Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 28, Sept. 3, 4 & 6 Sunday in the Park Concours, Sept. 5 Extremely rare appearance confirmed for Sunday Concours; Freeman cars revealed; More than 320 cars entered for historic races- Also Joining the Cars and the Racers this Year is the Taste of Litchfield Hills

All of the Cruising Peachy Enthusiasts know that Peachy Deegan just LOVES Lime Rock Park and it her FAVORITE race track.  She and the Cruising Peachy Panel will be headed there Labor Day Weekend this year for the second year in a row and they CANNOT wait.  You should be especially excited too, this year not only because of the fabulous cars and skilled racing that we have come to expect, but also now for the fine food and alcohol that will be part of the festivities this year too!  Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 28 Chairman Murray Smith has confirmed that noted collector Oscar Davis has entered his one-of-a-kind 1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Bügelfalte into the Festival’s September 5 “Sunday in the Park” Concours. It’s the first time this car will be seen in the U.S.

For the 1940 Mille Miglia, BMW’s design department, Künstlerische Gestaltung, produced this one-off prototype with a streamlined body. It was driven by Count Giovanni Lurani and Franco Cortese and placed sixth overall. The streamlined roadster was based on chassis 85032, extensively modified to lower the engine and driveline in the chassis.

Aside from its low silhouette and flowing fenders, the prototype roadster’s fenders had a pronounced ridge along their tops. It resembled the crease in a pair of ironed trousers and gave the unique car the name it still carries today, Bügelfalte or “ironing crease.”

Smith said, “This is a real breakthrough in the evolution of Lime Rock’s Sunday in the Park as a major concours d'elegance in the U.S. The most important attributes that a car can bring to a concours are provenance, beauty and rarity; this BMW has all that, in major proportions.”

Smith also revealed the seven cars to be displayed by this year's Honored Collector, Joe Freeman:

1914 Mercer Type J Raceabout

Once owned by the great American motoring artist Peter Helck; only four owners since new

1915 Duesenberg 4 Cylinder Board Track Racer

Second-place at the 1916 Indy 500

1938 Sparks Thorne Engineering Special

Second at Indy in 1939 and third in 1941

1952 Kurtis Kraft 500A Chrysler Indy Car

Eighth at 1954 Indy 500 w/Offy

1958 John Fray Champ Car

As raced at Trenton, Langhorne & Milwaukee

1956 Cooper Norton Mark X1 Formula Three car

Totally original

1960 Joe Hunt Magneto Special Ewing Roadster

As raced at Indy, 1960-64

In addition, Freeman has entered the Ewing Roadster into the Festival and will race it Saturday and Monday.

“That an American oval-only single-seater once defeated the pride of continental sports racers, right here at Lime Rock (the groundbreaking 1959 Formula Libre race), makes for a very appealing connection between Joe’s seven-car collection and all the historic European sports racers that will be here,” Smith says.

The weekend's Honored Guest is John Lamm, the noted automotive photographer and journalist.

Regarding the Historic Festival itself, Smith has crafted a weekend of 31 races (12 on Saturday and 19 on Monday) from 10 very interesting groups. Those race groups can be found by clicking on this Lime Rock Park web page.  We can't wait to see you at Lime Rock Park and you may even see some outstanding automobile entries by our panelists and possibly Peachy herself!

Have a great weekend and consider the countdown to Lime Rock Park in place! 


ALSO, for our Champagne Wishes Panel Readers and Tasty Tidbits/Peachy's Picks:


After a one-year hiatus, A Taste of The Litchfield Hills is back on track! The 25th anniversary of this popular food and wine festival will be held on Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 4-6, 2010, at Lime Rock Parkin Lakeville, Conn. 



A Taste of The Litchfield Hills, Connecticut's oldest food and wine festival, has attracted thousands of visitors annually since 1985 to enjoy delicious dishes, outstanding wine, live entertainment and upscale shopping. From traditional New England fare to international specialties, the menu at A Taste of The Litchfield Hills 2010 will feature a variety of house specialties prepared by chefs from local restaurants, bistros and other purveyors of fine foods and individually served in grazing-sized portions.


Complement your repast with an exciting selection of wines served by the glass from award-winning area wineries. Draught beer, premium soft drinks and gourmet coffee will also be served. Plus, there will be live music and upscale shopping in an outdoor bazaar offering artisan crafts, gourmet food products and unique gifts.


For more information on Taste of Litchfield visit their website at: www.litchfieldfestivals.com
To purchase tickets, all you have to do is purchase a racing ticket to Saturday, Sunday, Monday or Weekend to the Historic Festival at Lime Rock and come on in!