{"id":305008,"date":"2021-04-22T03:15:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T07:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=305008"},"modified":"2024-01-15T09:05:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T09:05:23","slug":"rarest-cars-in-the-uk-to-feature-at-the-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/rarest-cars-in-the-uk-to-feature-at-the-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Classic (2021) – Rarest Cars in the UK to Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

The world’s most prominent historic motor racing festival, The Classic, shines like no other when it comes to celebrating motoring nostalgia with an unimaginable number of road and track automotive legends that feature as part of the event.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Silverstone will be filled with the rarest and most exquisite retro race cars restless to rekindle old rivalries for one exciting weekend in summer (30 July \u2013 1 August). For those wanting a more subdued, relaxing time, the infield car displays will feature thousands upon thousands of valuable classic cars from yesteryears. Many models and marque will be commemorating notable milestones,\u00a0with record-breaking parades on the famous track.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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To mark The Classic\u2019s 30th birthday party edition, a display of the 50 rarest and seldom-seen cars in the UK will be placed in the spotlight.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Instead of showcasing one-off prototypes or limited edition\u00a0hypercars\u00a0worth multi-million pounds, the interesting new collection will feature more mainstream machines from times past that are seldom ever seen on the roads today. Astonishingly, when compared to most Ferraris<\/a> and Aston Martins<\/a>, these \u2018ordinary\u2019 cars that will be showcased are rarer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1958\u00a0Bedford CA\u00a0Dormobile ‘Aristocrat<\/em>‘<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Some of the cars were \u201cLimited Edition\u201d models while others were popular in the period. Still, like the Austin Mini Metro \u2018Standard,\u2019 the Fiat 128, and the Renault 4, have become\u00a0extremely rare today simply because it was so common at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The diverse group at Silverstone will also include previously familiar brands like Colt, Bedford, Hillman, Datsun<\/a>, Riley, Morris, Talbot, and\u00a0Simca. The list of models originates from a popular and long-running series of editorial features in\u00a0The Telegraph\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0broad motoring coverage.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Austin Mini Metro \u2018Standard\u2019<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The editorial series titled \u2018The UK\u2019s Rarest Cars<\/em>\u2019 started in 2018 when Paul Hudson, the motoring editor of\u00a0The Telegraph<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0commented to Andrew Roberts, his contributor, on the low survival rate of numerous Japanese cars from the 1970s and 1980s. This comment resulted in them featuring the Mazda 929 Estate.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The feature became an immediate hit that almost 70 other rarities have now been featured, adding to their\u00a0ever-expanding\u00a0list. Many of these cars, and future prospects will be part of The Classic showcase this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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1977 Fiat 128<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\u201cThe response has been truly amazing. Setting out on the Mazda, we had absolutely no idea just how popular this regular series\u202fof articles would become. Now we are even more thrilled to be bringing so many of these curiosities together for\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0going to be a wonderfully thought-provoking trip down memory lane for so many at The Classic,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\nPaul Hudson, Motoring Editor, The Telegraph<\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Given Roberts is a self-described\u00a0\u2018film academic\u00a0with a Wolseley obsession,\u2019 all the cars featuring in \u2018The UK\u2019s Rarest Cars presented by The Telegraph\u2019 will have their stories told using individual display boards. Visitors who have their own personal memories of the model will be able to share them with the current owners of these often neglected and ignored machines.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The world’s most prominent historic motor racing festival, The Classic, shines like no other when it comes to celebrating motoring nostalgia with an unimaginable number of road and track automotive legends that feature as part of the event.\u00a0 Silverstone will be filled with the rarest and most exquisite retro race cars restless to rekindle old rivalries for one exciting weekend in summer (30 July \u2013 1 August). 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