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Classic cars, Vintage Racing, Classic Rally Classic cars, rallies and races blog. Daily news, pictures, interesting links and more about classic cars, and historic motorsports 25th Annual Huntington Beach Concours d’Elegance Huntington Beach Concours d’Elegance is a two day event offers the family live entertainment while admiring some of the most beautiful automobiles and motorcycles in Southern California on the picturesque lawns of Huntington Beach Central Park. Saturday’s “Back to the Beach” offers a wide variety of hot rods with a salute to Ford and “HEMI” and a tribute to “Donut Derelicts”. Grand Marshall Fireball Tim Lawrence, movie car designer, as seen on Discovery’s “World’s Most Expensive Cars”, will be filming “Fireball Tim’s World of Cars” and conducting DragTracks® racing. The Mai Tais Surf band and South Pacific dancers are sure to pick up the pace during the day. Sunday features the traditional Concours with Ford and Ferrari and Ducati and Goldwing motorcycles as the honored marques. John Clinard, Ford’s western regional manager for public affairs, is the Grand Marshall. Dave Kunz, KABC-TV automotive specialist, will be the master of ceremonies. Free ice cream and Hot Wheels racing for the kids and a live band for the adults highlight the event. Also, the Sixth Annual Student Art Contest will be conducted at the VIP Luncheon. The Concours hosts 120+ classes (19 for Ford alone) and over 400 cars, motorcycles and bicycles, as well as entertainment, food and vendors will bring back the good ole days with a dash of the future. The “World’s Fastest Indian” motorcycle will be on display both days. Remember the movie? Proceeds are donated to the Huntington Beach Children’s Resource Center at the Huntington Beach Central Library by the Huntington Beach Concours d’Elegance, a non-profit corporation. Continua leyendo "25th Annual Huntington Beach Concours d’Elegance" Race retro, The Historic Motor Sport Event Celebrating Alfa Romeo The final countdown to this year's Race Retro has begun, with just over a week until the doors open at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry - and whether you like your historic motor sport on two wheels or four - there's something for every motoring enthusiast. Starting on Friday 12 March and lasting three days, the exhibition halls and rally stage will bring historic motor sport to life through the cars, bikes and competitors who made their names in the past, but are still highly regarded today. Race Retro is celebrating 100 years of Alfa Romeo, and a delectable line-up of competition models down the decades will demonstrate just why this highly- successful manufacturer's cars are still competing today, despite their age. Outside, there's an action-packed tribute to a later classic model - Audi's all-conquering quattro - with numerous models being put through their paces in the hands of the real Stig - acclaimed driver Stig Blomqvist. Meanwhile, fans of 1970s and 1980s rallying are in for a treat, as Russell Brookes gets behind the wheel of the "Andrews Heat for Hire"-sponsored cars, including the Talbot Sunbeam. The rally stage is always a big draw at Race Retro and - while many people will be waiting to see several Group B cars - for those who like their cars from an earlier period, Brian Culcheth is back behind the wheel of a Triumph 2.5PI, proving that four-door saloons can be just as much fun as any two- door. Bringing the action right up to date is reigning British Rally Champion Keith Cronin, who will be at the wheel of the mighty Aston Martin V8 Rally GT, trying to beat the legends at their own game! But for enthusiasts who like their motorsport in quarter- mile, straight-line style, Race Retro welcomes the UK's first dragster, which was constructed by Sydney Allard. Built to run in its home country, but mimicking Stateside dragsters, the Chrysler Hemi-engined car is currently being fully restored to its former glory. Continua leyendo "Race retro, The Historic Motor Sport Event Celebrating Alfa Romeo" Tour Britannia 2010 Classic Rally Special Stage Confirmed Last week the Tour Britannia organisers had confirmation from the Llandudno Council that the four and half mile Marine Drive round the famous Great Orme can be used as a special stage on this year's event. It will run on the middle day of the Tour Britannia, Wednesday, September 8th. The Great Orme is a limestone headland that stretches out into the Irish Sea to the north-west of Llandudno with the town sitting literally in its shadow. The Marine Drive has been used in the past, most notably on the RAC Rally. The road clings to the side of the cliffs with a good view down on the other side to the sea. In many ways it is similar to the Oliver's Mount stage that was so popular on the 2009 Tour Britannia though it is double the length. It also has echoes of some Irish stages like Donegal's Atlantic Drive and Cork's Cod's Head. For certain, it will be a stunning addition to the special stages of the Tour Britannia 2010. It is normally in use as a toll road with one-way traffic circulating in an anti-clockwise direction. Tour Britannia does not allow reconnaissance of its stages so it has been decided to run the stage in the reverse direction, i.e. clockwise, to