I’m sure I’ll be adding videos as more trickle in. Have to go next year.
Author: Harlo
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Nice View
Stefan Marjoram sent along his set of photos (and sketches!) from Friday’s session of the Goodwood Revival. Stefan thought he wasn’t going to make it out to the track, but by happenstance he found his Friday open up and picked up a ticket at the last minute. This is good news for all of us, because he has a marvelous eye for capturing the atmosphere and spirit of this world’s greatest historic meeting. The focus here on the participants, spectators, and the paddocks is so evocative of the romance of Goodwood, and makes me want to drag myself across the pond for next year’s event all the more.
I’ve long been a reader of Stefan’s sketch blog, so it was double the treat to receive these photos from him. Click on over to Stefan’s Flickr for the complete set. Thanks, Stefan!
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Racecar Shed
I’m guessing the German caption translates to, “No, I don’t have a lift, high-shine epoxy floor, Snap-On rolling cabinet, or 10hp air compressor… Nürburgring.”
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On/Off
Death Spray Custom captured a quirky gallery of the ubiquitous “on-off” battery switches on their trip to Bonneville Speed Week. I’ve always been a sucker for these kinds of detail galleries.
Those of you heading to the Goodwood Revival this weekend might find this handy. This iPhone app released by the event organizers offers a venue map and calendar of events. It’s simple, yes, but might prove invaluable if you need to make it to a good corner in time for Saturday’s Madgwick Cup race or know what time to look up to see the P-51 Mustang fly-by.
If you’re heading to Goodwood—controlling seething envy—be sure to send some photos our way. We have to live vicariously through someone after all.
Shane Balkwitsch wrote in with this outstanding project that he’s undertaken, and looks nearly complete. Hamilton Classics is assembling this very promising 356 outlaw, with some interesting specifications. As you can see in the ‘before’ shot above, this was no small matter of a paint refresh and some tweaks to the motor. When the car was found she hadn’t been on the road in more than 25 years. As is so often the case with these types of long dormant cars, the disassembly happened and then…. 20 years in a garage.
Shane has documented the progress very well as he keeps tabs on the project remotely. The Internet and digital photography must make these sorts of projects so much easier to keep up with. I’d imagine that in the past, you had to send your car to the specialist that would restore the body, then you’d see it again months later; with nothing but phone calls and an occasional mailed photo along the way. Today owners can receive frequent updates on the status of their projects—perhaps to the dismay of restorers, who must feel they are spending as much time photographing and emailing as beating panels.
The new paint looks marvelous and has a bit of a story of its own. Shane wanted to imbue the car with some Porsche history, despite the updates and mods. What better choice for a color then, than the original shade of silver grey that bedecked Porsche No. 1—the first example Porsche produced in 1948. A phone call to the Porsche Museum later, the paint code was in hand (K45-286). It’s a lovely shade, even if you don’t know the story as it passes you by on the freeway.
Still to come on the project, engine upgrades to boost the factory 95hp motor upwards of 150hp. That, coupled with the modifications that have already been completed to strip weight from the car, are sure to provide no shortage of smiles when Shane travels to Texas to drive her for the first time. Have a blast, Shane! And we wouldn’t mind seeing some photos of her maiden voyage.
More information on Shane’s project site.
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The Evening Before the Race
“Richard arrived the evening before the race, at the moment when cars were making practice runs. Inez was in the passenger seat beside him.”
Bob Peak for Cosmopolitan Magazine, Feb 1964. Via This Isn’t Happiness
via Good Old Valves
This photo of the Alfa Romeo TZ Zagato coupe we featured earlier is jaw dropping. Photos like this remind us that these highly coveted, highly priced vintage sportscars were once just simple tools. This damp dirt lot, with it’s disorganized pile of racecars waiting for an event, holds untold tens of millions of dollars worth of sportscars in today’s eyes. GTO, 904, Cobra Daytona Coupe, this Alfa.. The racing season of 1964: when every race’s pits was Pebble Beach.