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THINGS TO DO WITH AN OLD SEVEN
Late last year the snoop was musing about dragging his old seven out of the shed, straightening it out and getting it back on the track. Given the substantial rear…
Read MoreMembers Cars – Well Almost
I rambled around the formula junior tents at both the Skope and the Enzed meetings. As a long time Lotus fan the opportunity to get close up to all the…
Read MoreIs it real, and does it matter?
Two conundrums for you. An in period but non factory spec formula junior and a sports car chassis not mentioned on factory records at all but with paperwork supporting a…
Read MoreMEMBERS CARS – THE EDELBROCK SPECIAL
As I was sitting and reminiscing in the hot seat of Rob Boult’s Edelbrock Special at the last Scope meeting, Rob was approached by a group of drivers from the…
Read MoreAn Unlikely Race Engine – The Ford Flat Head V8
I have been playing with old flat head V8’s recently. Helping to coax a couple back into life at the Hokitika Industrial Heritage Park. That got me thinking of the…
Read MoreWHO INVENTED THE MONOCOQUE?
The last article in this series finished with the thought that twin tube ladder chassis’ logically lead to a monocoque. But that is not how it came about. Definitions vary…
Read MoreMEMBERS CARS PART 2: THE KEVIN ANDERSON T52 COOPER
The old war time adage was that walls had ears. This story is about a wall that had cars, or one of them anyway. I caught up with this car…
Read MoreTHE EDITORS WHAT IF PAGE: THE INDIANAPOLIS FERRARI’s
On the face of it this is a story about a disappointing trip to Indianapolis in 1952. But it also serves as an F1 chassis design progression discussion. That part…
Read MoreThe 500 cc Racers
I got a real kick out of the last CMRC newsletter story of the return of the JBS 500’s to the track. Mainly, I guess, because a few of these…
Read MoreThe Retro World and Motorsport
When the urge strikes I build retrospective racing sports cars as a hobby. In essence a replica is a near to exact copy of a vehicle that actually was made…
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