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‘Goldie’ wins Royal Automobile Club’s Motorsport Book Of The Year Award

1st November 2024

The National Motor Museum tells us... (Photograph and all words from The National Motor Museum). ‘Goldie’ by John Mayhead, the first book by National Motor Museum Publishing, won a Motorsport Book of the Year award at the Royal Automobile Club’s 2024 Motoring Book of the Year Awards last night. The title came top in the ‘books on a motor sporting subject, costing no more than £50’ … [Read more...]

“Goldie’, the first book from National Motor Museum Publishing, shortlisted for prestigious award

4th October 2024

Published by the National Motor Museum, 'Goldie', by John Mayhead, has been shortlisted for the Royal Automobile Club Book of the Year... The National Motor Museum tells us: (Photograph and all words from the National Motor Museum). “Goldie – The Amazing True Story of Alfred Goldie Gardner, the World’s Most Successful Speed- Record Driver” by John Mayhead was launched at Goodwood … [Read more...]

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