Editorial

Classic Driver does not usually comment on the world of two-wheeled transport; however we cannot let the sad news this week of the death of legendary British motorcycle racer Barry Sheene pass without comment. Together, on two wheels and four, Sheene and James Hunt won their respective world championships in 1976 and, through their larger-than-life personalities, became everyday media stars in their own right in the UK. Think of a current F1 driver with (a) personality and you don't even scratch the surface of their popularity with the public at the time. Lucky with the ladies being an understatement, and coming from different ends of the social spectrum, the two dominated the headlines, front page and back, throughout the late Seventies. When Hunt died in 1993, at 45, the tributes flowed and this time has been no different. When Sheene returned to Historic motorcycle racing in the last few years he exhibited the same flair he did 30 years ago. Having seen him win at the Goodwood Revival last year, I now consider this a great privilege considering how advanced was his illness.

"Popular heroes of the public's imagination" is the description Charles Harbord uses to embrace the racing drivers of the Fifties and Sixties, in the introduction to his interview with Roy Salvadori, from which we are privileged to include some excerpts this week.

Sheene and Hunt, 1976 Champions both, were undoubtedly members of this exclusive club.

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor

This week in Classic Driver

NEWS

Ecurie Ecosse on Track for a Return to Le Mans

This weekend sees Ecurie Ecosse return to GT racing, with its first assault on Sebring for 45 years. Back in 1958, the legendary Scottish team ran its Le Mans winning D-type Jaguar in the American endurance race but, for Sebring 2003, Ecurie Ecosse is running a Ricardo-prepared Porsche GT3-R...

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New Lamborghini Gallardo debuts in Geneva 2003

The new Lamborghini, debuting in Geneva, carries the name of the 18th century breeder of fighting bulls; Francisco Gallardo. At that time he was responsible for producing a particularly warlike animal, whose bravery, strength and aggression has been seen by the Italian supercar manufacturer to personify all the qualities of their latest car; the Gallardo...

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Mercedes-Benz CLK 55 AMG celebrates premiere as new Formula One Safety Car

Displaying dynamism and exclusivity in equally high measures, the road version of the Mercedes-Benz CLK 55 AMG has found many enthusiastic owners all around the globe. Now the high-performance Coupé has made its sporting debut as the official Formula One Safety Car...

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Motorsport debut for the Audi RS6

This weekend's Sebring sports car event sees a world premiere, (in the support programme); the motorsport debut of the Audi RS6...

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FEATURES

Interview - Roy Salvadori; works Aston Martin racing driver

Roy Salvadori's flamboyant driving style, his versatility and his sheer 'press-on' bravado made him a familiar figure at racing circuits in the 1950s and '60s. Now, at the age of 80, he looks back on the drama and exhilaration of motor racing in the years when racing cars were truly cars and the men who drove them were the popular heroes of the public's imagination...

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AUCTIONS

10th March 2003 - Auction Review - Bonhams at Geneva Motorshow

Bonhams returned to the Musée de l’Automobile for its annual Sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars which is held during the world-famous Geneva Motor Show. This was Bonhams’seventh sale at the Geneva Salon and was, as usual, characterised by dynamic bidding between collectors in the saleroom and those on the telephone...

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3rd March 2003 - Auction Review - Coys at the London Business Design Centre

With two thirds of the lots at Coys first London Sale at their regular Business Design Centre venue published as sold, the company must be relatively pleased with the results. However the highlighted lot, the 1952 Allard J2X, failed to find a new owner...

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Sinatra Miura at Christie's Rockefeller Center Sale, June 2003

Frank Sinatra’s 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400S, chassis 4407 (estimate on request) will take the stage at Rockefeller Center in New York City before heading to the auction block at the second annual Christie’s Collectors’ Car Auction & Exhibition at Rockefeller Center, on June 5...

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Bentley Drivers Club, Brooklands Museum
16th March 2003

London Classic Motor Show
15-16th March 2003

Bonhams Auction at East of England Showground, Peterborough UK
29th March 2003

San Remo Classic Rally, Italy
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