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![Formula1_OTD Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1551883988167540738.png) Formula X Through the Years 🏁 [@Formula1_OTD](/creator/twitter/Formula1_OTD) on x 3928 followers
Created: 2025-07-22 05:48:25 UTC

Remembering John Barber, born #OnThisDay in 1929.

With only a little experience in hillclimbs, Barber (a fish merchant before his racing career) drove a works Cooper-Bristol to 8th position at the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix. It would be his only World Championship appearance.

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