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Water Tower
Dubai's Water Towers
Dubai's Domestic Water System 1970s.
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Bastakia's Wind Towers.
Derelict Demolished Restored.
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Captain's Store
Captain's Stores.
Cameras Binoculars Smuggling.
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Chicago Beach Hotel
Chicago Beach Hotel.
Popular but Demolished.
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Clock Tower
Dubai's Clock Tower.
The Story Behind the Tower.
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Dubai's Water
Finding Water for Dubai.
Dubai's First Domestic Water System.
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First Traffic Lights
Dubai's First Traffic Lights.
They didn't work at night!.
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Sheikh Saeed's House
Sheikh Saeed's House.
Derelict prior to Restoration.
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Port Rashid Terminal Opening
Sheikh Rashid.
Opening Port Rashid Container Terminal.
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Creek Raft Race
Dubai Creek Raft Race.
First Race in 1971.
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Dubai's First Power Station
Dubai's First Power Station
Demolished
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Port Rashid
Port Rashid.
Chapter 2
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Dubai's Police
Dubai's Traffic Police.
Dealing with new Technology
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Dubai's Markets
Dubai's Markets
Before Supermarkets
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Kazan
Dubai's Kazans.
An Engineering Marvel
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Dubai Lady
Dubai's People
Shopping Dubai 1970s
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Jumeirah Beach Road
Jumeirah Beach Road
How it was in 1968
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Wadi Portrait
Wadi Portrait.
When Dubai was innocent!
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First Show Jumping
First Show Jumping
Dubai Metropolitan Hotel 1987
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Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe
Demolished??????
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Dubai Grand Prix
Dubai Grand Prix.
Motor Racing comes to Dubai 1981
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Al Fahidi Fort
Al Fahidi Fort.
Dubai's best Museum
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Emirates Golf Club
Emirates Golf Club.
Dubai's Premier Golf Course.
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Dubai Post Office
Dubai's Post Office.
Postal Order Process!
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Dubai Creek
Dubai's Creek
How it used to be 1963
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Dubai Defense Force
Dubai Defense Force
On Parade in Jumeirah 1972
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Dubai Country Club
Dubai Country Club
Demolished 2007
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Dubai Creek
Bait Al Wakheel
Dubai's First Office Building
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Creek Cargo Wharves
Dubai's Wharves
Where Dubai used to make its money
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Cycle Dubai
Cycle Dubai
Cycling come to Dubai
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Dubai Dirt Donksl
Dubai's Motorbike First
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Queen Elizabeth 2
Britannia in Dubai.
Queen Elizabeth 2 State Visit
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Al Maktoum Bridge
Al Maktoum Bridge
Opening 1969
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Bastakia
Bastakia
Before it was restored
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Dubai's People
Dubai's People
As they used to be
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Dubai Airport Immigration
Dubai Airport
Immigration and Customs
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Dubai's Power Station
Duba's First Power Station
Demolished!!!!
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Dubai Car Crash
Dubai's Police
Car Crash 1970s Style
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Dubai's Trade Center
Dubai's World Trade Centre
Dubai's First Hi Rise
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Dubai 1972
As it used to be!

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Dubai Grand Prix Programme

INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX PARADE

Opening "Grand Prix Parade" featuring sponsors products, saloon cars collector's cars, beach buggies motorcross presentation by Al Nasr Motor Club, marching band of the Military and Police Autho¬rities. Dubai water-ski club presentation "World Champions Parade" Hoteliers Floats, "Hilton", "International" "Metropolitan" "Sheraton". "Hyatt Regency" followed by the "Metropolitan Kart Racing presentation"
The TRANS GULF Crystal Decanter will be awarded for the best float.
Pace Car driven by Walt Cunningham. American Astronaut.

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CITROEN CX CELEBRITY RACE

Ten Lap One-Make Saloon Car Race featuring internationally known and World Champion Racing Drivers.
Competing for the DUBAI METROPOLITAN TROPHIES.

1 To be Nominated
2 John Watson F1 Team Leader Marlboro McLareren 1981 British GP Winner (Great Britain)
3. Sir Jack Brabham World Champion 1959/60/66 (Australia)
4. Denny Hulme World Champion 1967 (New Zealand)
5. John Surtees World Champion 1964 (Great Britain)
6. Bruno Giacomeli Marlboro World Cup Team Driver Team Alfa Romeo (Italy)
7. Stirling Moss The Legendary Formula 1 Star (Great Britain)
8. Carroll Shelby Le Mans Winner 1959 (USA)
9. Roy Salvadori Le Mans Winner 1959 (Great Britain)
10. Richard Attwood Le Mans Winner 1970 (Great Britain)
11. Derek Bell Le Mans Winner 1981 (Great Britain)
12. Nigel Mansell 1981 Formula 1 Team Lotus (Great Britain)
13. Brian Henton 1981 Formula 1 Team Toleman European Formula 2 Champion 1980 (Great Britain)
14. Innes Ireland International GP Winner (Scotland)
15. John Fitzpatrick Porsche IMSA Champion 1980 (Great Britain)
17 Keke Rosberg Marlboro World Championship Driver Team Fittipaldi (Sweden)
16. Dan Gurney International GP Winner (USA)

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THE PACE PETROLEUM ASTON MARTIN TROPHY RACE

Competing for the DUBAI INTERNATIONAL HOTEL TROPHIES.
Pre and post war sports racing cars Featuring the World's top racing Aston Martins.

