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Goodwood Festival of Speed Part One

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Drivers at Goodwood, June 24-26 by Jonathan Sharp

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James Martin is a famous British TV celebrity chef and a big petrol head. He is about to driver Jaguar D type XKD605 reg number 393RW, winner of the 1956 Reims 12 hour race.

Having managed to miss last year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed due to illness, I was very keen not to miss this year’s event no matter what the weather. The prediction of rain proved to be very accurate especially on Thursday when during the afternoon the heavens opened and what was already a muddy site became in places a quagmire. Still this is England and rain will not stop play. [Read more…] about Goodwood Festival of Speed Part One

Goodwood Festival of Speed Part Two

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Drivers at Goodwood II, June 24-26 by Jonathan Sharp

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Susie Wolff was the development driver and then test driver for Williams F1 between 2013 and 2015. From 2006 to 2012 she drove a Mercedes Benz in the German DTM series. Her husband is Toto Wolff, executive director of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team.

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Mr Goodwood Sir Stirling Moss reflected in the mirror of a Mercedes Benz 300 SLS.

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Goodwood Festival of Speed Part Three

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French at Goodwood,June 24-26 by Hugues Vanhoolandt

The Cartier Style & Luxe Concours d’élégance included a class dedicated to the French marque Alpine. This car is the second prototype built by Jean Rédélé, based on a Renault 4CV with a glass-fibre body. It was called Le Marquis and was shown at the 1954 New York Auto Show.

The Cartier Style & Luxe Concours d’élégance included a class dedicated to the French marque Alpine. This car is the second prototype built by Jean Rédélé, based on a Renault 4CV with a glass-fibre body. It was called Le Marquis and was shown at the 1954 New York Auto Show.

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Goodwood Festival of Speed Part Four

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Italians at Goodwood,June 24-26 by Hugues Vanhoolandt

The Museo Storico Alfa Romeo was showing its 1975 Tipo 33 TT 12 which won seven of eight WSC races in 1975 and took the title.

The Museo Storico Alfa Romeo was showing its 1975 Tipo 33 TT 12 which won seven of eight WSC races in 1975 and took the title.

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Greenwich Concours, 2016

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By Brandes Elitch
Photos by John Lloyd

The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance celebrated its twentieth anniversary on June 4th and 5th. The event is held in a park bordered on three sides by water and boats of every variety. The show was originated by the Wennerstrom family to benefit the AmeriCares charity, located in nearby Stamford. The charity operates four free clinics in Connecticut for low income uninsured. It is also the leading nonprofit for delivering donated medicine and medical supplies to health programs around the world. Since 1979, it has delivered more than $12 billion in aid to 164 countries. I can scarcely think of a worthier cause. [Read more…] about Greenwich Concours, 2016

Silver Flag Hillclimb, Vernasca, Italy

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Louis Frey’s 1950 Ferrari 340 America departs for the 8.5 km climb to Vernasca.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The Silver Flag Hillclimb is a relatively new classic racing venue, held in the small and charming town of Vernasca, in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna. So for the second year straight, on the weekend of June 17-19 we flew from London to Milan for this unusual event.

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More than Alfas and Bugattis at the Schlumpf

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This collection of 101 toy cars exhibits a century of motorcar history through the dreams of young children and how they saw “Daddy’s car”. Several date back to the beginning of the 20th century, including rare, sought-after little Citroëns and even Eureka vehicles, a popular children’s toy from 1920 to 1940. From the Jammet collection.

As we wrap up our series of articles about the Schlumpfs, we realize that Fritz and Arlette Schlumpf left behind a legacy we all can be thankful for. The collection amassed and restored by the couple was more than just Bugattis and Alfas and Gordinis, but hundreds of other makes and models that deserve a place in the Cité de l’Automobile, Musée national de l’automobile. Below are just a few of the miscellaneous cars photographed by our industrious Jonathan Sharp during his visit to the Museum. [Read more…] about More than Alfas and Bugattis at the Schlumpf

The Jowett Jupiter – The car that leaped to fame

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cvr-300The Jowett Jupiter – The car that leaped to fame – New edition of the definitive Jowett Jupiter book!

By Edmund Nankivell
25x25cm • 224 pages • 226 pictures
ISBN: 978-1-845849-12-2
£ 50.00 (for eBooks this varies and delivery is free)
Veloce Publishing, 2015

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Review by Pete Vack

Yikes, what is a review of a British car book doing in the Italian and French pages of VeloceToday?

Well, that’s a good question. The Jowett Jupiter is a very interesting, unusual, well-engineered sports car that for a few brief years, surprised the lot at both rallies and races, particularly at Le Mans. The Jupiter was the result of a series fortuitous events which occurred right after WWII. [Read more…] about The Jowett Jupiter – The car that leaped to fame

Bill Sadler’s Jowett Powered Mark I

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Almost a race car. After the brakeless Hillman, Sader decided to build his own racecar, powered by a Jowett Javelin engine. Sadler photo.

Story by John Wright

As we read last week, a young Bill Sadler had bought himself a Hillman convertible but the car had an anemic four cylinder engine. It just wasn’t fast enough. He surveyed the engine compartment and determined that a 2.5 liter Ford V-8 “60” engine would fit. [Read more…] about Bill Sadler’s Jowett Powered Mark I

For the Love of Fritz Part 2

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Schlumpf was fascinated by both Ettore and Jean Bugatti, as well as the cars they created. Here, a prewar picture showing Jean Bugatti with the Royale roadster he designed for Armand Esders gives a good idea of the elegance and the size this Type 41. Fin (Photo Collection Bugatti family).

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Auto biographie – Pour l’amour de Fritz Broché – 10 avril 2009
de Arlette Schlumpf (Auteur), Bernard Reumaux (Collaborateur)

• Broché: 352 pages
• Editeur : La Nuée Bleue (10 avril 2009)
• Langue : Français
• ISBN-10: 2716507473
• ISBN-13: 978-2716507479
• Dimensions:24 x 2.6 x 15 cm

A summary and review by Gijsbert-Paul Berk
Part 2

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The time of happiness

Soon after they started courting, Fritz began teaching Arlette to enjoy the thrills and pleasures of fast driving and to discover the ideal lines for taking – in the shortest possible time but with a minimum of risk – the many curves on the roads in the Vosges area. They often competed, each in a separate car, just for the fun of it.
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