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EDITORIAL
I enjoyed watching Woodstock on TV the other night. It's 40 years since the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (to give its full title) was held at Max Yasgur's 600–acre dairy farm at Bethel, New York. There has been a flood of CD releases, TV programmes and newspaper articles on what was probably the peak of the Flower Power movement.
Great bands and a superb film with editing by — among others — a young Martin Scorsese. It's a bit of a feat of endurance (225 minutes for the Director's Cut) but terrific stuff; and not without some two– and four–wheeled interest for the Classic Driver reader.
Naturally enough there's a hand–painted, flowery American yellow school bus. And a few VW campers. There's also a good smattering of 1960s British motorbikes from BSA and Triumph that do look rather cool.
However, 10 minutes or so in, as the stage is (quite literally) being set, a pretty girl is filmed driving a white Porsche 911 through a perfectly lit country lane.
An enduring image. Nowadays, the great German company is all technology and efficiency, with gym programmes, driver fitness and aerodynamics taking precedence over the romance of the road.
You can read about the latest Porsche 911 GT3 RS in this week's ClassicInside. Obviously, it will be fantastic — but, right this minute, I'd take the simple 1960s original. I think it's known as living the dream.
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Steve Wakefield |
THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER
Porsche 911 GT3 RSThe most sporting road–going 911 to dateAs predicted by Tony Dron in our driving report on the new 911 GT3, Porsche has rapidly announced an RS version of its outstanding new sportscar. read more... |
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RM at Monterey 13 — 15 August 2009 — Sports & Classics of MontereyAs expected, RM topped its 2009 Monterey sale with the 1952 Jaguar C–type, which sold for $2,530,000. Some 86 per cent of entries sold, including a few surprises such as the two Aston Martin DB5s selling for an identical $341,000. read more... |
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New Bentley Mulsanne — Latest Pictures and VideoFollowing on from our 'Stop Press' news announcement on Sunday, more pictures have been released of the unveiling of the new Bentley Mulsanne at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance in Monterey, California, where Bentley was the featured marque. read more... |
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Gooding & Company at Monterey 15 — 16 August$50,759,350 — not bad going for a couple of days' work, eh? I would add a healthy 'ahem' to that statement, as David Gooding's team put in a colossal amount of work before, during and after every Pebble Beach sale. read more... |
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Bugatti 'Sang Bleu' at Pebble BeachPebble Beach played host to the latest of Bugatti's 100th anniversary celebrations, with the unveiling of the 'Sang Bleu' — a one–off Bugatti Grand Sport combining carbonfibre and aluminum in place of the more usual coupling of two paint colours, or paint and a contrasting material, to highlight the two-tone design. read more... |
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Bonhams at Quail Lodge – 14 August 2009Top–selling car at this year's Quail sale (no, the Auto Union wasn't sold) was a pre-War Duesenberg. Hot on its heels was the fabulous 'Bumblebee' 1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Coupé by Vignale, achieving $804,500. read more... |
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CLASSIC LIFE
Int. Polo Cup St. Tropez 2009: Victory for PakistanIn the vineyards of Saint Tropez is one of the most beautiful Polo venues anywhere in the world. Here, in mid–July, a record 10 teams played for victory in the International Polo Cup Saint Tropez 2009, sponsored by the likes of Hublot and Maybach. read more... |
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THE CLASSIC DRIVER PREMIUM CAR MARKET
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Porsche GT2 997
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Brand new, unregistered, delivery mileage and with a saving on UK list. Available immediately for delivery anywhere in the world.
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Specialist Cars of Malton LtdTown/City: Malton, North Yorkshire, UK |
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CLASSIC
Ferrari 'Dino' 246 GTS
colour Rosso |
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We are very happy to have another of these super little Ferraris for sale This example has a super history dating from 1988 when well known collector Victor Gauntlett bought her. At that stage she had been rebuilt by Mill Lane Engineering. Subsequently she passed into the hands of the Drambuie Collection in Scotland.
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Graeme Hunt Town/City: London, UK |
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SPORTING
Shelby Cobra USRRC
colour Blue |
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This is S/N CSX2557 1965 289 Cobra USRRC Shelby factory team cut-back door car.
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F-40 Motor SportsTown/City: Portland, CT, USA |
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EVENTGUIDE 2009
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23.08. — 23.08. The Masters Series, Donington Park, UK |
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