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Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

1911 Hall-Scott-engined Austin dwarfs Tim Gunn's fabulous Grafton cyclecar

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Pretty Austin Seven Chummy contrasts with an imperious Rolls-Royce Phantom

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

1938 Ford Prefect is one of two surviving Fords with Brakenvan bodywork by Kevill-Davies & March

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

The 1929 Austin Seven campaigned by the 15-year-old Bruce McLaren in New Zealand hill-climbs

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

A small selection of the Austin Seven centenary display

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Rare 1929 Austin Seven coupé was originally sold in Barcelona

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

This freshly-restored 1930 Swallow was a highlight of the Seven display

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Delage's swansong, a D6 Olympic with Letourneur et Marchand's trademark panoramic windows

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Splendid 1913 Talbot originally sold through I. Phizackerley of Sydney, Australia

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

1937 Riley 1½-Litre Kestrel looked most dashing with Ace wheel discs

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

1937 Rolls-Royce 25/30 in brilliantly scruffy condition

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Pre-war aircraft, too: the beautiful 1932 Arrow Active Mk. II

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

1948 Stampe et Vertongen SV4C evoked the glamour of its age

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Patinated coupé starred in the '32 Ford's 90th anniversary display

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

Eccentric 1948 Turner Byvan has its engine and fuel tank on its forks for extra cargo space

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

The prototype for the J40 pedal car, modelled on the pre-war Austin Eight

Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival
  • Speed and style: PWC at the Goodwood Revival

For historic motorsport enthusiasts, September is synonymous with the Goodwood Revival. Racing at Goodwood originally took place between 1948 and 1966 on the former RAF Westhampnett airfield. While you will have no difficulty finding pictures and reports of the racing in the motoring press, we should like to draw attention to some of the superb pre-war cars which added to the spectacle, along with that other key aspect of the Revival, stylish ladies and gentlemen brilliantly attired in 1930s and ’40s dress.

 

Austins take centre-stage

 

A highlight for us was the Austin Seven centenary celebration. Around 100 Sevens were scattered about the place, including a number of historically important examples, and they opened each day’s festivities with a parade lap of the circuit. Also commemorated was the 90th anniversary of the 1932 Ford, with 10 hot rods, all in a period-correct style, making an attractive display.

 

Away from the circuit, there was the usual splendid selection of cars to be found in the pre-1966 car park, from a beautiful Edwardian Talbot to a surprisingly ‘oily rag’ Rolls-Royce 25/30. The atmosphere and intrigue of the Revival really has to be experienced in person, but we hope we’ve captured some of it in our photographs.

 

(Words and pictures: Zack Stiling)

 

Published:
Thursday September 22nd, 2022

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Steve Diggins
26 September 2022, 09:18
It is good to know the Wades do quality work. So, what chassis was used and when was this 'Austin' racer built?
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cally callomon
25 September 2022, 11:54
The 'Austin' was built by the Wades and there is nothing 'faux' about anything they do!
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Steve Diggins
24 September 2022, 09:23
I like that big Austin race car and have never seen any mention of it before. Does it have any history or is it a faux racer?
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