Best car show

[935k3]

On of the best car shows on earth. From F1 to Hurst Barracuda and everything else in between. http://www.motorsport.com/#!/vintage/photos/main-gallery/?sz=2&r=6633&s=2&p=8

[sjordan2]

On of the best car shows on earth. From F1 to Hurst Barracuda and everything else in between. http://www.motorsport.com/#!/vintage/photos/main-gallery/?sz=2&r=6633&s=2&p=8

And also the scene of the Bonhams sale of the most expensive car ever sold at auction -- the '54-55 Fangio Mercedes W196 racer for nearly $30 million. MB let this car slip away from their possession many years ago, and there is some speculation that they were the winning (anonymous) bidder. Keep your eyes on their museum displays. The most expensive car ever sold is said to be a Bugatti Atlantic, now in the Mullin museum in California, which did not sell at auction a few years ago, but is rumored to have sold in a private transaction for about $35 million.

Before someone says "more money than brains," what is the Mona Lisa worth? The Eiffel Tower? A Picasso or van Gogh in the hundreds of millions?

[Austin T]

Theres some really good stuff in there. I loved the Porsche art/display.

[rel14]

If you have a extra 30 million laying around to Buy a car or painting,,, You have more money than Brains,,,or

you like to show off how rich you our...

[sjordan2]

If you have a extra 30 million laying around to Buy a car or painting,,, You have more money than Brains,,,or

you like to show off how rich you our...

Sheesh. I tried to preempt that old cliché in my post #2, but it doesn't seem to work around here. Anyway, that kind of money is usually spent by institutions to protect the world's cultural heritage. Or hidden away in vaults by Asian or Russian zillionaires who don't want to be identified.

And none of these people or institutions became so wealthy because they don't have brains. People with that kind of wealth have already shown that they don't need to prove anything to anybody.

Edited July 16, 2013 by sjordan2

[Rob Hall]

Some Belgian friends of mine are at Goodwood this week, have been posting a ton of pics on Facebook. I have to go eventually, it's on my to-do list. I've been to the UK 5 times, but never in July when the FOS is held.

[maltsr]

I'm lucky to have been twice, and IMHO it is without doubt the best motoring event one could possibly attend, considering the wide range of vehicles, drivers and history on view. As can be seen from the link in the first post, it's not just a car show, they are driven hard by some of the best drivers alive.