1. Victor Gauntlett 1961 DB4 3670cc Surrey
2. Michael Bowle 1960 Zagato 3670cc Surrey
3. John Downe 1960 Proj.212 4200cc Scarborough
4. Michael Salmon 1956 DBR1 2960cc Jersey
5. Francois Duret 1962 DB4GT 3670cc France
6. William Lake 1953 DB3S 2960cc Sussex
7. David Preece 1960 DB4GT 3670cc Salop
8. Simon Phillips 1961 DB4GTS 3670cc London
9. Roger Hart 1960 DB4GT 3670cc Bucks
10 John Freeman 1948 SPA SPECIAL 1949cc Kent
11. David Lomas 1961 DB4GT 3670cc Cheshire
12. Stewart Bond 1960 DB4GT 3670cc Lancs
13. Richard Pilkington 1955 DB3 2960cc Devon
14. William Monk 1956 DB3S 2960cc Bucks
15. Eric Thompson 1950 DB2 2600cc Surrey
16. William Symons 1959 DBR1/4 2500cc Newcastle

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PRODUCTION SALOON CAR RACE

The Championship Contenders from the British Saloon Car Racing Championship.
A full fifteen grid of top Drivers and Racing Cars.

1. Gordon Spice 1980 Capri 2994cc Middlx
3. Vince Woodman 1981 Capri 2994cc Bristol
5 Charles Sawyer-Hoare 1979 Capri 2946cc London
11. Graham Goode 1980 Capri 2998cc Leicester
12. Holman Blackburn 1981 Capri 2998 cc Surrey
13.Dennis Leech 1978 Capri 3000cc Exeter
30. Derrick Brunt 1977 Vauxhall Magnum 2300cc St. Albans
47. Alan Minshaw 1981 VWGolf GTi 1600cc Cheshire
34.Terry Nightingale 1980 Triumph Dolomite 1988cc Essex
26. James Burrows 1980 Toyota Celica 2000cc Essex
29. John Bishop 1977 Triumph Dolomite 2000cc Hereford
68. John Speller 1979 Talbot Sunbeam TI 1600cc Devon
50. John Tait 1980 Toyota Celica 2000cc Berkshire
2. Tom Walkinshaw 1981 Mazda RX7 2300cc Oxford
4. Jean-Michel Martin 1981 Capri 2994cc Belgium

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HISTORIC FORMULA ONE DEMONSTRATION

For the SHERATON HOTEL SILVER DHOWS.
Featuring demonstration laps by some of the world's classic cars.

  1. JUAN MANUEL FANGIO (ARGENTINA) Mercedes-Benz 300 Monoposto.
  2. STIRLING MOSS (GREAT BRITAIN) Maserati 250 F.
  3. ROY SALVADORI (MONACO) F1 Aston Martin DBR4.
  4. JOHN HARPER (GREAT BRITAIN) F1 Connaught "A" Series.
  5. RICHARD PILKINGTON (GREAT BRITAIN) F1 Talbot-lago.
  6. IAN PRESTON (GREAT BRITAIN) F1 Bugatti Type 35B.

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THE MARLBORO CUP

A Super Sports classic car race over ten laps.

1. David Piper 1967 Ferrari 330 P4 4000cc Guildford
2. Richard Attwood 1965 Ferrari 275 LM Wolverhampton
8. Nick Mason 1970 Ferrari 512S 5000cc London
4. Mike Knight 1968 Lola T70 MKIIIB 5000cc Ascot
2. Mike Wheatley 1968 Lola T70 MKIIIB 5000cc Middlesex
5. Nigel Hulme 1967 Lola T70 MKIIIB 4991 cc Sussex
7. John Brindley 1966 McLaren N1B 5000cc Guildford
42. Malcolm Clube 1968 McLaren MIC 5000cc London
11. Richard Knight 1967 McLaren MIC 4995cc Guildford
20 Robert Horne 1970 McLaren M8D 8100cc London
25. Jeffray Johnstone 1964 Elva Buick 3528cc Scotland
69. Gerry Marshall 1968 Lola T70 MKIIIB 4991ccHampshire
10. Mike Ostroumoff 1964 Ferrari 330P 4000cc Worcestershire
14. Richard Thwaites 1968 Chevron B6 1800cc Huddersfield
15. Bernd Becker 1967 Porsche 910 1991 ccWest Germany

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A. W. GALADARI TROPHY RACE

Repeat ten lap one make Saloon Car Race featuring drivers based in the U.A.E. driving the saloon cars propelled by the World Champions in Race One.

1. Major Saeed Khalfan (U. A. E.) Dubai
2. Lt. Abdullah Omar (U. A. E.) Dubai
3. Tony Peck (G. B.) Dubai
4. Stephen Carter (U. S. A.) Dahran
5. John R. Watts (G. B.) Dubai
6. Andrew Hedges (G. B.) Bahrain
7. John Tait (G. B.) Abu Dhabi
B. John Micklethwaite (G. B.) Dubai
9. Capt. Alan Skennerton (G. B.) Dubai
10. Lars Johansson (Sweden) Dhaid
11. Jack Russell (Captain) (G. B.) Abu Dhabi
12. Charles Sammut (G. B.) Abu Dhabi
13. Bruce Reid (G. B.) Abu Dhabi
14. To be nominated
15. To be nominated

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LAP RECORD ATTEMPTS

In between races Lap Record attempts will be made for the HYATT REGENCY TROPHY for the fastest lap of the Dubai Grand Prix circuit by a Formula One Car. A prize of $5000 will be awarded.

  1. The 1978 Grand Prix World Championship winning TEAM LOTUS
  2. The internationally known Grand Prix World Championship con¬tenders TEAM THEODORE
  3. The World Championship MARLBORO TEAM McLAREN

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GRAND PRIX PARADE FINALE

Presenting all of the racing cars and drivers in a two by two spectacular followed by a repeat of the opening "Dubai Grand Prix Parade"

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