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Motor sport legends open up in revealing new book
December 17, 2012 Comments Off on Motor sport legends open up in revealing new book
In 2006 Motor Sport magazine asked Simon Taylor to take memorable motor racing names out to lunch for a monthly in-depth interview.
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Stuck for Christmas present ideas for that person who has everything? “The Motorists’ Bedside Blook”, available from Amazon, is the perfect gift for all fans of classic cars and motor racing.
Continue reading …Goodwood Festival of Speed 20th Anniversary Book
December 5, 2012 Comments Off on Goodwood Festival of Speed 20th Anniversary Book
The legion of Goodwood Festival of Speed fans around the world will not have to wait until next July to get their fix of this celebrated high-octane event.
Continue reading …BMW E30 3 Series 1981 TO 1994 – The Essential Buyer’s Guide
November 12, 2012 Comments Off on BMW E30 3 Series 1981 TO 1994 – The Essential Buyer’s Guide
Starting with a quick model history, this book introduces the key features of the E30. Containing a detailed set of model guides to explain the differences and features unique to each, and an assessment of how useful and effective these are. The book’s ‘How to’ sections help you identify E30 problem areas, while a wealth of useful data and comparison charts help you choose which model is right for you.
Continue reading …Aston Martin DB5 Skyfall Scalextric Set Launched
November 5, 2012 Comments Off on Aston Martin DB5 Skyfall Scalextric Set Launched
The iconic James Bond character was first created by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. The first ever Bond movie, starring Sean Connery in Dr. No, was launched to an unsuspecting audience in 1962.
Continue reading …Scalextric VW Beetle Model Lanuched
October 24, 2012 Comments Off on Scalextric VW Beetle Model Lanuched
This well-known Beetle, prepared to mirror the car from the 64 Spa-Liege rally, was entered in the Peking-Paris rally in 2007 by artist Matthew Keeler. 100 years before, the famous Peking to Paris Rally began with the briefest of appeals in a newspaper: “Will anyone agree to go, this summer, from Peking to Paris by motor car?” Le Matin asked in 1907.
Continue reading …New Scalextric Model – Per Eklunds Clarion MG Metro 6R4
October 18, 2012 Comments Off on New Scalextric Model – Per Eklunds Clarion MG Metro 6R4
Rally ace, Per Eklund, finished 7th in the 1986 Scottish Rally, a stage of the Lombard RAC Rally, in the MG Metro 6R4 for the Austin Rover World Championship Team.
Continue reading …Motor Racing – The Pursuit Of Victory 1963 To 1972
October 15, 2012 Comments Off on Motor Racing – The Pursuit Of Victory 1963 To 1972
Recounting a time of unparalleled access to the highest level of motor-racing, this is an informal, personal record of the people, the cars, and the events from that golden era, gloriously illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs.
Continue reading …New Jim Clark Lotus 49 No 6 Scalextrix Model
October 15, 2012 Comments Off on New Jim Clark Lotus 49 No 6 Scalextrix Model
The attractive GLTL livery adorns our latest release of the famous Lotus 49. A nicely detailed likeness of one of the world’s most famous F1 cars.
Continue reading …New Scalextric Ford Escort 1970 World Cup Rally
October 10, 2012 Comments Off on New Scalextric Ford Escort 1970 World Cup Rally
Thirty years ago, Hannu Mikkola, with a little help from co-driver Gunnar Palm, carved a place for himself and FEV 1H in rallying’s history books with a dominant drive to victory on the epic 16,000-mile Daily Mirror World Cup rally. Conceived as a promotional event for that summer’s football World Cup, the rally linked London (site of the 1966 World Cup) with Mexico (venue for the 1970 tournament); it was the longest and most ambitious trip in post-war rallying, and received massive world-wide publicity. It would also make Mikkola and the Escort superstars.
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