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Vintage Racecar Gallery 0814 Roger Dixon
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Once again the Fountain Gardens at Hampton Court Palace played host to 50 of the world’s rarest cars for the 2020 Concours of Elegance competing for the Pullman Trophy  “Best in Show” which is voted by the owners of the competing cars . Featuring coachbuilt masterpieces joined by Formula One racers throughout the ages, modern day hypercars and Le Mans 24 Hours winners. On Saturday and Sunday they were joined by some the UK’s best car clubs, including the Aston Martin Owners Club, Ferrari Owners Club, Jaguar Drivers Club and Porsche Club GB who showcased 40 of the rarest and most…

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A sensational Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Spider by Zagato that was raced by Scuderia Ferrari during the 1930s has won the coveted Best of Show award at this year’s Salon PrivĂ© Concours d’ElĂ©gance presented by AXA. The Italian beauty boasts an enviable competition history, having won the Coppa Principe di Piemonte in July 1932 in the hands of none other than Tazio Nuvolari. The ‘Flying Mantuan’ also drove it in the prestigious Klausenrennen hillclimb that year. The grounds of Blenheim Palace were graced by some of the most elegant and significant cars from across automotive history as the Concours…

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Members of Hagerty Classic Insurance’s Driver’s Club were recently asked what car was the most luxurious ever. The answers ranged from Studebakers to Rolls-Royces. No one suggested either Hispano-Suiza or Isotta Fraschini, the world’s truly most luxurious marques. Of those two, Isotta Fraschini is my pick. Gianni Rogliatti wrote an article titled “The Fabulous Isotta...

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Motor Racing Legends has announced a one-day meeting to be held on the full Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit on Sunday October 25th. The highlight of the day will be an entirely new three-hour race for Pre-’66 GTs and Touring Cars and Fifties Sports Cars, named in honor of the Royal Automobile Club’s iconic Tourist Trophy.  The race will run three classes: Pre ’66 (GTs and Touring Cars); Pre ’63 GTs; and Pre ’61 Sports Racing Cars. It is therefore open to a vast array of racing machines from Cobras and Jaguar E-types to period touring cars such as Ford Falcons…

News–Racecar Goodwood Festival of Speed Grahame Ashmore
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The Goodwood Motor Circuit will forever be associated with Sir Stirling Moss, and Goodwood’s one-time only event next month – SpeedWeek presented by Mastercard – will mark the passing of one of Britain’s greatest drivers with a race named in his honor. The Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy will be presented to the winners of a 60-minute two-driver race for GT cars of a type that raced before 1963. The race was previously contested as the Kinrara Trophy, and has been a highlight of the Revival since it was first introduced in 2016. Taking to the track will be some of…

News–Racecar 2016 Indianapolis Vintage Laps J. Hatfield
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When the 2021 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion kicks off for four days on August 12 at Monterey County’s WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, several driver and fan favorites will be on the grid. Adding to the anticipation will be the first time a dedicated historic Indy Car group, which originally competed between 1963 and 1978, will be racing at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. “The British invasion of America included not only the Beatles, but the introduction of rear engine Indy Cars starting in 1963 at Indianapolis,” commented three-time Indy Car Champion Bobby Rahal, who also won three consecutive Indy Car…

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This is the tale of a wonderful old racing machine, now fast approaching its 100th birthday but still enjoying an active competition life in the hands of vintage racing enthusiast and collector Andrew Larson. It’s a 1927 Bugatti Type 37A Grand Prix racer, chassis number 37265, and it has been driven by many individuals, including...

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News–Racecar #12- Richard Morrison - 1930 Lagonda V12 - Salina, KS
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Vintage racers from across the U.S. will take to the track September 18-20 as Road America hosts the Vintage Sports Car Drivers Association (VSCDA) Ariens Art on Wheels Weekend. The annual celebration of vintage and historic sports cars attracts over 280 cars to the famed 4-mile, 14-turn road course and the fan-friendly paddock is open to spectators for close-up views of amazing racing machines prepared to era-specifications all weekend. As with previous events in 2020, everyone is encouraged to follow safe practices, such as social distancing (maintaining six feet from others), frequent hand washing, or using one of the many new sanitizer stations located…

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The inaugural running of the Groesbeck Grand Prix and Mexia Concourse successfully attracted automotive enthusiasts from across the country to the small Texas town. Hosted on the grounds of the Old Fort Parker restoration, the event featured not only a time trial on a closed public road, but also the first-ever Mexia Concours which attracted vehicles ranging from a pre-war Cadillac to an Aston Martin DB7. The event has attracted racers from across the country including, NASCAR legend Mike Powell and his race-winning 1963 Ford Fairlane, Firouz Haghighi with his RS07 Prototype, and Paul Hagger who set the historic course…

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