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CONTENTS INCLUDE:
Delage - La Belle Voiture Française -
Peter Mullin looks at the styling and design of Louis Delage's beautiful cars of the 1930s, '40s and '50s. He is introducing a new book on the subject, 'Delage Styling and Design' by Richard Adotto and Diana Meredith. Quoting the contemporary maxim "One drives an Alfa Romeo, one is driven in a Rolls-Royce, but one gives a Delage to one's mistress", Mullin extolls the virtues of cars such as his own 1946 Delage D6 Grand Prix car, the second-place car at Le Mans in 1949.
Jack Barclay Anniversary Part II -
The Editor interviews both Althea Barclay (wife of the late Victor, Jack Barclay's son), and Malcolm Clube (salesman in the showroom during the early '60s) who tell about some of the more interesting stories relating to the famous Berkely Square showroom.
What's in a name? -
Neville Hay tells the story of the famous Thai (Siamese) motor racing Prince, Birabongse Bhanutej Bhanubandh shortened to (and immortalised as); B.Bira
Book Reviews -
The Editor, Ronnie Price and 'Motorbike Miscellany' correspondent Mike Jackson examine the Christmas raft of motoring hardbacks.
Memories of Tony Lanfranchi -
Jeff Heselwood prepared the great British racing driver's BMW 3.0CSi for National racing in 1974. In March that year Tony won a production car race at Brands Hatch, beating the regular Camaro competition of Les Leston and Stuart Graham, with the little (unknowing) help from a customer at a London BMW dealership who had put his car in for its regular service...
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