eliminate any competitive benefit that might be gained from a weekend spent in Llandudno prior to the event. That is not to say that a weekend spent in Llandudno might not have its cultural and health benefits. The Great Orme is a nature reserve and possesses eight wells that in the past supplied water for the local copper mines. There is a tramway that takes visitors to the top of the Great Orme. The headland also hosts two dry ski slopes and one of the longest toboggan runs in the UK. Down in the town, there is Llandudno Pier and the Parade, a curving Victorian promenade that looks out on Llandudno Bay. And for the nautical, there is the unique lifeboat station that is located inland so that the lifeboat can be launched to either the West Shore or the North Shore as required. We are also pleased to announce the very positive news that entries for Tour Britannia 2010 are comfortably ahead of the numbers received by this time last year, but the house is not full yet and places are still available. Entry Forms and Regulations can be downloaded from our website www.tourbritannia.com Bonhams Collectors Car and Automobilia Sale in Oxford Click on the picture to enlarge See all Bentley S1 Continental Fastback Photos Bonhams achieved superb results this weekend at the Collectors’ Motor Car and Automobilia sale in Oxford, fetching a grand total of £1,017,317 and an 86% sale rate with 44 out of 51 car lots selling. The top price (£166,500) was paid, as expected, for a fabulous 1956 Bentley S1 Continental Fastback with coachwork by H J Mulliner, while the other Bentley in the sale – a 1964 Bentley S3 Continental Coupé with coachwork by H J Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd surpassed its estimate of £40,000 – 50,000, fetching an impressive £62,000. The 1989 Ford RS200, Group B Homologation road car, attracted the second top price in the sale - £87,300. The 1936 Alvis Speed 25 Saloon was hotly contended for in a ten way bidding battle in which a number of European countries were represented. The car – a barn discovery - eventually sold to an Irish bidder for £31,050, beating its estimate sale price of £18,000 – 22,000. Continua leyendo "Bonhams Collectors Car and Automobilia Sale in Oxford" Chevrolet Honored Marque of 2010 HHI Concours d'Elegance Click on the picture to enlarge See all Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance Photos The Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival is now positioned as one of the last Concours in the national annual show circuit. The HHI Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival has quickly climbed the ranks among national Concours events. In just eight short years, Hilton Head Island is already considered by many as being among those elite USA events such as Pebble Beach, Meadow Brook and Amelia Island. The ninth annual Festival will be held October 29 – November 7, 2010 at both The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa on Hutchinson Island (Savannah, GA) and at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn (Hilton Head Island, SC). Continua leyendo "Chevrolet Honored Marque of 2010 HHI Concours d'Elegance" Bonhams motor cars and automobilia sale in Monaco Click on the picture to enlarge See all Ferrari 166/195S Photos Bonhams is delighted to unveil a superb selection of collectors’ cars as part of its annual sale of motor cars and automobilia in Monaco on 30th April 2010. This year, the annual Les Grandes Marques à Monaco celebrates its 21st consecutive year and takes place at the Musée des Voitures du Prince. Leading the charge, a 1950 Ferrari 166/195S Cabriolet by Vignale is expected to fetch in the region of one million euros. From the same marque is a very rare and sought after 'alloy bodied' 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB (estimate 680,000 - 840,000 euros) as well as an early 1989 Ferrari F40, formerly owned by Michel Neugarten, which has raced in the Italian GT championship and the BPR series, estimated at 230,000 - 280,000 euros. A rare 1976 'vetroresina' Ferrari 308 GTB 1976 (estimate 50,000 - 80,000 euros) is also expected to drive lots of interest. Two beautifully presented former Concours winners also feature in the sale: an immaculately restored European delivery left hand drive Jaguar XK120 Roadster (estimate 75,000 - 115,000 euros) and a Lancia Appia Zagato GTE (estimate 50,000 - 70,000 euros). Further Lancias include a rare 1968 Flaminia Super Sport, formerly the property of Rowan Atkinson (estimate 120,000 - 150,000 euros), a beautifully prepared fourth series Lancia B20 with full Nardi kit (estimate 90,000 - 120,000 euros) and last but by no means least a very rare and desirable Lancia Fulvia HF 'works car' with San Remo winning rally history. Continua leyendo "Bonhams motor cars and automobilia sale in Monaco" Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2010: the place to be for perfection and elegance For anyone with a fondness for spring and an appreciation of the Italian way of life, Lake Como in April has always been hard to beat. And the world-famous Grand Hotel Villa d’Este is the perfect base for those looking to revel in the lakeside ambience rather than merely bed down for the night. Should the same people also share a love of fine