Classic & Sports Car UK – September 2019

22 Classic & Sports Car September 2019

Arace-winningLotus 25 anda

LotusCortinafromthecareerof

JimClarkstoodproudlyondisplay

attheopeningon 11 Julyofthe

much-anticipatedmuseumcele-

bratingtheScotin Duns.

TheJimClarkMuseum,which

is openallweekexceptWednes-

days,is theculminationofyearsof

hardworkbyTheJimClarkTrust,

theJimClarkMemorialRoom

Trust,theLiveBorderscharityand

theScottishBordersCouncil.

Numeroustrophiespreviously

inthesmallJimClarkMemorial

Roomareondisplay,too,including

a replicaofthehugeBorg-Warner

Indy 500 trophyandhistwoWorld

Championshippots.Butthecollec-

tionstretchesrightbacktohis

BorderReiversdays,racingwith

IanScott-Watson.HeandClark’s

cousin,fellowracerDougNiven,

werealsoonhandat themuseum’s

opening,sotooDarioFranchitti.

Lotus 25 chassisR6– which

Clarktooktofourwinsincluding

the 1964 BritishGP,andis onloan

fromtheMuseumTinguely– and

Franchitti’sCortinafromClark’s

1964 BSCC-winningseasonwill

beonrotationwithothercars

fromClark’sincrediblecareer.

Entrycosts£5peradult,£3per

child(5-16);formoredetails,head

tojimclarktrust.com

NEWS&EVENTS

CONTI HITS THE RIGHT SPOT

Best of Show at the Rolls-Royce

Enthusiasts’ Club Annual Rally at

Burghley House from 21-23 June

was Anthony Maclean’s Bentley

S1 Continental drophead (above),

one of more than 300 Bentleys

marking the brand’s centenary.

ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Members of the North of England

Classic and Pre War Automobiles

Club visited St Oswald’s Hospice,

Northumberland, during Children’s

Hospice Week (17-23 June) to

present a cheque for £500. The

club also brought a few classics,

including an Austin Metropolitan

and Riley RM Roadster.

EAGLE FLIES HIGH

Jaguar E-type specialist Eagle

hosted a triple celebration at the

Goodwood Festival of Speed: 35

years of the firm, 25 of the Eagle

E-type and 10 of the Speedster.

Owners from around the world

joined the three-day gathering.

SPA SPECTACULAR

Leamington Rotary Club’s first

classic car show was a great

success, with more than 100

cars filling the Pump Room

Gardens in Royal Leamington

Spa on 30 June, along with

displays from local specialists

and the British Motor Museum.

Cars star at new Clark museum

C&SC is delighted to be teaming up

with the brilliant Motorclassica in

Melbourne, Australia, to sponsor

the Club Sandwich awards as part

of our ongoing support for the

classic car club movement.

This year marks the 10th anni-

versary of Motorclassica, which

returns to Melbourne’s Royal Exhi-

bition Building from 11-13

October. And anniversaries will be

a theme for this year’s show, with

C&SC heads Down Under

A rare 1958 Ferrari 250GT LWB

California Spider is anticipated

to become one of the world’s

most expensive cars ever sold

at auction when it goes under

the hammer at Gooding & Co’s

Pebble Beach sale on 16-17

August. The 11th of just 50

long-wheelbase Californias, the

Spider is in pristine condition

following a full restoration.

The matching-numbers car is

in desirable covered-headlights

spec, and boasts period racing

history. It will be offered with

an eye-watering estimate of

$11-13m (£8.8-10.4m). See

http://www.goodingco.com

SPIDER FOR

CALIFORNIA

MATHIEU HEURTAULT/GOODING & CO

displays featuring rare models to

mark the centenaries of Citroën,

Bentley and Alvis, plus 70 years of

Abarth, 60 of the Mini and 50 of

local favourite Bolwell. There will

also be an event first, with a focus

on Japanese sports cars.

Some 125 cars make up the

Australian International Concours

d’Elegance this year, plus the Live

Restoration Theatre returns. See

more at http://www.motorclassica.com.au

A Lotus-lined Duns for the

museum’s long-awaited

opening on 11 July.

Above: BSCC Cortina and

Lotus 25 impress inside

TONY MARSH/LIVE BORDERS