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

May 30, 2016 | Categories: london, Photography, places to photograph in london, Places to Visit, South London, uk | Tags: austin, caterham, italian job, lotus, mg, mini cooper, motor racing, sevenoaks and district motor club | 6 Comments