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English Blood, Finnish Soul

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" It was a Saturday morning. Dickie Davies was leaning forward, staring intensely at the camera, bedecked in silver flash hair do and decked out in a sports coat of turquoise polyester. You could almost smell the Old Spice on him. "

Death Race 2000

Cars Culture

" In America the automobile was always an icon of liberty. And from the very earliest days of motoring the American road trip itself is a sort of sacred pilgrimage where technological progress and the freedom of the open road were "

The Beauty of Black Alloys.

Cars Culture

" It's undeniable. Ebony paint jobs with black alloys look cool. It might seem a bit of an affectation, and you might be accused of wanting to play the Dark Knight. To roll with black 20s may even summon visions of "

Future Classics

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"Did you see our future classics feature in issue 6? We selected 10 current-ish cars, which our experts think have the best chance of becoming a genuine future classic in years to come. But, if you're like me, you probably disagree with "

Pretty in Pink

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"Britain's racing circuits are being graced with the striking and colourful sight of Sarah Bennett-Baggs behind the wheel of her bright pink 1978 Porsche 911 SC, sponsored by Adrian Flux. Sarah is competing in the Porsche Club Championship for the first time, "

Kart Masters

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"influx sponsored Jacques Morley races in the Kart Masters Championship. We went down to check out the competition, and found some interesting personalities behind the scenes."

Maserati Ghibli SS

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"The Maserati Ghibli is one of the finest car designs ever to flow from the pen of Giorgetto Giugiaro (see our feature on Giugiaro on page 20 of influx issue 6). Powered by a V8 mounted up front, the car came with "

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

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"The immense 612bhp 6 litre v12 makes the 599 the most powerful production Ferrari ever, and if supercars have any kind of a future, this may be it. The Pininfarina design is fresh as ever, and the ride is superb, thanks to "

Ferrari F40

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"The Ferrari F40 recently celebrated its 21st birthday. The swansong of Enzo Ferrari, it was introduced on 21st July 1987 to celebrate Ferrari's 40th anniversary. Engineered with the sole purpose of becoming the fastest production car in the world, Ferrari viewed "

Porsche 911/993 Turbo Coupé

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""A supercar you can use everyday." The 911, in its various guises has always aimed for that accolade, but, the 993 Turbo was the ultimate combination of luxury, performance and excitement. Benefitting from an all-new multi-arm rear suspension, which reduced the tendency "

Ford GT40 – The Ferrari Slayer

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"The story of the birth of the GT40 is legendary. Henry Ford II, outraged at Enzo Ferrari for pulling out of a deal to sell up his company to the Americans, ordered his engineers to come up with a car "

Jaguar XJ220 – Supercar with Teeth

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"In the post Leyland era, Jaguar employees formed "The Saturday Club" to work on pet projects outside of company time. Chief engineer, Jim Randle, had a vision for a spiritual successor to the XJ13 (as famously wrecked, through no fault "

Requiem for a Supercar

Cars

"As the credit crunch bites, the price of petrol seems to spiral ever higher and environmental responsibilities start to weigh on manufacturers, you have to wonder - is the Bugatti Veyron going to be the last true supercar for a "