With a curb weight of around 600 kilograms and 136 horses, the Caterham 7 is a typical sports car.
Now the sports cars show up!
Imagine a whole field full of Porsches, then another with Mercedes, one with BMWs, one with Japs cars, one with Americans, - and the entire audience area full of Italian and English cars. That's the impression you get when you visit Norsk Sportsvogn Klubb's annual spring rally at Øvrevoll Gallopbane. I didn't manage to watch more than a fraction before the show was over. There is no point in lying in bed in the morning if you want to see all the cars.
I have placed the pictures consecutively in alphabetical order with Alfas, Ferraris, Jaguars, Lotuses, MGBs, and more, and commented under each picture.
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1969 Alfa Romeo Spider 1750 (twin cam) Veloce 118 HP in original style.Early Spiders had this beautiful "round tail" rear. Authentic steel rims with caps (I like).Inside, it is cramped for a fully grown Norwegian. Standing pedals and the gear lever placed high up on the center console have accompanied the model throughout its life.A series III "duck tail" with Alfa's popular twin cam 2000 engine. Form and concept originate from the 60s. A true classic.1960 Ferrari 250 GT with 3 liter V12. Classic Gran Turismo.1959 Ferrari 250 GT California.2009 Ferrari California, 4,3 liter V12 with 460 HP.Beautiful rims and brake calipers.A stylish and functional cockpit with clear signals that it is a Ferrari.We move on to a 2010 Ferrari California.No need to hide such beautiful brakes.A beautiful rear, especially the way the exhaust pipes are stacked. A great Mondial in the background.Ford GT40 – one of the world's most sought-after sports cars. Alpine A310 from Renault in the background.Pure sports car. 5 liter drive unit. This 1976 model could perhaps be a replica, i.e. built up later with the right components.One of my favorite motifs, - dash and cockpit of an Etype series III.You have to go all the way in to see the age here. This is a Series 3 model from 1973-74.Yes, everything is correct here – V12, oak rims, BRG color and tan hide interior.There was great interest in this Etype.If you like the Etype, you also like its predecessor, the XK 150 coupé.Period-typical 50s interior with large wooden steering wheel and centrally placed instruments.Under the hood of this 1958 model are 190 horses.We, who followed rallying in the 80s and 90s, got the Lancia Delta Integrale's fantastic road characteristics.This is about 211 HP, four-wheel drive and a car of less than 4 metres.The Lancia Delta came into production in the early eighties, while Lancia collaborated with Saab. Here a wonderful eighties detail.Lotus Elise – true British sports car that fits perfectly in a British-inspired horse racing environment.The interior (and comfort) is simple - bordering on the primitive. Early versions with 1,6-1,8 engines from Rover (Honda) and later 1,8 from Toyota (122 or trimmed up to 200+).Orange Lotus Elise flanked by two Exiges.The MGs from the 70s look brand new. Many believe the plastic bumpers ruined the distinctive character (white model).Very beautiful color on this 72 model MGB 1800.The "correct" MGB rims. In the background we see the MGB's unofficial successor – the Mazda Miata (MX-5).From Miata land. New Miata in the foreground. You can get a usable Miata from 70-90 (Finn.no)From the parade around the paddock. This is a 2016 Porsche GT3 RS, one of the finest cars of the event.At the TVR booth I took this photo of a 70 model Tuscan. In terms of design, it actually has certain similarities with the Norwegian "Troll". This one is also made of fiberglass, but 3-liter V6 (Capri engine) instead of two-strokes...Finally, some advertising…
