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Book review: F1 Mavericks by Pete Biro and George Levy
During the current COVID lockdowns, I decided to pickup some new and old F1 books online which can be a bit of a gamble sometimes. One pleasant surprise was “F1 Mavericks” by George Levy (former Autoweek editor) wit...
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Book review: All but my life – Stirling Moss face to face with Ken W. Purdy
With the British GP on this weekend, I’ve been spending time looking through some older published books on Sir Stirling Moss. One that I had burrowed away in a pile of old books was “All but my life” which was...
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Book review: 70th Grand Prix of Monaco by David Douglas Duncan
There are only a few times I’ve bought books online sight unseen based on the book’s cover and the reputation of its author or photography. David Douglas Duncan’s “70th Grand Prix of Monaco” hardco...
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Book Review: Ayrton Senna – Portrait of a Racing Legend by Bruce Jones
I recently picked up a copy of Bruce Jones’ 2019 Senna tribute book “Ayrton Senna – Portrait of a Racing Legend” sight unseen purely based on the book’s cover and that it was published to mark the ...
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Book review: Lotus Racing Cars 1968-2000 by John Tipler
Back in April this year, I posted a review of John Tipler’s “Lotus Racing Cars 1948-1968“. The follow on book is “Lotus Racing Cars – Dominance, Decline and Revival 1968-2000“. If you chart L...
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Rare and hard to find Spark F1 models – 2021 update
It’s hard to believe that it’s been exactly 8 years ago when I first posted on rare Spark F1 models in 2013 and 2014 – and since then I’ve received a number of requests to update it. While Spark still occupy a niche in th...
