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Goodwood Revival, 8-10 September
The 25th edition of the Goodwood Revival was graced by the usual glut of A-list drivers, including Jenson Button, Romain Dumas, Emanuele Pirro, Tom Kristensen, Mark Webber and many more. It also held celebrations for Carroll Shelby (who would have been 100 this year), 75 years of Lotus, and Sir Jackie Stewart (who lapped the track in Tyrrell 006 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his third World Championship), plus, in the Fordwater Trophy, hosted its first all-sustainable fuel race: 30 pre-’66 911s competed (including Lord March in car 44 with James Turner, pictured). The Rudge-Whitworth Cup marked the centenary of Le Mans with a grid of Alfa Romeos, Bentleys and Bugattis presided over by Grand Marshal Jacky Ickx. Two-wheeled machinery took over the opening track parade with a selection marking 100 years of BMW, 120 of Harley-Davidson, 125 of Norton and 130 of Royal Enfield. Away from the track there was the usual action in the sky, the Revive & Thrive Village, Bonhams Auction, open-air cinema, even a tattoo parlour!
Images: Rolex / Adam Warner; Goodwood / Dominic Gibbons / Jordan Butters / PA
Salon Privé, 30 August – 2 September
Lord Bamford’s Corsica-bodied 1937 Bugatti Type 57S was the big winner at this year’s Salon Privé Concours presented by Aviva at Blenheim Palace. The best club car, presented by Lockton, was Philip Kenworthy’s 1964 Jaguar E-type S1 3.8 OTS, while the centrepiece display was a priceless (and vivid) yellow-themed selection of exotica ranging from Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Lotus to a delectable 1965 Ferrari 250LM at its heart. Other special displays included Lamborghini at 60, with classic V8, V10 and V12 rounded off by the new Revuelto, cars with Le Mans history to mark the 100th anniversary year of the 24-hour endurance race, and a host of launches including the Aston Martin DB12 Volante. Salon Privé’s now-traditional finale is Supercar Saturday, when the doors to the exclusive event are thrown open to the public. This year some 1500 supercars descended on the palace and the village of Woodstock. Our main image shows David and Marion Martyr aboard their 1900 Bardon Type A Tonneau, which scooped the The Spirit Award – The Margaret Bagley Trophy. Images: Salon Privé / Harry Elliott
Monterey Week, 11-20 August
The world’s greatest classic car spectacular continues to snowball, with a week no longer enough time to pack it all in. Pictured clockwise are the four principal events: the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (Thursday to Saturday at Laguna Seca); Sunday’s crowning glory, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Ele
