Classic & Sports Car - December 2015 UK

An impressive250-pluscars and

motorcyclesdescendeduponKop

Hill on 19-20Septemberfor the

seventhrevivalmeeting.Four-

wheelerstakingpart rangedfrom

AlanHollett’s evocative 1904

RamblerH to modernsupercars,

whilesix classesreflectedthe popu-

larityof motorbikesat the historic

Buckinghamshirevenuein period.

The focusis placedvery muchon

pre-WW2vehicles,though.The

organisersattracteda groupof 20

Edwardiansand 70 vintagemodels.

Post-vintagecarsincludedBill

Haxworth’s stunningBentley

8 Litre,whichtackledthe steep

climbwithease.Crowdfavourites

includedChrisParkhurst’s ‘rat

look’AustinSevenandDavid

Beddoes’ModelT Speedster.

C&SC’s SimonTa ylorwas as

spiritedas ever aboardthe Stove-

bolt Specialin the post-warclass,

wherehe was joinedby former

Tyrrelland McLarenstalwartJo

Ramírezin a JaguarXK120.

TheBrooklandsMuseumtook

alonga stunningselectionof cars,

NEWS&EVENTS

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STIRRING ENTRYTACKLES KOP HILL

Fromtop:Wolseley takes to the hill;gorgeousLagondaRapierrubsshoulderswithRiley

FantasticType 13 Bugattiawaitsits turn

Alvisreadyto go; TR4andItalia(below)

includingthe fabulousNapier-

Railtonandthe 1922To urist

TrophySunbeam.The latterdrew

a crowdin the paddockeverytime

its bonnetwas raisedto showoff

the handsomestraight-eight.

Ian To mlinsontravelledall the

way from the Lake District in his

TriumphItalia,and was rewarded

with the PeterLewisTrophyfor the

car that spectatorswouldmostlike

to take home.The RookieRacers,

meanwhile,cameout on top in the

Beaumont Cup soapbox challenge.

‘The 1922 TouristTrophy

Sunbeamdrewa crowdin

thepaddockeverytime

itsbonnetwasraised’