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European Vintage of Excellence!



The 2009 EURO Auto Festival was filled with the excitement of European vintage of excellence!

The EURO Auto Festival (http://www.euroautofestival.com/) was held at the gorgeous BMW Zentrum in Greer, SC. The featured marque for 2009 was the Morgan, which is celebrating its 100th year anniversary! The wooden bodied classic was lining the field, and stole the show.

The show also honored the 50th year anniversary of the Mini and 20th year anniversary of the BMW 8 Series. Other vintage models attracted to the show included the Austin Healey, MG, Triumph, Mercedes Benz, Rolls Royce, Volvo, Porsche, Jaguar, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Opel and more!

The charity of choice is the Disaster Relief Fund of the American Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org/), which all proceeds will be donated from the show.


Click on the video to experience the view of Morgan's surrounding the Zentrum!




The 2009 EURO Auto Festival host many beautiful vintage cars, but this '33 Morgan Supersport Trike was one of my favorite! The '33 has a 1100cc twin, and three speed with reverse. The total weight is over 700 lbs!


Click on the video to view this '36 Riley Kestrel! This aluminum body classic has original leather seats, and has a top speed of 80 mph. The Riley documentation promises that the engine will use no more than 1 gallon of oil per 1,000 miles.


The 2009 EURO Auto Festival hosts a wide display of European vintage cars, and attract over 450 classics from across the United States with thousands of enthusiasts with smiles of excitement viewing their favorite model!

Congratulations to the Board of Directors and Steering Committee for organizing a fantastic classic car event! Please click on http://www.euroautofestival.com/ for additional information on how you can be involved!

See you at this exciting event in 2010!

2nd Annual Darlington Historic Racing Festival


Start Your Engines!

The Darlington Raceway (www.darlingtonraceway.com) host the 2nd Annual Darlington Historic Racing Festival! Racing participants gathered together from 23 States and Canada to experience the track "Too Tough to Tame!" The vintage racers consist of Historic cars, Indy Roadsters, Stock, Modified and Midgets.

Click on the video to view the "Moment in Time" display. Each display of vintage racers had a description explaining the history of the car and driver. This was an amazing display of historic vehicles.



Check out this 1927 Hudson open-wheel racer! This is a gorgeous racer with a brass gas pump and original wooden steering wheel.



This exciting event was interactive for all enthusiasts! Owners of these historic vehicles encouraged spectators to ask questions of the history each vehicle.


The "Legends Pavilion" host question and answer sessions among the racing fans and "Legends of Racing." The racing legends included South Carolina natives Cale Yarborough and David Pearson, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Marvin Panch and open-wheel legend Johnny Rutherford. Further, each legend was available for autograph sessions for fans.

This was truly an amazing event! If you are a racing fan then mark your calendar for 2010! Please click on http://www.darlingtonraceway.com/ for further detailed information on the 2nd Annual Darlington Historic Racing Festival!

See you next year!



 

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