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- Racing Sports Cars
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - Pre-war Races 1932
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - Pre-war Races 1933 Archived 2014-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - Pre-war Races 1934
- Mille Miglia Arrival Orders Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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