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Sammy Davis Racing Master
of all Trades |
By Eoin Young |
Published
in "Classic Car", January 1974 |
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Sammy Davis is something of a legend
these days, 86 now, (this article was published in
1974!) and twinkling back through a career in and
around racing cars that goes back as far as racing itself...
He remembers his first Grand Prix experience in 1924
at Lyons... Two years later he was with the Bentley
team at Le Mans and set for second place with 20 minutes
to go when he ran out of brakes and plunged into the
sand at Mulsanne with the 3-litre Bentley carrying the
number seven. It was this same brake problem that sent
Dr Benjafield into a tree in a later race after he had
bought it from the factory for his personal use... Continued...
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First published
in "Classic Car", January 1974 |
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Posted here on July
17, 2008 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photograph received from Simon Hunt for Chassis No. RL3439 |
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Sep 30, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Dick Clay for Chassis No. 147 |
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Sep 29, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Ernst Jan Krudop for his Chassis No. AX1651 |
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Sep 28, 2020 - Info and photographs received from Lars Hedborg
for his Chassis No. KL3590 |
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Sep 25, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. XV 3207 |
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Sep 24, 2020 - Info and photograph added for Registration No. YM 7165 |
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