“You are going where? To what? When?”, I asked our foremost British correspondent when he said he’ll drop by Impney on the weekend of July 11-12. This one was a new one on us. In fact, it is the very first revival of the Chateau Impney hillclimb that was staged on the grounds of the Chateau Impney, originally run from 1957-1967. And what a revival it was. The turnout, the weather, and above all Sharp’s imagery were all spectacular; what else can we do but run as many photos as possible? And so we did. In this segment we list the Italian and French cars in alphabetical order. In another segment, we allow room –click here – for the magnificent non-Italian and French entries; cars you will not see elsewhere and yet so very fascinating= Ed. [Read more…] about Chateau Impney Hillclimb Revived!
Chateau Impney Hillclimb
Chateau Impney Hillclimb 2015; British, German, U.S.
Allow us to digress. Mr. Sharp has returned from his foray with a wealth of photos, and although not one car below was built in France or Italy, we feel that you will enjoy the article in any event. For all the Italian and French cars that appeared at Chateau Impney, click here. Ed.
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
Chateau Impney is in Droitwich, near the middle of England. Originally held between 1957 and 1967 the Chateau Impney Speed Trials, as the event was originally titled, was organized by the local Hagley and District Light car club and attracted many of the top exponents of sprinting and hill climbing of the time including Tony Marsh, Phil Scragg and David Good. [Read more…] about Chateau Impney Hillclimb 2015; British, German, U.S.