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    Published on 04-12-2013 10:38 AM

    I had the privilege to drive this most scenic road in a 1974 Porsche 911 in the company of a 1969 Porsche 912 (both have been sold on to new owners) in 2009. I recommend this highway as a bucket list
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    This is a video of Group 44 racing with some BMLC advertising from the 1970s. This had been posted in the MG forum and I thought it worthy of posting as an article. Love the Spitfire advert!

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    Required viewing by Brit car fans – lots of good Healey video, including Donald Healey in earlier days in his machines. Other Brit marques showcased as well. Time wellwasted.
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    This is just to show how to post videos in an article. The EType is my all-time favorite car, but the EType-based Eagle Speedster is enough to make a grown man cry!

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