Classic & Sports Car - December 2015 UK

18 Classic&SportsCarDecember 2015

BarnatoBentleyshines inBelgium

Thesplendidex-WoolfBarnato

GurneyNutting-bodied 1930

BentleySpeedSixcoupéplayed

a starringroleatthesixthZoute

GrandPrixinBelgiumfrom8-

October, scoopingMostElegant

Pre-War CarandBestof Show.

Itwasjoinedontheconcours

lawnbydozensofworld-classcars,

suchasJaguarXK120s,Aston

MartinDB2s and4s, plusCisitalias,

LanciaAureliasandPorsche356s.

It wasa braceofBugattis,however,

thatdrewtheplauditsofthejudg-

ingpanel,whichincludedfive-times

LeManswinnerDerekBell.

A 1939Type57CCabrioletwith

Gangloffcoachworkandtailor-

madeLouisVuittonluggagewas

reckonedtohavetheMostSpecial

andUniqueBodywork, whilea rare

LetourneuretMarchand-bodied

Type 57 Aravisfromthesameyear

receivedthejury’s SpecialAward.

RaceClasshonours,meanwhile,

belongedtoanex-GeorgesBerger

’57Maserati250S,whichbeganlife

as a 200Sandwasupgradedbythe

factorytoitscurrentspecification.

A ’58Ferrari250GTLWB won

thePost-WarOpenClass,while

twoMercedeswontheMostExcit-

ingDesignandPrototype Awards:

a 500Kanda CIII.JochenMass

delightedthecrowdwitha display

of sidewaysactionin a 190SL.

Best of Show at Zoute:BruceMcCaw’s gloriousex-‘Babe’ BarnatoGurneyNuttingcoupé

GangloffBugT57C:the MostSpecialone

NEWS&EVENTS

Not so slowly sideways,with Massin 190

Events diary

Shows, festivalsand tours

NOVEMBER

6-8InterClassicsBrusselsNew show

fromthe organiserof the Dutchsister

event, featuring60 years of the DS

and a 30-carBugattidisplay 0032

2 880 09 00;www.interclassics.be

13-15LancasterInsurance Classic

MotorShowSee p15 08712 301088;

http://www.necclassicmotorshow.com

28-6/ 12 EssenMotorShowExpect

lots of classicsat the moderncar

event 08712 770363;www.siha.de

DECEMBER

4-7Auto RetroBarcelonaSpanish

showcase for all aspectsof the classic

world, includingclubs,dealersand

automobilia.See websitefor flightand

hoteldiscountswww.autoretro.es

6 HaynesBreakfast ClubEverything

froma baconroll to a full English,from

9am in the 750 Caféat Haynesin

Sparkford,Somerset 01963 440804;

http://www.haynesmotormuseum.com

JANUARY

1 NewYear’s Day GatheringFor pre-

1973 machinery(and interestingor

specialyoungervehicles).Gatesopen

9am;museumbuildingsand displays

10am-4pm. Car clubscan pre-book

by e-mailingDonnaHoptononevents

@brooklandsmuseum.com; 01932

857381;www.brooklandsmuseum.com

1 VintageStonyBusygatheringthat

takes over StonyStratford,Bucks,in

aid of WillenHospice.Vintagecars and

’bikes only in the Market Square,from

10:30amwww.vintagestony.co.uk

3 BicesterBrunchScrambleOpen

housefor the specialistsat the facility.

Entry£5 per person;classicowners

can bringa matefree 01869 327928;

http://bicesterheritage.co.uk

14-17AutosportInternationalHuge

show at the NEC featuringevery type

of motorsport.Standard£35 ticket

includesa seat in Live ActionArena;

family ticket £93. Open9am-6pm;

publicdays16-17 08443 380338;

http://www.autosportinternational.com

14-17InterClassicsMaastricht

100 years of BMWand ‘BritishRoyals:

Bentley & Rolls-Royce’ are the main

themesat MECC,The Netherlands:

adults€16.50in advance,or €35 for

preview day (14th) 0031433838

333;www.interclassicsmaastricht.nl

For moreevents or to add your own, go to

http://www.classicandsportscar.com/diary

OBITUARY

ANNWISDOMb.

Legendaryco-driver Wisdom(in dark top) – daughterof racer/journalist

Tommyand Brooklandsace Elsie– died on 15 October. Indoctrinatedfrom

an earlyage throughher parents’motoringexploits,Wisdom’s partnership

with Pat Mossdatedbackto showjumpingcontestswhenWisdomhelped

as a groom.But as soonas she obtaineda drivinglicencein 1956,the two

girls teamedup for a Sundaytreasurehunt.The rallyingbug had bittenand,

by the end of the year, they had enteredthe RAC Rallywith a works MGA.

Therewas no stoppingthe partnership,whichchalked up morethan

60 resultson internationalevents in the late ’50s. Theirproudestmoment

camein 1960,whenthey won the Liège-Rome-Liègein the works Austin-

Healey 3000,URX 727 (C&SC,Jan 2006).Not only was this the first World

ChampionshipRallywin for a femalecrew, but also the first victoryon the

gruellingLiègefor a

Britishduo. Wisdom

sharedthe driving

on occasionsto give

Mossa rest.

Marriedto BMC

works driver Peter

Riley, Wisdomwas

alwaysmodestabout

her achievements,

but her staminawas

inspiringrightto the

end. She towed a

caravanto the south

of Francejust months

beforeher death.

Anglophilesfill

lakesideparks

The24thSwissClassicBritishCar

Meetingwasinundatedwithmore

than20,000visitorsenjoyingthe

spectacleof 1500 carsand’bikes

gatheredaroundthepicturesque

townofMorgeson3 October.

Two birthdayswerecelebrated:

theRangeRover’s 45thanniversary

• withsignificantmodelsdisplayed
  inthechâteaugrounds– and 60
  yearsof theMGA,whichtookpride
  of placein theornamentalpark.
  Sportscarswereoutinforce,
  frompre-warBentleysandWolse-
  leysviaSunbeamTigersandBig
  HealeystoallvariationsofE-type.
  Anymodelat least 20 yearsoldis
  eligible:seewww.british-cars.ch

Morgesthe merrier, with Brit machinery

MARIO

LAGUNA