Rewind Resource Archives

The story of Jan Bussell and the only McLaren M4C built By Eli Solomon The McLaren M4C in Singapore in 1972. Francis Jan Bussell wasn’t

A record attempt in a Jaguar XK120 in 1955 Caption on the back of the photo read: Butterworth to Clifford Pier, Singapore 518 miles, June

The founding father of motor sport in Singapore…or A speed-walla and the dawn of motor racing in South East Asia. By Eli Solomon Freddy Pope

The first Lola in Asia By Eli Solomon Chan Lye Choon, on his way to winning the 1961 Johore Grand Prix in his Lola FWE

By Eli Solomon While much has already been written locally about this Frazer Nash-BMW 328, very little has floated to the surface of the web

By Eli Solomon The Empress Place AAM Concours d’Elegance, 26 August 1951. The caption read: “Raffles looks down on it all.” Paul Gibbs-Pancheri also recorded

Updated with additional images on 29 October 2023 At the 1950 Lim Chu Kang Sprint with Paul Gibbs Pancheri at the wheel of the MG

Thirteen years of exciting racing around a little-known street circuit in Asia. Words by Eli Solomon. Images from Rewind Media’s Archives A postcard from Singapore…from

Lotus race cars in South East Asia

When I heard about the passing of Harvey Yap (81) on 28 March 2023, I wondered if I could bring myself to write a short

Written on 27 March 2023 By Eli Solomon Hugh King’s emails usually arrive at dawn local time. That’s probably because he’s three hours ahead of

The Inverted Wing arrives in Asia – the Singapore and Selangor Grand Prix of 1969

Chris Proffitt-White and the golden age of the sprint Words by Eli Solomon This article first appeared in REWIND MAGAZINE 038, January 2018. Additional material

By Eli Solomon – interview with Louie Camus in 2013. This article first appeared in Rewind Magazine 015, July 2013 If skydiving doesn’t work for

An MG wins a Formula 1 race – Johore Grand Prix, 1949

Cooper-JAP wins 1951 Formula One Grand Prix

A look at a rare postcard of the 1961 Singapore Grand Prix.

Part 3 of the History of the Johore Grand Prix – 1967-1968

The story of Aston Martin DB3S/106 and its history in South East Asia

A History of the Johore Grand Prix – Part 2 – 1960-1963