Goodwood Revival
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When RAF bombers screech overhead in pairs while an Elvis Presley cover band rocks out a serviceable "Suspicious Minds" and five-year-olds spin around stage in pedal cars, it dawns on you that you're not at the fusty old Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. You're at the Goodwood Revival, the companion piece to the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, and itself a classic-car event that makes bucket lists and inspires even casual car enthusiasts to dress up in vintage gear for what's been, regularly, one of the finest weather days in Great Britain, even in a record rainy year like 2012. Who...
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2012 Goodwood Revival Sets Attendance Record
This year’s Goodwood Revival set a new attendance record, with some 146,000 racing, vintage car and vintage aircraft fans (most dressed in period costume) entering the gates for the three-day celebration of all things motorized or mechanical. We brought you coverage of this year’s...
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Meet Fidget, The Robot Made From Chrysler And Fiat Parts
Meet Fidget. According to his nametag, he's "one of NASA’s best kept secrets, a key player in nearly all of the Apollo missions and the bot behind the lens of the moon landing pics." He's also the incredibly clever creation of Tom Simpson, a metal artist who came to this weekend's Goodwood...
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Goodwood Revival 2012: Subaru BRZ Tackles The Harewood Hillclimb
What's the most fun you can have in a 2013 Subaru BRZ in Great Britain's Yorkshire Dales? Once you tap the stability control into sport mode, and wait for the always imminent rain to back off its threats, the answer's easy: the Harewood Hillclimb. A hill climb's just what it sounds like, only with...
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Mercedes-Benz Bringing Silver Arrows To 2012 Goodwood Revival
The legend of the Silver Arrow grand prix race cars built by Mercedes-Benz and the Auto Union (now Audi) during the 1930s is well documented here at Motor Authority, so regular readers will be keen to know that some of the surviving cars will be on show, and taking to the track, this weekend at the...
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Jaguar Celebrates Its Heritage At The 2012 Goodwood Revival: Video
The Goodwood Revival is all about preserving history, and Jaguar’s heritage is rich with racing success. In 2012, Jaguar Heritage Racing was formed to supplement the activities of the Jaguar Heritage Trust, which itself is tasked with preserving historically significant Jaguar models. As the...
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Organizers call it a "step back in time." We're calling it a great excuse to spend more time in the driver's seat of the 2013 Subaru BRZ. Whatever the case, we're on the ground this week in England and Wales, making a loop of the lower United Kingdom on our way to the 2012 edition of the Goodwood Revival. You might be familiar with the Goodwood Festival of Speed, a raucous annual event that celebrates motorsports in a posh mashup of hillclimb and concours. The Revival? It's more a time capsule, where no car outside of the postwar era beyond 1966 is allowed on the field--and where everyone...
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Bernd Rosemeyer To Be Honored At Goodwood Revival
Bernd Rosemeyer wasn’t like other racing drivers of the pre-World War II era. After getting his start racing motorcycles, Rosemeyer was hired on by the Auto Union (forerunner to Audi) racing team, despite his lack of experience racing cars. Rosemeyer, whose lucky number was 13, quickly proved...
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Barn Finds, British Style
More and more automakers with historically significant cars are getting into the process of factory restoration as an added service for their customers. Porsche and BMW will both take on restorations, and Ferrari will do the same for its racing cars. Aston Martin wants customers to know that it...
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Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom Rumors Revived at Goodwood Revival
The idea of a whisper-quiet all-electric drivetrain makes a lot of sense in the super-luxury sector.
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Preview: Noble M600 Supercar
The latest from Noble is good for 650 horsepower and 225 mph according to the company.
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