Classic Car News
SIXTIES SALOONS RETURN FOR EXCITING ST MARY’S TROPHY AT THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL
August 8, 2007 Comments Off on SIXTIES SALOONS RETURN FOR EXCITING ST MARY’S TROPHY AT THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL
One of the highlights of the annual Goodwood Revival historic motor race meeting, due to be held from 31 August to 2 September this year, is the St Mary’s Trophy race for period saloon cars, like your father used to drive. Following last year’s thrilling St Mary’s Trophy saloon car race for 1950s machinery, in 2007 it’s the turn of the 1960s cars again.
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A large crowd of buyers turned out for BCA’s recent Classic & Historic sale at the Bridgwater auction centre on Tuesday 31st July 2007. Bidding was strong throughout the sale and nearly sixty percent of the lots were sold on the day.
Continue reading …CHANGING GEAR TAKES ON A NOSTALGIC TWIST AS GOODWOOD INTRODUCES THE WORLD’S FIRST LADIES DAY AT A MOTOR SPORT EVENT
August 1, 2007 Comments Off on CHANGING GEAR TAKES ON A NOSTALGIC TWIST AS GOODWOOD INTRODUCES THE WORLD’S FIRST LADIES DAY AT A MOTOR SPORT EVENT
Elegant and smartly-dressed ladies visiting this year’s Goodwood Revival on Saturday 1 September stand a good chance of taking home flowers and bottles of champagne – traditionally the reserve of victorious racing drivers – as Goodwood introduces motor sport’s first, and only, Ladies Day.
Continue reading …H&H ACHIEVES £286,000 FOR LOTUS 72 AT SUCCESSFUL £1MILLION KEMPTON PARK SALE
July 27, 2007 Comments Off on H&H ACHIEVES £286,000 FOR LOTUS 72 AT SUCCESSFUL £1MILLION KEMPTON PARK SALE
Having previously established records for the Lotus 25 and 49, on July 25, H&H set a new one for the 72. Widely regarded as one of the prettiest Grand Prix cars of all time, the 72 was the model that carried Austrian Jochen Rindt to his posthumous victory in the 1970 World Drivers’ Championship.
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A fine 1920s Tourer is one of the star attractions at BCA’s next Classic & Historic sale at the Bridgwater auction centre on Tuesday 31st July 2007. Around fifty classics will be on offer, representing nearly 80 years of motoring history alongside a large selection of automobilia and motoring memorabilia.
Continue reading …PIT LANE PIN-UPS TO SET PULSES RACING AT GOODWOOD REVIVAL
July 20, 2007 Comments Off on PIT LANE PIN-UPS TO SET PULSES RACING AT GOODWOOD REVIVAL
Historic competition cars and motorcycles won’t be the only things racing at this year’s Goodwood Revival; drivers’ pulses will be too, as a dozen glamorous girls line up on the starting grid.
Continue reading …ITALIAN EXOTICA: ACRES OF ITALIAN AUTOMOBILES
July 2, 2007 Comments Off on ITALIAN EXOTICA: ACRES OF ITALIAN AUTOMOBILES
Two unmissable events this summer and autumn will showcase the best Italian cars, from Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis, to Alfas, Fiats, Lancias – plus plenty of rare ‘etceterini’.
Continue reading …FORMULA FORD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED AT BRANDS HATCH
June 22, 2007 Comments Off on FORMULA FORD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED AT BRANDS HATCH
Forty years of Formula Ford will be honoured at Brands Hatch next weekend when pre-1972 racers from the series take part in the Historic Sports Car Club’s festival.
Continue reading …CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF TOYOTA MOTOR SPORT AT THE 2007 GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
June 21, 2007 Comments Off on CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF TOYOTA MOTOR SPORT AT THE 2007 GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
Toyota is proud to be the featured marque at the 2007 Goodwood Festival of Speed, an occasion that coincides with celebrations of our 50 years in international motor sport.
Continue reading …JAGUAR CELEBRATES ITS MOTORING HERITAGE AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
June 20, 2007 Comments Off on JAGUAR CELEBRATES ITS MOTORING HERITAGE AT THE GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
Jaguar’s famous and much-envied motor sport heritage is to be celebrated at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed with an irreplaceable array of its most prestigious cars. With models from the 1950’s to present day, the crowds will be left in no doubt that Jaguar remains an icon of British motor manufacturing.
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