Our Boys go to England

04 Oct Our Boys go to England

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Tempting! Pierce Isaacs ponders racing the 1958 Sadler-Chevrolet Mk3 built by legendary Canadian racing car builder and fellow VRCBC member, Bill Sadler. – Al Reid photo

October 4, 2017

VRCBC members are always travelling the world of motorsports and sending back reports for our web site. Our most recent reporters were Al Reid and Pierce Isaacs, who took part in an excursion to England in September, culminating in a visit to the great Goodwood Revival Meeting. They were ably supported by Steve Jones, a retired Lotus Seven Vintage racer from Calgary.

During this trip they visited: the Morgan Motor Company factory, the Cotswold Motoring Museum, the new Jaguar factory where the F-Type is made, the British Motor Museum, Desmond J, Smail Limited (Aston Martin specialists), the Aston Martin Works, the Williams F1 Museum, the National Motor Museum and of course, the Goodwood Revival weekend.

That was a lot to do and see in only eight days but our intrepid correspondents came through heroically, selecting the following photos (from hundreds) to illustrate their adventure for us.

: Welcome to the Morgan Motor Company. – Al Reid photo

: Morgan – Yes; they still make them out of wood! – Al Reid photo

: Morgan – Production Line – Al Reid photo

: Morgan -Some very fast ones. – Al Reid photo

: The current Morgan 3 Wheeler. – Al Reid photo

: The second stop. – Al Reid photo

: Circa ’51-’53 Jaguar C-Type – Al Reid photo

: Legendary Jaguar D-Type. – Al Reid photo

: Circa ’74-’75 Group 44 Jaguar E-Type. – Al Reid photo

: British Motor Museum, world’s largest collection of historic British cars. – Al Reid photo

: We don’t know either. – Al Reid photo

: The most famous Mini of all time. Paddy Hopkirk’s 1964 Monte Carlo winning Cooper S. – Al Reid photo

: One of Sir Jackie Stewart’s winning Tyrrell Grand Prix cars. – Al Reid photo

: An early ‘Big Healey’. – Al Reid photo

: An early Lotus; a Mk6? – Al Reid photo

: An early MG. – Al Reid photo

: The Rover-BRM gas turbine car that finished seventh in the Prototype category at the 1965 Le Mans race. – Al Reid photo

: Desmond J. Smail – Aston Martin specialists – Al Reid photo

: Desmond J. Smail shop – Work in progress – Al Reid photo

: Desmond J. Smail shop – Work in progress – Al Reid photo

: Desmond J. Smail shop – Work in progress – Al Reid photo

: Classic Aston engine. – Al Reid photo

: Aston Martin in Newport Pagnell – Al Reid photo

: Aston Martin – Al Reid photo

: Aston Martin – Al Reid photo

: Aston Martin – Dreamers! – Al Reid photo

: A lineup of Williams F1 cars – Al Reid photo

: The last six-wheeled F1 car; the 1982 Williams FW08B. – Al Reid photo

: Only in England; a hedge sculpted into a Williams F1 pit stop! – Al Reid photo

: Williams F1 hedge pit crew in training. – Al Reid photo

: A legend. – Al Reid photo

: Not exactly a legend, except to Pierce. – Al Reid photo

: National Motor Museum – Al Reid photo

: National Motor Museum – Al Reid photo

: National Motor Museum – Al Reid photo

: National Motor Museum – English nostalgia – Al Reid photo

: Steve Jones in the famous ERA ‘Remus’ – sort of. – Al Reid photo

: Pierce Isaacs plays to the crowd. – Al Reid photo

: Focus! Focus! – Al Reid demonstrates how to drive an ERA. – Pierce Isaacs photo

: Goodwood! Bucket List time! – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – 1934 Alfa Romeo P3 (Tipo B) – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – ERA line up with 1938 E-Type GP1 in foreground. – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – 1937 MG Special, 1936 Parnell-MG, 1948 Talbot Lago and Alfas. – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – 1963 Brabham BT7 – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – 1963 Cooper Climax T66 – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – 1961 BRM P57 – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – 1965 Ferrari 1512 – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – Lola-Chevrolet T70’s as far as the eye can see. – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – A Bizzarrini 5300GT backed up by String Rays – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – Two AC Cobras; the red one is a Le Mans coupe. – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – 1966 McLaren Chevrolet Mk1B – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – One of the guest speakers; Alain de Cadenet (L). – Al Reid photo

: Goodwood – Two Maserati 250Fs chased by a Connaught. – Al Reid photo

: You never know who you will meet at Goodwood. Our correspondent Al Reid (R) with VRCBC Vice President Paul Haym (L), cleverly disguised as a distinguished-looking Brit! – Pierce Isaacs photo