cars, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este will deliver the perfect weekend. All of which means that the dates 23 – 25 April are likely to have been among the first in any auto enthusiast’s diary. This will be the 12th time that the automotive beauty contest has been held under the patronage of the BMW Group. “We are very proud that, working with the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este, we have made the Concorso one of the world’s top classic car events,” said Karl Baumer, President of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and Director of BMW Group Classic. Dr Jean-Marc Droulers, President of Villa d’Este S.p.A., also underlined the importance of the event for his company: “The Concorso offers an atmosphere you won’t find anywhere else. The manufacturers focused on professionalism, flawlessness and elegance when it came to building their cars, and we’re following a similar blueprint with the Concorso.” BMW’s Italian job The relationship between BMW and Italy is by no means limited to the Concorso. This year sees the 70th anniversary of one of the greatest moments in the history of BMW Motorsport: victory in the 1940 Mille Miglia. The hero of the day 70 years ago was the BMW 328. Just 464 examples of the Roadster were built over the four years from 1936 to 1940, but that was enough to put the wind up its rivals. A racing version of the 328 made its debut in the legendary Italian car race in 1938 – and filled the top four places in its class at the first attempt. BMW lined up for the final pre-war edition of the race two years later with a pair of 328 Coupés and three Roadster versions, for which a new and ultra-lightweight streamlined body had been developed. In the battle to shed the seconds, its head-turning contours successfully reduced aerodynamic drag and shaped the path of automotive design for decades to come. The BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupé secured the brand its greatest triumph to date. Drivers Fritz Huschke von Hanstein and Walter Bäumer posted an average speed of 166.723 km/h on the way to securing overall victory in the race, and the coveted team prize also went to BMW. “Before we head to the Mille Miglia we will put all of our Mille Miglia cars on display to the public in a special exhibition at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. You could call it a team presentation,” said Karl Baumer, whetting the appetite for the planned BMW showcase at the Concorso. Continua leyendo "Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2010: the place to be for perfection and elegance" Ex-Jim Clark Works Lotus Cortina for Sale Click on the picture to enlarge See all Lotus Cortina Photos KPU 386C – full, correct ‘works’ specification Lotus Cortina built by the Ford Competition Department. Tested by Jim Clark in preparation for the 1966 RAC Rally. Offered for sale in excellent, highly original condition. Warwickshire-based Nick Whale Sports Cars Direct, is offering ‘KPU 386C’, one of the hugely desirable, original series of ‘works’ Lotus Cortinas manufactured by the Ford Competition Department at its Boreham facility. The works series cars feature registration numbers KPU 380C through to KPU 397C, and this car, KPU 386C, was supplied direct to the famous Alan Mann Racing team in 1965 to help with the development of their race programme. The car features the full and correct ‘works’ specification, including an aluminium bonnet, boot and door panels, original short-ratio gearbox with alloy tail shaft and remote shift aluminium bell housing and differential, long range twin fuel tanks and 5.5inch steel wheels. Today the car features a fully rebuilt engine with evocative ‘BRM’ cam covers. The comprehensive history file of KPU 386C features photographs taken from Autosport magazine (dated 18th November 1966) which shows none other than Lotus world champion, Jim Clark, testing the car at Bagshot in preparation for the forthcoming 1966 RAC Rally. There is also a black and white picture of Jim Clark and a very young future rally champion, Roger Clark, standing next to the car in period. Continua leyendo "Ex-Jim Clark Works Lotus Cortina for Sale" Results from the 2010 Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance The premier winners, the coveted ‘Best of Show’ and ‘People’s Choice’ awards were chosen today for the prestigious Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance, held at the historic La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta, California.   