Event>> Goodwood – The Revival Pt.iii

For the final part of our Revival coverage, I'm going to take a look at a couple of different things. One of the things that struck me about the Revival was the sheer scale of it. Now, I'm not naive but the size of the event and the amount of people in attendance was something else.

They came in all shapes and sizes, some in military uniforms of the allied forces, others in colourful sixties clothing.

Full size garages were recreated for the event, every little detail was just perfect.

Even the Tesco staff were decked out in the traditional uniform of the period.

There were countless actors around the place, playing out scenes – One of my personal favourites was this Laurel & Hardy duo who provided the assembled crowd with some great laughs.

Even the promotional girls were classily dressed and suited to the era.

There were a lot of famous motorsport faces about, although this gentleman is better known for his voice …

The trade area was filled with clothes for both him …

… and her.

There were also some things for the diecast fans. I'm glad I left my wallet with my girlfriend for the day or else I'd be eating cold beans for the next month.

The external show which was open to everyone, could of been a three day event in itself.

There were little gems hidden just about everywhere.

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong on the model number but this 356 was just beautiful.

This caged Ford Popular would hint at the variety of cars on show.

Making our way back through the regular public carpark were a few nice spots – this Porsche 911 being one.

You know the Elise is small when a Ford Ka looks big beside it.

The most recent Aston Martin, the Rapide looks stunning in the flesh.

I don't know if the same can be said of it's German rival, the Panamera. It's seems a bit of a love / hate car but I'm quite fond of it.

There is no arguing however, with the looks of the Maserati Gran Turismo. Beauty defined.

This NSX was hiding away amongst everything.

I'm unsure whether some of you will agree with me or not, but having spent all this time with some of the most beautiful cars ever made and walking out of the event to be greeted by the likes of the above, it opened my eyes that we are living with some truely great designs today. I wonder what of the current crop of cars will be pride of show at the Revival in fifty years time ?

Paddy

Goodwood Coverage on Speedhunters

ADVERTISEMENT

Comments



Comments are closed.

14 comments

by Oldest
by Best by Newest by Oldest
1

Amazing stuff! I will be shooting at a similar (and much smaller) event at Spa tomorrow. But after reading these reports, I definitely will be at Goodwood next year. Damn.

2

Great!. Nice Girl, 3rd, from the front :)

3

Has TVR brought out a new car? I remember reading something a few years ago saying that a new TVR would be brought to the 2010 goodwood show..

4

a lot more of the modern stuff in here this time.. looks like a top notch affair..

5

vintage is priceless

6

awesome! anymore pictures of the garage replica's? There is going to be a historic race in San Diego this weekend if you guys have time to cover. Lots of trans-am era muscle cars racing vs each other.

7

Thanks for the amazing coverage Paddy,

I wonder if we have these kind of events in the States, I would most definitely love to take a part in an event like this and take out my S30Z :) . Great coverage again.

Cheers.

8

saw this on hd theater a couple years back and have been wanting to see some more of this! thanks for covering it!

9

saw this on hd theater a couple years back and have been wanting to see some more of this! thanks for covering it!

10

The 356 is actually a modern kit. The "L" suffix on the plate gives it away and probably denotes the year of the donor car - possibly a Beetle. But great photos. I've been going since the first Revival and this time even my wife was over-awed!

11

I love how photography based this website is. I'm loving that black and white tesco staff shot! Pretty vintage, yet fresh shots.

12

It must be so much fun going to that event. Would be fun dressing up in the period costumes too.

Nice coverage by the way.

13

This is an AWESOME event definitely worth the trip... I went a couple of years ago and can't wait to get back there!

14

Love the black and white pics.



The table of hats, the girls shopping and the Tesco girl have a nice nostalgic feel.

OFFICIAL SPEEDHUNTERS SUPPLIERS