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The 2016 Lime Rock Historics will be held September 1-5 at the 7-turn, 1.5 mile Lime Rock Park road course in Connecticut. Lime Rock Park’s 34th annual Labor Day weekend Historic Festival will feature a racing class for ‘tin-tops’ and saloons.<\/p>\n

Historic Festival 34 Chairman Murray Smith commented, “I’m sounding the clarion call for owners and drivers of saloons and \u2018tin tops\u2019 to join us in early September to create a fabulous grid of pre-1970 racing sedans.This rare race group will be in the manner of the cars in Goodwood\u2019s \u2018St. Mary\u2019s Trophy’; Ford Galaxies, BMWs, Mini Coopers, Lotus Cortinas, Anglias, Alfa Romeo 1600s, Jaguar Mk2s, Hillman Imps and the like. I imagine this race group will be extremely popular with the spectators, not to mention the other 250-odd racing entrants.”<\/p>\n

Smith said the Festival already attracts a handful of saloons that are sprinkled throughout existing race groups but now wants tin-top drivers to have a group of their own.<\/p>\n

“We might be a bit relaxed this first year with regard to makes and models, but we hope to attract a wonderfully wide range of suitable cars,\u201d Smith added.<\/p>\n

The list of eligible cars for the 2016 Lime Rock Historic Festival ‘Tin-Top’ race group includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:<\/p>\n

Alfa Romeo GT, GTA, 1600, 1900, Giulia
\nAustin A40\/A35
\nBMW 502, 700, Ti, 1800 TiSA
\nBorgward Isabella
\nChevy Corvair\/Yenko Corvair
\nDatsun 510
\nDKW F2
\nDodge Dart\/Plymouth Valiant
\nFiat Abarth, 124, 1500S
\nFord Cortina, Lotus Cortina, Escort, Zephyr, Zodiac, Galaxy, Thunderbolt, Falcon, Anglia, Prefect
\nHillman Imp, Minx
\nIsuzu Bellett
\nJaguar MkI\/MkII\/MkVII
\nLancia Fulvia, Aurelia
\nMercedes 220, 300
\nMG Magnette (ZA\/ZB\/MkIII\/MkIV)
\nMini (all)
\nMorris Minor 1000
\nPeugeot 203
\nRenault R8, Gordini, 4CV
\nRiley 1.5
\nRover P4
\nSaab 96
\nStandard Ten, Vanguard
\nSunbeam Rapier
\nVolvo 1800, P544, Amazon 122 S
\nWestminster A105
\nWolseley 1500<\/p>\n

For further information, visit LimeRockHistorics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[Source: Lime Rock Historic Festival; photo: Julien Mahiels]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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