Goodwood Festival of Speed
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A new world record auction price for any Jaguar was achieved yesterday at an auction taking place during the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed. An avid vintage car collector forked out almost $4.4 million for a 1955 Jaguar D-Type that once belonged to Nigel Moores. Moores was the nephew of Sir John Moores, founder of a department store chain known as Littlewoods, as well as the Littlewoods soccer pools empire. The record-setting example sold at auction was the first D-Type to roll off the line in 1955, a car raced by Lou Brero Sr. during the 1956 American season, during which it was just pipped...
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2009 Nissan GT-R spy shotsVisitors at this month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed were treated with a rare sighting of the 2009 GT-R prototype, with test drivers doing a couple of laps to entertain the crowd. The annual Goodwood event has definitely proven itself to be one of the most exciting car shows of the year, with...
Ralph Hanson
