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Cars Accelerating the Modern World Exhibition

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The new exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum covers a wide range of topics with great thought and imagination.

Photos by Jonathan Sharp

Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone to the newly named Victoria and Albert Museum in May 1899, and proclaimed “I trust it will remain for ages a monument of discerning liberty and a source of refinement and progress.” Whilst it is said that she did not say “we are not amused” I think the latest exhibition ‘Cars Accelerating the Modern World’ would have amused her.

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London to Brighton Run, 2019

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This Fiat, an 1899 2 cyl 3.5 hp Vis a vis, is owned by FCA but displayed at the National Motor Museum Beaulieu and driven by Doug Hill and Ian Staplefield. This is believed to be one of the first Fiats produced and is one of only three known to survive.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

What a difference a day makes. The weather on Saturday had been terrible, with gale force winds and torrential rain for most of the day. It did not bode well for the London to Brighton Veteran car run taking place the next day.

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Heveningham Hall Concours 2019

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

June 21-23, 2019 Heveningham Hall, UK —“What is your business here?” thus spoke the larger of the two assault-rifle-toting-military personal as we arrived at the main gate of the location. I wondered if he’d be ok with VeloceToday credentials. [Read more…] about Heveningham Hall Concours 2019

London Concours d’Elegance, 2019

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The London Concours, held on June 5-6, is now in its third year and held again at the Honorable Artillery Company’s headquarters in the City of London, often described as being the location of the second most valuable cricket pitch in London. [Read more…] about London Concours d’Elegance, 2019

Supercar Sunday

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Arriving with this year’s invitation to the Heveningham Hall Concours was an additional invite to the Stonor Park Supercar Sunday event, held on May 19th, and which is now in its second year. With a location in a valley within the Chiltern Hills to the northwest of London, my wife and I felt it was worth a trip.

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Brooklands Italian Car Day, 2019

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

May 4, 2019 Brooklands

Driving into the designated Alfa Romeo parking zone at the Brooklands circuit brought to my mind the long-term car park at Turin airport, except that the Turin long term car park nowadays is full of Kias and Volkswagens, not Fiats and Alfas.

Passing through the gate at Brooklands into the museum, this year we Alfa drivers had our own entrance, which avoided the queue at the Campbell gate. The Alfa section was 360 degrees of Alfas, so I placed my creaky old GT Blackline next to another GT. [Read more…] about Brooklands Italian Car Day, 2019

Italian Coachwork on Jaguar Chassis

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Story by Graham Gauld
Photos by Graham Gauld and Jonathan Sharp

As regular readers know, I have a great interest in coachbuilding. Though I believe the true high point in coachbuilding elegance was in the 1930s, I keep finding examples of post-war elegance that follow along the same lines. [Read more…] about Italian Coachwork on Jaguar Chassis

Best of Salon Prive at Blenheim Palace

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Captions and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Jonathan Sharp once again headed into the heart of the Costswolds for the magical affair at Blenheim Palace called Salon Prive. His report is encapsulated into the captions below, and at the end of the article are the complete results. The event was held from August 31 to September 2 2019. [Read more…] about Best of Salon Prive at Blenheim Palace

A Tourist at the Brighton Run

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Story by Paul Wilson
Photos by Jonathan Sharp

I just returned from watching the Brighton Run for the second time as a spectator. It’s a feel-good event that’s got much wider appeal than the races and car shows I often go to. It’s not competitive: there’s no prize for arriving first (in fact you’re told not to go too fast), the simple cars and fancier ones get equal appreciation from the crowds of cheering fans. Thousands of them line the 60-mile route, smiling and waving at the cars as they go by. I didn’t see a single participant who didn’t look delighted by the experience–though I have to say, this year it was sunny and pleasant, which is unusual in November in England. [Read more…] about A Tourist at the Brighton Run

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