Monday 7 October 2013

Goodwood Revival 2013


Goodwood Revival 2013

The 2013 Goodwood Revival has taken place with classic cars, bikes and planes on display and enthusiasts raiding their wardrobes for their finest vintage outfits. The Daily Telegraph's photographer Christopher Pledger captures all the atmosphere of this retro festival in the beautiful West Sussex countyside.
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

The track parades included a variety of famous cars spanning a variety of different genres. Above, cars line up on the starting grid to take part in the Jim Clark Tribute.
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Vintage motoring fashion is a major theme at this weekend's Goodwood Revival, with many visitors dressing in their
 finest period clothing from the Forties, Fifties and Sixties
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Motorcycles also feature in the period-themed displays that form a vivid backdrop to the racing. Leather-jacketed Rockers on Triumphs and BSAs hurl insults, if not deckchairs, towards...
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

..sharp-suited Mods on Lambrettas and Vespas
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Children race Austin J40 pedal cars from 1949 to 1966 in the Settrington Cup
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Among the celebrities attending the festival were DJ Chris Evans and his wife Natasha Shishmanian who are seen here standing in the pit lane for the Fordwater Trophy for 1955 to 1960 production GT cars
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Comic Rowan Atkinson drives a Ford Lotus Cortina Mk 1 from 1965 in the St. Mary's Trophy
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Famous racing drivers including Jackie Stewart, John Surtees and Sir Stirling Moss gather on the starting grid with Lord March to take part in the Jim Clark Tribute
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph


Mechanics push a car into the paddock
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

The starting grid of the Fordwater Trophy for 1955 to 1960 production GT cars
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Cars on the starting grid of the Fordwater Trophy for 1955 to 1960 production GT cars
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Time for a rest from all the revival shenanigans
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Cars lined up in the paddock before the racing
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Children race Austin J40 pedal cars from 1949 to 1966 in the Settrington Cup
Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph

Picture: Christopher Pledger/Daily Telegraph
The pilot of a P47G Thunderbolt waves to spectators
Picture: ADAM BERESFORD

The Glam Can girls smile for the camera
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The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy gets underway with a running start
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Lord March takes Dan Gurney for a lap of the Goodwood circult. This year's Revival celebrated 50 years since Gurney's first Grand Prix win with a collection of cars relevant to his racing career
Picture: ADAM BERESFORD

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