Sunday’s Concours d’Elegance top honor, “Best of Show” was awarded to a 1930 Cadillac Fleetwood Roadster, owned by Aaron & Valerie Weiss of San Marino, CA. Other significant awards on Sunday included “People’s Choice” awarded to a 1929 Rolls-Royce Ascot Tourer, owned by C. Erik & Belva Baltzar of Palm Desert, CA; “American Heritage Racing Class” awarded to a 1935 Miller-Ford, 2-Man Indy Roadster owned by Tom Malloy, Corona, CA; “Most Unusual Vehicle” awarded to a 1959 Heinkel Trojan, owned by Cathy Gauche, Houston, TX; “1950's Most Flamboyant” awarded to a 1953 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe, owned by the Peterson Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, CA; “1960's Coolest Cat” awarded to a 1963 Jaguar XKE Series 1 Roadster, owned by Larry Hursh, Palm Desert, CA. Continua leyendo "Results from the 2010 Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance" Pininfarina Automobiles for sale in Amelia Island Auction 2010 Click on the picture to enlarge Gooding & Company, the internationally-celebrated auction house, announces that six exceptional Pininfarina-styled cars will be offered for sale in two weeks. Strengthening the European character of the company’s debut Amelia Island Auction, the automobili belissime being offered include four Ferraris – a 1965 500 Superfast Coupe, a 1968 330 GTS, a 1973 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta, and a 1985 288 GTO, as well as a unique 1956 Nash Rambler “Palm Beach” Coupe Special and a 1953 Nash-Healey Roadster. These six Pininfarina designs join a number of other rare collector cars being offered by Gooding & Company on the grounds of the Amelia Island Plantation at 5 p.m. on March 12, including the previously-announced 1938 Peugeot Darl’Mat Roadster and 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS. “Pininfarina has created some of the most beautiful automotive forms in history and the examples we’re presenting in Amelia Island are among the benchmarks of these designs,” says David Gooding, president and founder of Gooding & Company. Ferrari by Pininfarina When Italy was at the height of its economic boom, Ferrari sought to produce the fastest, most powerful and most exclusive model of all time – the result was the magnificent 500 Superfast created in 1964. Gooding & Company’s 1965 Ferrari 500 Superfast Coupe by Pininfarina is one of only 36 examples created, boasting a mere four owners from new, including Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and Pierre Bardinon, owner of the famed Mas du Clos racetrack. With an impressive degree of originality, low mileage and an unmatched pedigree, this Italian masterpiece is expected to sell between $800,000 – $1 Million. Continua leyendo "Pininfarina Automobiles for sale in Amelia Island Auction 2010" 2010 Calendar European Historic Rally Championship The 2010 Calendar European Historic Rally Championship will include the following events: Historic Cyprus Rally - Cyprus - 26 of February Sanremo Rally Storico - Italy - 25 of March Historic Vltava Rallye - Republic Checks - 15 of April Rally del Corallo Storico - Italy - 21 of May Historic Acropolis Rally - Greece - 11 of June Ypres Historic Rally - Belgium - 25 of June Lahti Historic Rally - Finland - 6 of August Rally Alpi Orientali Storico - Italy - 3 of September Rally Elba Storico - Italy - 24 of September Allianz Rallye - Hungary - 15 of October Rally Costa Brava - Spain - 5 of November Rallye Historique du Var - France - 26 of November ASM Motorsport European Historic Rally Championship plans The team ASM Motorsport is expectant and all his components enormously excited before the beginning of a new season, when today the drivers Antonio Sainz and Ferran Font to initiate his journey in a new edition of European Historic Rally Championship. The Historic Cyprus Rally will be the start to a season, which one presents replete with sports very exciting moments. If the previous season was appearing a priori as "initial contact ", the excellent results obtained to European level with several podiums of class and Ferran Font's third absolute position in the Category 3, they make expect a very exciting season. Not in vain, the FIA is putting with very determination in order that the European competition to be more increasingly an interesting for the media. As the principal innovations this season to highlight the extension of the number of races to punctuate, as well as a better distribution of the same ones. ASM Motorsport not only will be present in the mentioned European competition, also he has foreseen his participation in diverse races of interest, as for example the Rally Costa Brava Histórico (11-14 March) or the Roger Albert Clark Rally (26-29 November). In addition one is dependent on the evolution that the so called " Iberian competition ", where we will find the races as the Rally Costa Brava (05-07 November), the Rally Shalymar (26-28 November), the Historical Rally of Spain and a race in Andorra, these two last ones yet for determining, not discarding the possible extension of the calendar depending on the needs of the team and his pilots. In a beginning the drivers of ASM Motorsport in the European Championship, Antonio Sainz and Ferran Font, will realize a practically similar program. Both have changed his vehicle passing to the Category 2, reserved to vehicles Tourism and Great Tourism authorized between 1970 and 1975. Sainz will be accompanied by his habitual co-driver Javier Martínez-Cattaneo, with whom he shares cockpit for a few seasons. While, Ferran Font will have to his right to Oriol Julià, that this season joins to the team after having co-driver in the World Rally Championship with Oriol Gómez, Xevi Pons and Dani Sordo, and more recently to Pedro Font and Alex Bercianos in the Spanish Championship. Many innovations environment Antonio Sainz. This one will alternate his participation in the European Championship to the steering wheel of a Porsche 911 RS, with which he competed for time first in the past Rally Shalymar, and