Goodwood’s iconic Festival of Speed (FOS) is upon us once again, and there’s plenty of automotive goodness from across the years to sink your teeth into. Kicking off at 5.30pm on July 11 (AEST), this year’s theme looks back on the earliest years of the automotive industry and highlights the evolution of propulsion, starting with the steam-powered Salversen Steam Wagonette from 1893.
It’s quite literally all uphill from there, with a wide range of production cars, race cars, supercars, Formula One cars, motorcycles, unseen concepts, and everything in between set to make an appearance this weekend. There’s also a plethora of famous faces set to make their way up the famous Goodwood Hill, including multiple past and current Formula One drivers – headlined by reigning three-time world champion Max Verstappen on July 14. Following the Salversen will be early 1900s offerings including the 1905 Darracq 200 HP, 1911 Fiat S76 ‘Beast of Turin’, joined by several primitive 1920s race cars from the likes of Sunbeam, Bugatti, and Delage.
The 1930s will then bring a pair of then-British MGs including the C-Type and Magnette K3, along with the iconic Auto Union Type C. After the Second World War it was the Italian companies waving the performance flag, and reflecting that will be a selection of Ferraris including the 156 ‘Sharknose’ and 250 GTO making their way up the hill. A standout in the historic crowd prior to the arrival of high-powered Group B rally cars will be t.
