 There are quite a lot of top-notch classic car events all over the globe – in that regard today’s old car addicts probably live in the best of all worlds. Yet, if there is one that deserves a “pure magic” award, in my opinion, it’s the Goodwood Revival Meeting taking place each September on the grounds of the former military airfield and the legendary racing circuit that is situated beautifully on the spur of the South Downs in Sussex/England. Three days of fierce historic motor racing from dusk till dawn, immensely powerful warbirds in the skies, and tens of thousands of enthusiastic visitors in period dress make you believe you are trapped in a time loop somewhere between the late 1930s and the mid-1960s. The purist approach of the Revival, the sheer quality of simply everything there is unique and is without doubt due to the passion of the Duke of Richmond (formerly: Earl of March) who is the owner of the Goodwood Estate and grandson of Freddie Richmond who opened the racecourse in 1948. So far, probably most of you have been constantly nodding and waiting for what the chap from Germany is really about to contribute if anything: Well, nothing new, of course. I simply wanted to share a number of photos which I took at the vintage car park during this year's Revival – to me not the least of the many attractions of the event. The fact that obviously, no one else had the same idea as yet might be due to the pretty ghastly weather conditions which did not really support taking photos. Nevertheless, an HRG roadster – one of only 242 built – is a marvel even in the pouring rain, don’t you think? Another one of these rare beasts was on display during last year’s Revival (German readers will find an article on this car here). Or how about a Crossley 19.6 from 1923 bodied rather unusually as a dickey-seat roadster? Being an advocate of the oily rag approach when it comes to preserving historic motorcars, I also liked the well-used Sunbeam Tourer – the true connoisseurs among you will definitively appreciate the historic value of the car more than I – to me, it was simply a beautifully matured machine oozing character.
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Goodwood Revival 2017 revisited
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