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Remember when… 37 years ago

We’re heading over to the dark side twice this month, firstly Dave venturing into the Modified Nationals hall at Peter borough, now me picking an issue from 1985 to look back (some might say with anger) upon.

The cover looked promising. The familiar silhouette and graphics of the coupe sharing space with that man Badoo kicking up the dust in a UVA Fugitive rail. Not just any old Fugitive either, but to one assembled by the staff at the time, with a little help from some friends, and one you could win and drive off into the sunset

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