The world of historic racing has never been as rich, vibrant, and downright popular as it is right now. Cheerful, cherry-cheeked crowds descend upon Goodwood en masse for the annual Revival, clad in tweed and chiffon (not generally at the same time, but don’t rule anything out), their engorged numbers comfortably eclipsing anything you’ll find at any contemporary race meet. And the Revival is just one example; there’s also the Masters Historic series, the Silverstone Classic, and all manner of others. You can see more 1960s, ’70s and ’80s race cars haring about all at once now than you ever could back when they were current. The spectating public just can’t get enough.
Naturally there are some cars that are more crowd-pleasing than others, and a perennial favourite is the
