Crystal Palace Motorsport Classic Cars 2016
Austin
22 pics. Held at Crystal Palace Park every year (this year was 29th and 30th May). Crystal Palace is one of the oldest racing tracks in the world and the first place from which live televised motor-racing was ever broadcast. The race website ⇒.
The Crystal Palace was once the site of the Great Exhibition (1851) and remained standing until 1936 – history ⇒
Below are some of the exhibitors and race contenders. The next post is more of the cars in action⇐, followed by the motorcycles⇐. Crystal Palace also has Dinosaurs ⇐ .
TVR
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Austin 7
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Riley TT Sprint
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MG
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MG
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Wolseley Hornet Special
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Daimler SP250 Special
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Caterham 7 Supersprint
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Ford Popular 103
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Mini Coopers
These three are famous. I’ll give you a clue; they still have their doors on.
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Caterham
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Lester MG
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Renault Alpine
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Daimler
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Chevron B19
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Pilbeam MP43 / BMW
Freed From Time 
Wonderful selection of classic cars and fascinating history. Sending this to my husband~
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May 30, 2016 at 18:23
Glad you liked. There will be more soon and then monsters! 🙂 🙂
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May 31, 2016 at 00:15
What elegance!
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May 31, 2016 at 09:22
Definitely a thumbs up for the enthusiasts who keep it going. 🙂
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May 31, 2016 at 14:06
I have fond memories of watching motor racing on the old track , James Hunt amongst others who raced there
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August 29, 2016 at 09:56
I am glad it brought back memories for you. I had never been there before but it certainly had a feel of historic events. 🙂
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August 29, 2016 at 11:11