Classic & Sports Car UK – September 2019

26 Classic & Sports Car September 2019

ClassicsintheWalledGarden

attractsaneclecticmixto theLuton

HooEstate,andthe11thrunning

on3 Julyprovedto benoexception.

Thefirst 150 carsareparked

withinthewalls,withtheremain-

derjustoutsideandin theadjacent

field.A numberofRolls-Royces

werein themainline-up,including

Barry Treacy’s stunning 1929

PhantomI,featuringAmerican

Brewsterdropheadbodywork.

ItsfirstownerwasHollywoodfilm

runningof the 1934 AlpineTrial.

LynnEvansdisplayedhis 1930

Morgan Aero Super Sports,

poweredbyan1100ccJAPengine

andwitha two-speedtransmission.

“Itwasa basketcase,”Evanssaid.

“Thepushtogetit fullyrestored

wastotakepartintheMillennium

Rallyin NewZealandin 2000.”

Allproceedsfromtheeventgo

towardstheWalledGardenResto-

rationFund,theJumbulanceTrust

andHarpendenMencap.

NEWS & EVENTS

producerPJDillon,whohadthe

cardeliveredonBoxingDay1929.

Ferrarisarealwayspopularat the

event,andKevinJohnson’swell-

usedandslightlymodified 1961

250GTE(nowwithsixcarbs)was

oneoftheearliest,freshfroma sill

replacementin Italy.

Anotherwell-travelledcarwas

DavidThomson’s 1936 Talbot 105

Alpine Tourer,whichhadjust

returnedfrom 2239 trouble-free

milesonthe 85thanniversary

DavidThomson’s 1936 Talbot 105 AlpineTourerhascompletedaround 50 ralliessince’09

Lagonda16/80firstownedbyRobWalker

KevinJohnson’sgloriousFerrari250GTE

FERRARI GTO PROTECTED

A court in Bologna, Italy, has ruled

the Ferrari 250GTO to be a work

of art to stave off the possible

threat of reproduction examples.

The action was taken following

plans by a Modena company to

begin building replicas.

MATCHING CLASSICS SHOW

Around 600 vehicles attended

the 26th Matching Green Classic

& Sports Car Club Annual Show in

Essex on 7 July, from vintage cars

to military and light-commercial

machines. Attracting much

interest was Chris Hendeley’s

recently restored 1948 Allard K1

two-seater sports (above).

PARADE ON THE PROM

Tens of thousands of cars and

’bikes converged on the Great

Yarmouth seafront on 6-7 July for

the Wheels Festival, with both

sides of the Atlantic represented.

Spectators lined the promenade

to catch the long, varied parade.

JAGUAR XJ13 REBORN

Ecurie Ecosse has revealed its

new road-legal, Jaguar XJ13-

inspired LM69. With long tail and

quad-cam V12, it will be limited

to 25 examples, handbuilt and

finished in Ecurie Ecosse livery.

Its launch will be at the Concours

of Elegance at Hampton Court.

Garden party’s classic collection

A 1931 Alfa Romeo 6C-1750

scooped not one but two prizes at

the Chateau Impney Hill Climb

Concours d’Elegance on 13-14 July.

The Alfa picked up both the

People’s Choice and the Judges’

Choice awards to be crowned the

event’s overall winner.

The privately owned car has

been with its current keeper for

more than 45 years, and was

recently subjected to a nut-and-bolt

restoration. It gained a four-seater

touring body, and the owner hopes

to campaign it on hillclimbs.

The Alfa overcame competition

from four classes, split into 25-year

increments – highlights included a

one-of-two 1984 Jaguar XJ-S 3.6

with Burberry check-trimmed

cabin, and a Shell-liveried 1919

Ford Model T petrol tanker.

Tom Walker claimed the concur-

rent hillclimb FTD in a Lola T160.

Alfa sweeps Impney wins

It’s been a childhood favourite

for 40 years, and now a super-

sized version of Top Trumps will

star as the theme of this year’s

Lancaster Insurance Classic

Motor Show, with

Discovery, at the

NEC Birmingham

from 8-10

November.

Clubs and

exhibitors will

use the format

as the basis for

vehicle info

boards displaying

five key facts,

creating what organisers

describe as the biggest-ever

version of the game.

A special edition pack,

produced to celebrate the 35th

birthdays of both the NEC

Classic Motor Show and

Lancaster Insurance, will be

launched at the event.

TOP TRUMPS

COME TO LIFE

PAUL BUSSEY

ANGUS TAYLOR