Author Archive
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Book Review: Photo Formula 1: The Best of Automobile Year 1953-1978
The cover of Photo Formula 1: The Best of Automobile Year 1953-1978 rates as one of the best F1 book covers I have seen (the other two would be Michael Hewett’s Monaco Grand Prix and Andy Mathews & Sean Kelly’s Willia...
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Book Review: The Formula One Miscellany by John White
I stumbled across John White’s The Formula One Miscellany in the bargain shelf of a local bookstore. This book appealed to me mainly because I am a sucker for any well bound hardcover book with a good dust jacket and ribbon boo...
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Book Review: Mercedes Sport by Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink
Mercedes Sport is another Rainer Schlegelmilch and Hartmut Lehbrink collaboration. I have reviewed the softcover version but I have also seen the hardcover book which is much larger and heavier. The book covers a comprehensive ...
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Book Review: Ayrton Senna The Team Lotus Years by Johnny Tipler
Whilst Kimi Räikkönen seems to be enjoying Lotus’ resurgence, the Lotus name was last at the top of the timesheets in the mid-1980s with a young Ayrton Senna prior to his world champion success with McLaren. Johnny Tipler’s Tea...
Diecast models
Diecast Review: RedLine Models Ferrari 312B3 Nikki Lauda
Over the weekend, a car modeller friend showed me a diecast from one of his Ferrari RedLine collection and he graciously allowed me to take some shots to post (I was amazed by the detailing, so I had to ask him). Although I wou...
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Book Review: McLaren – The Cars 1964-2008 by William Taylor
Setting the bar for F1 books I recently reviewed McLaren – The Wins, so it makes sense to complete a review of its sister book, William Taylor’s excellent McLaren – The Cars 1964-2008*. I also have to confess that I’m not a hug...
