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Champions: Hawthorn And Collins
Using archive footage and interviews with Tony Brooks, John Wyer and Stirling Moss this programme presents a profile of Mike Hawthorn, who was Britain's first World Motor Racing Champ in 1958, and Peter Collins who was killed at Nurburgring in 1958.
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Using archive footage & interviews with Tony Brooks, John Wyer & Stirling Moss this programme presents a profile of Mike Hawthorn, who was Britain's first World Motor Racing Champ in 1958, & Peter Collins who was killed at Nurburgring in 1958.
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