with a BMW 2002, with the one has competed sporadically in National races. This combination is owed to that the Porsche will be reserved for the rallyes of asphalt, where there has appeared something more competitive than the Escort thanks to his major power, wile with the BMW, a vehicle more strong that the Porsche, he will dispute the races of gravel. But these will not be the only vehicles that Antonio Sainz will use, since also he will register with the Escort in the races that he could dispute fortuitous. Continua leyendo "ASM Motorsport European Historic Rally Championship plans" Barn-find Morgan three-wheeler, BSA Scout go under the hammer Click on the picture to enlarge Other Sworders Country House Auction Photos A fascinating group of highly desirable ‘barn-mates’ will go under the hammer at Sworders’ Country House Auction at Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex on April 27th. The David Howland Collection of Vintage Vehicles includes three true ‘barn-finds’ - a 1929 Morgan Aero ‘Special’, a 1935 BSA Scout and a 1948 Field Marshall tractor - plus a fine, restored 1913 Th. Schneider 15/20hp four-seat open tourer. And, taking the history of personal transport back yet further, to the days when real, not mechanical, horsepower was required, the collection also features a number of horse-drawn carriages, most notably an elegant 19th century barouche. “David Howland was a local farmer and keen vintage vehicle enthusiast,” said Tim Turner of Sworders. “The Morgan, the BSA and the Field Marshall are lovely, unrestored, dusty barn-finds which will make hugely enjoyable restoration projects. The Schneider is very smart and only requires some recommissioning to become a very usable vehicle for veteran car events, while the carriages - particularly the fine, original barouche - should appeal to carriage driving fans or carriage collectors or even to car collectors who simply want to own a wonderful piece of transportation history.” Continua leyendo "Barn-find Morgan three-wheeler, BSA Scout go under the hammer" 2010 Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance returns To Trump National The 18th annual Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance will return to Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA on Sunday, September 19, 2010 when more than 200 classic automobiles will be displayed on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Considered one of America’s best classic car exhibitions, the Concours’ overall theme will be “German Fest,” with Mercedes Benz as the featured marque. The Concours’ 23 classes will include American and European classics and unique race cars. The 2010 Tour d’Epicure Road Rallye will be held on Saturday, September 18, beginning at Trump National and ending at the Edelbrock Automotive Museum in Torrance. The Grand Marshal reception and silent auction will be held at the Museum from 5 to 8 p.m. The chairman of the Concours is Peter Kunoth; the exhibitors’ selection committee is headed by Bob Greenberg and Ray Johnson. Proceeds will benefit the community and outreach programs of the Palos Verdes Art Center and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Foundation. The Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance is a 501 (c) (3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity. The Concours web site - www.pvconcours.com – will post applications for exhibitors, vendors, sponsors, volunteers, and media credentials in March. Tickets can be purchased via the site after July 1. To register automobiles for consideration for the 2010 show or to inquire about sponsorship and vendor opportunities, contact Andi Lingman at andilingman@pvconcours.com, tel. 866-522-7746. Women and Classic Automobiles at the 2010 Princesses Rally From Paris to Monaco at the wheel of your favourite luxury or classic automobile, the 11th Annual Princesses Rally will be more pleasure-filled than ever before! Get into the swing of spring with the women's motor sport event of the year. In short, it's a rendezvous you won't want to miss, for any reason whatsoever! For all those who dream of a fantastic escape, a week away from the crazy day-to-day, an opportunity to savour and explore the French countryside with girlfriends. For all those who long to experience the excitement of a real road rally, with a feminine twist and a glorious collection of legendary rides. . . For all those who fancy the idea of becoming an escape artist with pizzazz, the 2010 Princesses Rally will make all your wishes come true. An exquisite blend of discovery, luxury and scenery, the Princesses Rally celebrated its 10th anniversary in style with a memorable 2009 edition. Based on the wisdom we've gained over the years, my team and I have perfected the recipe for excellence to fit your every whim. So prepare yourself for six days of anti-stress, anti- gloom, fostering fabulous feelings on every level along the gorgeous little back roads of France. A fresh, new itinerary After three wonderful stays in Cannes, the 11th Princesses Rally is rekindling its love affair with Monaco, with a royal finish in the prestigious Principality. Continua leyendo "Women and Classic Automobiles at the 2010 Princesses Rally"

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