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Video: The seven oldest cars ever on the Goodwood Hill

08th July 2021
Andrew Willis

Now, perhaps more than ever, the future of the automotive industry and motorsport is experiencing rapid, ever-evolving change. There’s certainly no shortage of world-first advances and innovations on display this year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard. But to add context to this exciting future, it’s vital we remember, celebrate and tell the stories of our past. Especially for the younger generations who will lead us all forward. 

It’s why, every year, we welcome some of the world’s oldest road and racing cars back onto the Goodwood Hill. To experience, hear, see and smell that wonderful and actually, not all that distant past. Filled with the music of early combustion engines and their eccentric popping, banging and fire-breathing personalities. Here’s a video featuring some of the oldest examples of four-wheel engineering we’ve had grace the Hill. From a sophisticated 1903 Napier Gordon Bennet, to a raw 1906 Darracq, these open top heirlooms remind us all where this sport and industry began.

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