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ClassicInside – The Classic Driver Newsletter

Edition 33/2004

September 10th 2004

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Editorial

Difficult to kick off this week’s Classic Inside without mentioning last week’s Goodwood Revival. The weather was quite extraordinarily hot and this, combined with exciting racing, air displays and quality trade stands made for another memorable event. Friday’s auction made headlines in Saturday’s national press for the colossal figure achieved by the 1929 Mercedes SSK - full details below.

There’s also news on some updates of two popular modern cars, the Audi A4 and Porsche Boxster. Of the two, Audi’s appears the more extensive, adopting the new family grille and very latest Ingolstadt engines.

It’s not normal editorial policy to comment on our dealer’s cars for sale but I hope by including in this week’s edition a Maserati for around £22,000 and an original D-Type for $2,200,000 we can proudly say we have the most extensive - but not always the most expensive - selection of cars in the world. If you add in the Bentley S2 Continental you have a daily driver (Maserati), a car for the 2005 Goodwood Revival ‘Sussex Trophy’ (D-Type) and a car to park in that meeting’s exclusive paddock (Bentley).

What more can you ask for?

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor
sw@classicdriver.com

*THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER*
Goodwood Revival 2004 - Review Blistering weather and stunning on-track (and in-air) action once again, for the annual celebration of historic motor racing that is the Goodwood Revival. Incorporated in a slightly re-arranged timetable, the RAC TT Celebration was still the highlight of the weekend... read the complete article
Bonhams Sale at Goodwood Revival 3rd September 2004 - Review A world-record price of £4.18-million paid for a 1929 Mercedes-Benz sports car boosted the Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale on Friday 3 September 2004 to a new British record as the most valuable car auction ever held in the UK – totalling £7.7 million... read the complete article
Barons Sale 14th September 2004 Sandown Park, Esher As usual Barons will offer an attractive mix of affordable classics and modern supercars at their next Sandown Park sale. It’s a ‘British Heritage’ event so what better car to lead in on than this 1970 Series II E-Type FHC at £13,500 -15,500?.... read the complete article
Chiltern Aston Centre - appointed as Authorised Aston Martin Heritage Specialist Bovingdon Aston Martin specialists, Chiltern Aston, have been selected to join the international network of authorised Aston Martin Heritage Specialists... read the complete article
Porsche announce revised Boxster On sale in the UK from 27 November 2004, the new Porsche Boxster offers increased power from its proven 2.7-litre and 3.2-litre flat-six engines in addition to a host of other developments introduced with the intention of keeping the mid-engined sports car at the top of its class... read the complete article
A car club entirely dedicated to the Jaguar E-Type! Philip Porter, the Montagu Trophy winning Jaguar author and founder of the International Jaguar XK Club, has today announced plans to launch a dedicated club for Jaguar E-type owners around the world – The Jaguar E-type Club... read the complete article
Revised Audi A4 Audi is presenting the new generation of its best-selling models – the A4, A4 Avant and the high-performance S4. The front-end styling of both saloon and Avant models is new, with the addition of the characteristic Audi single-frame grille... read the complete article

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Maserati 3200 GT 6 speed, leather, sports suspension, full history, original condition, Heated memory seats, adjustsable sports suspension, adjustable steering column June 1999 Maserati 3200GT. Blu Nettuno with Bordeaux hide. This is a lovely 2 owner car, T reg with 58,117mls. The car has electric heated memory seats, electronic sports suspension, Adjustable steering column and full main dealer service history. Avaialble for viewing at our Northleach showroom. colour Blu Nettuno interior colour Bordeaux year 6/1999 mileage 93.530 km / 58.117 m Chassis No. 396 Price 21.995 GBP Dealership: Bob Houghton Midwinter Road, Northleach, Cheltenham, GL54 3JD Phone +44(0) 870 90 40 430; +44(0) 870 90 40 360 see all details see complete stock from this dealer
Bentley S2 Continental Flying Spur Fitted with Automatic transmission, power steering and white wall tyres. This is an exquisite example of the marque that has been very well maintained and comes with excellent service history. Fabulous to drive and sensibly priced. colour British Racing Green interior colour Burgundy Hide year 1962 Price 44.950 GBP Dealership: Runnymede Motor Company Near Beaconsfield, Bucks Phone +44 (0) 1753 644599 see all details see complete stock from this dealer
Jaguar D-Type XKD Matching Numbers , original condition, FIA Papers, original racing history, One of the most original D Types left, it retains all original components and it is believed to have covered 22,000 miles from new. Fully documented period competion history. One owner for over 30 years. colour BRG interior colour Brown drive RHD year 1956 Chassis No. XKD537 Price $2,200,000 Dealership: Hall & Hall Lincolnshire Phone +44 (0)1932 247907 see all details see complete stock from this dealer

EVENTGUIDE

VSCC ‘See Red’ Festival, Donington Park, UK
11th - 12th Sept 2004

Aston Martin Owners Club, St John Horsfall Meeting, Silverstone, UK
11th Sept 2004

Barons Heritage & Classic Auction, Esher, Surrey
14th Sept 2004

Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series, Spa, Belgium
18th - 19th Sept 2004

Bonhams ‘'The Gentlemens' Sale', Parc des Eaux-Vives, Geneva, Switzerland
2nd Oct 2004

H&H Classic Auctions, Buxton, UK
5th - 6th Oct 2004

see further event details

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