1957 Climax-powered Jomar You know the story. Start with a svelte English chassis, add an American V-8, clothe it in… Read More...
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John Von Neumann is an important name in the history of the second half of the twentieth century. A Princeton…
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The Woodcote Cup; Goodwood, September 27, 1952. Tires smoking, the two works B.R.M.’s shoot off at the start. Nearest the…