very steep start meaning many

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Wheels spinning as Stephen Longden in the Ford A Speedster tries to make progress

A happy passenger for Richard Holgate as he makes his way up the hill in the Austin 7

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David Rushton with a happy passenger in the MG M Type a fine line up

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Mud flying for Archie Bullett – Austi 7 Ulster

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Archive Photo of the Month.

By Pete Austin.

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'I've always thought that some of the most attractive competition GT cars were the 'streamlined' versions of the lightweight Jaguar E Type. I'm currently reading the Porter Press autobiography of lightweight E Type 49 FXN which raced at Le Mans in 1964 driven by Peter Lumsden and Peter Sargent. I first saw the car in period at a Brands Hatch club meeting on 18th July 1965. Peter Lumsden is shown here getting off the line alongside the wheelspinning Turner GT of Bob Ellice. The photo also shows the old control tower. In the race Lumsden came in first with Ellice finishing third.

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Lotus Evora GT 410

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CarPlay and a DAB Digital radio.There is also extra cabin sound insulation to reduce road noise. The doors now feature integrated arm rests and storage bins, and a new rear tailgate features a large glass section to improve rear visibility.

It has revised damper rates compared to the GT410 Sport which gives a steady ride for improved comfort. It is also fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S all-weather tyres for all year usability.The new model also features the normal Evora features of body coloured roof, red AP Racing brake callipers and silver or black gloss V-spoke cast alloy wheels, 19 inch on the front and 20 inch on the rear. Cruise control, heated seats and rear parking sensors are also included.

With prices starting at just ÂŁ82,900, it is ÂŁ3,000 less than the GT410 Sport model

Lotus launches the new Lotus Evora GT410 with improved usability, new levels of comfort and exceptional value for money.

Lotus have expanded the Evora range to two models with the arrival of the new Evora GT410 to sell alongside the existing Evora GT410 Sport.

The new model has an enhanced standard specification over the GT410 Sport, with several of the previous optional extras now included as standard on the new model, which is intended to be more of an every day car.

It comes with Sparco sport seats and air-conditioning. A reversing camera improves safety and a premium infotainment system is standard with sat-nav, Apple

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2CV Cross

Salthill Quarry near Clitheroe 21st-22nd September 1975.

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new discipline – probably the wrong word as it turned out – of 2CV Cross with an event held in a quarry at Argenton sur Creuse in the Indre region of France. This quickly led to the establishment of a national championship which continues to this day.

The first 2CV Cross to be held in the UK was organised by the Hants and Berks Motor Club on open heathland at Blackbushe in 1975, again with support from Total.

The 700 yard course was laid out by bulldozer, a process repeated annually for two further years and the event counted towards the international championship.

The first 2CV Cross in the north of England was also in 1975 on the 20 and 21 of September when the Lancashire Automobile Club, in conjunction with the Clitheroe and District Motor Club, used a 0.45 mile course set out in Salthill Quarry near Clitheroe. There were separate races for 435cc and 602cc cars with th

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The 425cc cars of Richard Rogers (3) and John Cox (60)

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2CV Cross.

There can be few if any more unlikely prospects for a racing car than the ubiquitous Citroën 2CV or Deux Chevaux . Known variously as an umbrella on wheels, an upturned pram or the tin snail, the 2CV was launched on the world at the 1948 Paris Mondial de l’Automobile.

Between then and 1990 over five million, including over a million of the delivery van version known as fourgonnettes, were produced with peak production reached in 1974 in the aftermath of that year’s oil crisis.

Sensibly accepting that racing a 2CV against other makes made little sense, Citroën instead promoted the model through a series of enduro rallies or ‘raids’ such as the 10,000 mile Paris-Kabul-Paris in 1970 which reportedly saw 500 of the little vehicles taking part. In 1972, supported by theTotal oil company, Citroën introduced the Clive Richardson, entered by Citroën Cars (a ‘works’ entry!) leading Michael Steele

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practice on Saturday morning followed by several heats and finals for each capacity before a mixed final and, at the end of the day, a ladies’ race. Sunday saw more heats and finals and finished with a ‘Superfinal’ for qualifiers from both days.

Racing was frenetic all weekend and more than one attempt was made to put an ‘upturned pram’ the ‘right way up’ with spectators having an excellent bird’s eye view of proceedings from the top of the quarry. Looking at the photographs of that weekend 45 years ago it may come as a pleasant surprise to learn that Salthill quarry is now an attractive SSSI-designated nature reserve. As well as the current flora and fauna to be seen here, fossils are to be found from the carboniferous limestone deposits which date back some 340 million years to the mid- to lateMississippian period.

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The 425cc Final and a general view of the circuit with the commentary booth , the ‘rescue’ vehicle and some of the large crowd of spectators

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David O’Keefe (45) in the Graveley Motor Company’s entry leading powerboater Jim Jeffreys and the rest of the field in one of the 602cc heats

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Martin Thomas (46) and JD Lee side by side in their 602cc models

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Martin Thomas and JD Lee

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Peter Dalkin (of Perdal Developments) tries to keep out of the way of others after his car lost a front wheel

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Richard Rogers and Jim Jeffreys with J Abbott ‘Accident Repair Specialists’ looking out for new business

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Royce Grey in car number 1 leading a group of 425cc cars

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Another scenic view of the circuit with the Ladies’ race in progress. Car 145 is driven by Frances Creasey

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Marshals put an overturned car back on its wheels – with the driver still inside!

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