He had certainly impressed Bill Boddy veteran editor of Motor Sport covering a 1950s Charterhall who gushed: “Try as Moss did in (Tommy Wisdom’s) XK120C Ian Stewart of Ecurie Ecosse won by 15.6sec, setting fastest lap. Clearly Wilky (sic) Wilkinson has given the Scottish car something others haven’t got”.
Read MoreAston Martin recreates Le Mans
Every year the Pebble Beach Concours highlights a classic make. First time I went, in 1989, Aston Martin was celebrating the 30th anniversary of a memorable victory at Le Mans and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) International Championship for Makes, the world sports car championship. Winning drivers reunited with their cars. Aston Martin caretakers Victor Gauntlett and Peter Livanos brought former owner, octogenarian Sir David Brown, together with six drivers for a week-end reunion
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It’s always nice when somebody agrees with you. The Porsche 968 Club Sport was one of the best-handling cars I ever drove. Last week Autocar concurred. Deciding that 1994 was a high point in automotive history it tested Honda NSX, Ferrari F355, TVR, Peugeot and Porsche, selecting the same exemplary virtues of the 968 Club Sport I discovered in October 1993. It was a pity Autocar chose a slothful automatic Honda; a manual one would have been more of a match for the Porsche. I remain unconvinced about the TVR or even the Ferrari but no Porsche with the engine at the wrong end ever had the exquisite equilibrium of the 968.
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