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Mike Hawthorn, Part 2 by Denise McCluggage

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The first Ferrari Mike Hawthorn raced was this modified 375 4.5 litre car, the Thinwall Special entered by Tony Vandervell seen standing beside the car. The meeting was at the Turnberry circuit in 1953.

Story by Denise McCluggage
Photos and captions by Graham Gauld

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There have been many “firsts” in the life of John Michael Hawthorn starting that tenth day in April, 1929, when he first saw light of day. His father, Leslie, was a garage owner and a man active in motorcycling and motor-racing circles, putting Mike close to this world from the time he was a tyke.

His first time at the wheel of a car was when he was eight. He “borrowed” an old Jowett that had been left for repair and, with it in gear and the engine off, ground it around a field behind the garage on the starter motor. His first vehicle was a 1927 Norton motor-bike which he owned when he was 14, but for tinkering purposes only as he was too young to drive on the road.
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Palo Verdes Concours, 2013

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Best of Show was this Hispano Suiza towncar. Excellent choice!

By Wallace Wyss

One of the best things about the Palos Verdes Concours, which takes place at the Trump National Golf Club, is that it is on a peninsula that sticks out into the Pacific. The view is to die for–rolling golf greens and limitless ocean.

Not only that, it seems they have a tradition there of honoring obscure French marques. This year, though, the overall theme was “Age of Elegance” with examples of Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Duesenberg, and Dietrich coachwork. Ray Dietrich was a celebrated American designer in the custom coachwork era.

But rest assured there were plenty of Italian and French cars.
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Ray Boniface: Show for a Cause

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Lined up in a row are this dark blue Lancia Flaminia coupe, a black Maserati 3500 GT coupe and two Touring-bodied Alfa Romeos – in other words, all cars in the picture were designed and bodied by Carrozzeria Touring.

By Carl Goodwin and Chuck Hazle
Photography by Chuck Hazle

September 15th. The annual Boniface Picnic just passed, marking the beginning of autumn in eastern Ohio…specifically Poland, Ohio a pleasant small town in the Warren/Youngstown area. It’s one of the better car shows in and around Cleveland, especially if you like Italian cars. Hosted by Dr. Ray Boniface, it’s a benefit fundraiser for a free clinic in Youngstown. [Read more…] about Ray Boniface: Show for a Cause

The Goodwood Revival Post 1

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Graham Gauld’s Goodwood

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Andy Middlehurst at the wheel of the Lotus 43 BRM, now beautifully restored.

By Graham Gauld

As you can see in this Special Edition of VeloceToday, there are plenty of photos and details about the racing at the event. But for me, Goodwood is another chance to meet up with old friends, make new ones, and keep an eye open for things that might have escaped notice or otherwise have been so obscure as to be missed by the many journalists around.

Clark and the E.R.A.

As this year was celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jim Clark’s first World Championship win in 1963, Lord March dedicated the meeting to him. There was a remarkable collection of cars that Jim Clark had raced, and then sent off in a parade round the circuit.

Among the more obscure was the 1936 E.R.A. voiturette R5B originally raced by the Siamese Prince Bira, but also raced for many years by Tony Rolt and journalist John Bolster. Eventually, in 1959, the Honorable Patrick Lindsay, who has been credited as the creator of what we now call historic car racing when he was a director of the well-established auction house of Christies, bought the E.R.A.

Ludovic Lindsay at the wheel of the 1935 1.5 liter supercharged E.R.A. that his father loaned to Jim Clark at the 1963 French Grand Prix.

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The Goodwood Revival Post 3

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Goodwood 2013:Monopostos

Vanhoolandt: The Goodwood Trophy for 1930 to 1950 Grand Prix cars assembles wonderful machinery like the 1947 Bugatti Type 73C of Tom Dark.t

By Jonathan Sharp & Hugues Vanhoolandt

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