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The inaugural Concours at Pasadera kicked off the now almost month-long festivities that comprise “Monterey Car Week.” This new concours event was held August 9, at the luxurious Monterey country club, The Club at Pasadera. “In 1979 I attended my first Concours at Pebble Beach. Ever since, Car Week has been a part of our family’s life,” said Rick Barnett, collector and Pasadera member. “This year was exciting as the ‘Launch’ to Car Week kicked off at Pasadera. Friends gathered to see the cars and enjoy the food. It was amazing — can’t wait for next year!” Participating as the panel…

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This year’s Liège-Brescia-Liège Rally for Triumph TRs in July was a great success, with 26 TRs from 1953 to 1976 taking part. The rally closely follows its historic, original 1958 route, but split over 10 days instead of the original continuous 60 hours with just one 8-hour break. Still formulated as a navigational endurance challenge, with three circuit tests, the rally can optionally be driven as a tour – but none of the TR owners were interested in that option, all battling to find the route controls and win at least a class award, if not win overall. The spectacular…

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An all-time record of 474 Jaguars made Beaulieu’sSimply Jaguar the biggest and best yet, with luxury and sports cars from the British motoring legend roaring into the grounds of the National Motor Museum. With an extra 59 cars more than last year’s event, the fourth Simply Jaguar on Sunday, July 14th, was packed with a variety of eye-catching cars. The number of event-goers was also up from 860 last year, to 940 this year. The iconic Jaguar MkII, which was made famous by ITV’s popular Inspector Morse detective series, was well-represented for its 60th anniversary year. It was joined by examples of…

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Roadster Guide to Classic Car Museums By Michael Milne Author Michael Milne has done all the work for the classic car enthusiast by assembling a 400-page, soft-bound reference to all the major classic car museums and attractions across the United States. Organized by regional chapters—such as New England or Midwest—listings are then organized by state and include: a general overview: number of vehicles on display; display highlights; physical location of the museum; admission fees; hours of operation; phone number and web site. Soft-bound and printed on uncoated stock, this glovebox friendly work is a valuable resource for any enthusiast that…

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Designed by Edward Turner, in 1958, the Daimler Dart was debuted at the 1959 New York Auto Show where it was savaged by the press for being the most unattractive car at the show. Adding insult to injury, when officials at Chrysler saw the car, they duly notified Daimler that Chrysler held the rights to the name “Dart”, to which Daimler had to hastily rename the car. From then forward, it became known as the Daimler SP250, SP250 being the internal project number for the car. In all, 2,654 examples of the V8-powered SP250 were built between 1959 and 1964.

Driven Jackson X.
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I was disappointed. The Aston Martin I was supposed to drive was in the shop. But, Alberto Gutierrez had another Aston waiting for me, and my disappointment quickly turned into joy. Sitting next to the Arnolt Bristol I was to profile (see Wacky? Hardly!—1954 Arnolt-Bristol Bolide) was an absolutely gorgeous Caribbean Pearl Blue DB 2/4...

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