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Culzean Autoclassica

Aug 2009 (annual)

Cost: £10; children, concessions & National Trust of Scotland members £5

Hours: 10.30am-5pm

This launch event comes in advance of the official first Culzean Autoclassica - announced for late summer 2008 - and on its last day is open to the public. It brings historic vehicles to Culzean castle, overlooking the Firth of Clyde on the South Ayrshire coast, and is set to become an annual event for every car-lover for miles around.

The event is part of the long-term plan to bring back motor sport to the old Turnberry airfield just down the coast. Over half-a-century ago in the early 1950s the track was the scene of major races, when famous drivers such as Mike Hawthorn, Stirling Moss, Ken Wharton, Reg Parnell and Ninian Sanderson drove such legendary vehicles as V16 BRMs, Thinwall Special, Connaught and ERA GP cars.

Keep an eye on the Culzean Autoclassica website to see how this event will grow, and make a visit on Sunday 23 September for the first public viewing.

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