Although it has been nearly two months, we have finally found a slot to feature three of the cars that starred at this year's Retromobile in Paris. One of our absolute favourites was the Lola Mk6 GT displayed on the Hall & Hall stand. Of the three examples built, this was the only one not used by Ford for the GT40 development program. Instead it was acquired by John Mecom, who replaced the Ford engine with a Chevrolet V8. In this guise it was raced with considerable success by Augie Pabst in North America. In recent years it was on display in the now defunct Rosso Bianco Collection. The current owner had the car meticulously restored to the ever striking Mecom livery. The Mk6 GT Chevrolet should make a very potent weapon for the Goodwood Revival Whitsun Trophy against the GT40s and T70s. Also on display at Hall & Hall was this Cooper T81 Maserati. This V12-engined Formula 1 machine was raced for the better part of two seasons by Swedish privateer Joakim Bonnier. Shortly after its final outing, it was acquired by Tom Wheatcroft for his Donnington Grand Prix Collection. Like many of the cars in this impressive collection T81 has been beautifully preserved.
Across the isle, fellow British broker Fiskens displayed this 'barn-find' Squire Ranelagh Tourer. It was the first time in over thirty year that this very rare 1930s sports car was seen in public. It was offered from the former owner's estate and despite its derelict condition it found a new caretaker very quickly. We are very much looking forward to see the Squire returned to its former glory.
At this weekend's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Duesenberg was one of the featured marques and that was very much reflected in the results; the 'Concours de Sport' and 'Concours d'Elegance' best in show awards were won by the Duesenberg SJ 'Mormon Meteor' Special and Duesenberg SJ Rollston Torpedo Sedan respectively. Coincidentally both cars are former best of show winners at Pebble as well.

Enjoy the links:

1966 Cooper T81 Maserati - Images, Specifications and Information

1963 Lola Mk6 GT Chevrolet - Images, Specifications and Information

1935 Squire 1500 Ranelagh Tourer - Images, Specifications and Information

1933 Duesenberg SJ Rollston Torpedo Sedan - Images, Specifications and Information