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Porsche success at Le Mans revisited for new video series
The starting point is 1951, the year in which Porsche first entered Le Mans, securing a class victory with the 356 SL Gmünd Coupe
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Porsche 911 hero: Anatole Lapine
The Head of Style Porsche shaped the company’s 911 design language for more than two decades
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Rex Woodgate 2 July 1926 – 15 June 2021
​It is not a stretch to say that, without Rex Woodgate, Aston Martin would not exist today
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Carlos Reutemann 1942–2021
Carlos Reutemann, who finished runner-up in the 1981 Formula 1 World Championship, has died at the age of 79.
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Tony Dron 1946-2021
​Renowned journalist and former racing driver Tony Dron died on 16 November. He was 75. Embarking on his motor racing career in 1968 in Formula Ford, Dron showed early form and soon forged a lasting friendship with fellow aspiring wannabe
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Roger Bell 1937-2022
Renowned motoring writer Roger Bell died on 6 March. He was 85. An accomplished technical author, he rose through the ranks to become editor of Motor
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Karl Probst 1883-1963
​Karl Probst …without whom the US Army Jeep might never have existed.
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Richard Williams 10 June 1945 – 12 August 2021
​Richard Stewart Williams, who has died at the age of 75 after a long illness borne with great dignity, was one of the best-known figures in the Aston Martin world
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Bobby Unser 1934-2021
​We are sad to report the death on May 2 of Bobby Unser, one of America’s greatest, most charismatic and forthright racing drivers, at the age of 87. Bobby was part of the famous Unser dynasty.
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Mansour Ojjeh 1952-2021
Mansour Ojjeh, who has died aged 68, was a central figure in Porsche’s rousing return to F1 in the mid 1980s. Total 911 looks back on the partnership.
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Graham Robson RIP
​Legendary classic engineer, author and presenter dies aged 85
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Porsche mourns Eberhard Mahle
​The former racing driver and high-performance piston supplier has died at the age of 88
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Porsche chassis specialist, Helmut Flegl, reaches his eightieth birthday
​Born in Hungary on the 7th April 1942, Helmut Flegl was responsible, among other things, for the success of the 917. He joined Porsche in 1966. Just three years later, the graduate engineer
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Tony Gilroy 1937-2022
The man who saved Land Rover from oblivion in the 1980s – and who you've almost certainly never heard of – has died, aged 85. His name was Tony Gilroy
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Alain de Cadenet 1945-2022
​The man who might have been the inspiration for the phrase ‘lovable rogue’ was also the embodiment of charm and charisma
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The E46 BMW M3 Touring
While this is the first M3 Touring it also isn't. In 2000 BMW built an M3 Touring based on the E46 platform,
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Paddy Hopkirk MBE 1933-2022
​One of the biggest names in world rallying, and one of the motorsport stars of the 1960s to most effortlessly cross over to becoming a household name
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Alexander Fyshe 1938-2022
​Italian car collector and past President of the Maserati Club, Alexander Fyshe, has passed away after a long illness. Over his lifetime, Alex assembled a collection of 20 Italian cars including such exotics as a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso
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