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Clark, Goggomobil, Glas and the Dart

October 11, 2016 By pete

The Goggomobil Dart photographed in 2007 at Classic Adelaide in Australia. It was running on the event but is a promotional car for the Australian insurance company Shannons.

Story and photos by Graham Gauld

We all know about racing drivers who started out running the oddest cars in motor sport events, but I think the guy who really takes the biscuit is the legendary Jim Clark, two-time World Grand Prix Champion and the first British winner of the Indianapolis 500.

It was 1956, and the world had never heard of Jim Clark. He was still the farmer’s son running his Sunbeam Talbot Mark III in the odd rally and gymkhana. That year Europe faced the Suez Crisis when Egypt threatened to close the Suez Canal. This would have put Britain in dire straits when it came to delivering oil from the Middle East, so the British went to war. It was short and a political disaster in many ways but it brought in severe fuel rationing in Britain. As a result, many people turned to Germany where they were producing a new breed of Microcars. The BMW Isetta was the most popular with the Heinkel coming next. But who remembers the Goggomobil?

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A Sharp Eye on the Goodwood Revival, Part 3

October 11, 2016 By pete

Brabham Tribute: This Brabham BT25 was Jack’s mount for the 1969 Indianapolis 500.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

It rained on Saturday but that obviously did not stop the racing or Jonathan Sharp, and he weathered the wet conditions to achieve some spectacular images. Also in the 26 images below are the photos of the Jack Brabham Tribute and the cars that represented the “Return to Power” years of the 3 liter unblown formula. Ed.

Goodwood in the rain

E Type in the rain.

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A Sharp Eye on the Goodwood Revival, Part 4

October 11, 2016 By pete

A Miura and Countach at the Lamborghini display.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Our final segment on Goodwood wraps up with the Lamborghini display, the celebration of 70 years of the Bikini, and Jonathan Sharp’s not-to-be-missed explanation of the aeroplanes at Goodwood this year. Ed.

Lamborghini Display

Rare to see an exhibition which boasts both the Lamborghini tractors and cars. This is a DL30 dating from 1956.

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VeloceToday for October 4, 2016

October 4, 2016 By pete

A Sharp Eye on the Goodwood Revival, Part 1

October 4, 2016 By pete

David Brabham waits to bat.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

This year, Jonathan Sharp looks at Goodwood from a variety of angles; from the cricket match, to night scenes, to a very active assembly area, then braved the rain on Saturday to catch the hydroplaning and on to the drier weather on Sunday. We’ll begin with the cricket match on Thursday. Ed.

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A Sharp Eye on the Goodwood Revival, Part 2

October 4, 2016 By pete

1955 Maserati 200 Si. Entrant Wolf Dieter Baumann, driver Gregor Fisken.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

In order to provide some order, we gathered some of the many photos Jonathan Sharp took at the Assembly area on Friday. As usual at Gooodwood, the people are as interesting as the cars. There will be two more Goodwood photo stories and we’ll publish them next week. Wait til you see the rain shots…Ed.

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VeloceToday for September 27, 2016

September 27, 2016 By pete

The team of Pete Vack, Hugues Vanhoolandt, Jonathan Sharp and Rachel Liebman have completed their first collaboration on a four part video presentation about the Goodwood Festival of Speed held in June. Email comments to vack@cox.net.

Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance with Jonathan Sharp

September 27, 2016 By pete

8C2300 Viotti bodied Alfa graces Windsor Castle.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Note: Most of the below information was taken from the excellent event program. Secondly, the Ferraris are grouped together at the bottom of the story. Ed.

The first Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance occurred on the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The event is now well established, and this year on September 1-4, a selection of sixty-six classics returned to the world’s most famous castle. [Read more…] about Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance with Jonathan Sharp

Goodwood Revival by Hugues Vanhoolandt

September 27, 2016 By pete

Big moment at the same corner for Nick Adams with his Ferguson-Climax. Despite that spin, he managed to finish 4th behind the Ferrari 246 Dinos of Andrew Willis (here with #12) and Rob Hall.

Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

This year’s Goodwood Revival was both sunny and rainy, but the show went on regardless. This week we present the work of Hugues Vanhoolandt, and next week we’ll publish those of fellow photographer Jonathan Sharp. Ed.

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VeloceToday for September 20, 2016

September 20, 2016 By pete

Chantilly Arts & Elegance 2016

September 20, 2016 By pete

This Peugeot 401 D is famous for its first owner, famous music hall singer “Mistinguett” who ordered this roadster body to a small coachbuilder called Crozier.

Story and Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

2016 Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille, September 3-4

For its 3rd edition, the Arts & Elegance Concours held in the beautiful gardens of the Chantilly Castle, north of Paris, attracted some 13,500 visitors, who were not discouraged by the cloudy sky, the strong wind or the morning showers.

The Concours was divided in two parts, with the Concours d’Elegance for concept cars presented in association with renowned fashion houses, and the Concours d’Etat for more than one hundred classic cars divided into 21 classes.

We will take a closer look of the five classes of the Concours d’Etat, classes named: A great Italian coachbuilder : Zagato (Post-War) Zagato Special Alfa Romeos, The Tour de France Automobiles, Tribute to the Pozzi Racing Team and Tribute to Jean Todt – Fifty years of an outstanding career.

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Salon Prive 2016

September 20, 2016 By pete

Entered by Bruce Lavachek and David Cottingham, this Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa chassis 0614 MDTR played a major part in the Nassau and Cuban Sports Car races of the 1950s. The Ferrari won the Best of Show award.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

September 8th 2016
Just back from Woodstock; no not the pop festival Woodstock but Woodstock in Oxfordshire, the location for Blenheim Palace which has been the home of Salon Prive event for the past two years. John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, had led his troops to victory against the French in the battle of Blenheim, a major battle in the war of Spanish succession on the 13th August 1704. To celebrate his victory, Queen Ann and a grateful nation gifted the 1st Duke the ruined Woodstock Manor and surrounding parkland together with £240,000 (about £36 million today) to build a palace. Blenheim Palace was designed by Sir John Vanburgh with construction commencing in 1705 and completed in 1733. The most notable date in the history of Blenheim Palace was the 30th November 1874, the birth date of Sir Winston Churchill. The estate itself extends to over 2000 acres. [Read more…] about Salon Prive 2016