Norwegian Sportscar Club

Sports carriage mustering at Øvrevoll gallop

Sports car pattern
Øvrevoll gallop.

I visited the Norwegian Sports Car Club's spring mustering last Sunday at Øvrevoll gallop. Here you can find Norway's most beautiful sports cars with the opportunity to study extremely rare and exclusive cars up close. Here are some of them.

 

Sports car pattern
1952 Jowett Jupiter.


 
In total only around 900 Jowett Jupiters were produced. It achieved several victories in motor racing at the time. Jowett was a very well-known car brand in England with a production site in West Yorkshire, England. The most popular model after the war was Jowett Javelin – a 4-door premium sedan.

 

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1958 Porsche 356 Speedster. Sports car mustering at Øvrevoll gallop.

The Porsche 356 Speedster has had a renaissance as a replica car. Most Speedsters you see on the road are replicas. The car in the picture, however, is an original Speedster. The prices of these cars have really skyrocketed in recent years.

 

1961 TVR Grantura.

TVR is an English sports car manufacturer that builds cars in small series. They are built from fiberglass material on tubular steel frames. The car in the picture is one of the first built in the early 1960s, a Grantura probably series II or IIa. In total, about 400 cars were built in this series.

 

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1974 Maserati Khamsin

I must admit that I have never seen or heard of this model. At first I thought it was a Indy, but it is a Khamsin – a model that was produced during very turbulent times for Maserati. Despite sales being poor after the oil crisis and despite the owners, Citroen, struggling financially – Maserati built very beautiful cars.

 

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1996 Mitsubishi 3000 GT.

The Mitsubishi 3000 GT is not something you see every day. According to AI, there are about 90 cars in Norway. This is a type of car that I believe was made for the American market.

 

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2007 Wiesmann GT MF4 V8.

I have no problem naming this the most beautiful car of today. It is a hand-built, German grand tourer with a V8 engine taken from the BMW 550i and a 6-speed manual transmission. Ready to drive, it weighs under 1300 kg. This one is for sale for just under 2 million kroner Advertisement.

 

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Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. Sports car mustering at Øvrevoll gallop.

This is a model that appears when exclusive sports cars are shown. According to the vehicle register, there are 6 cars of this model in Norway, first registered between 2005 and 2007.

 

Trans am
1973 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am.

You could say this was every boy's dream in the 1970s. A beautiful 2-door hardtop coupe and the top model in the Firebird series. Later years of the Trans Am played an important role along with Burt Reynolds, Sally Fields og Jerry reed i Smokey and the bandit the movies.

 

Mitsubishi 3000 GT
2025 GT4.

2025 GT40 – previously exhibited at the Oslo Motor Show along with other GT40 cars. The car is built by Kristian Lord Flaem. I'm not sure what kind of drivetrain is hiding under the tough shell, but I wonder if the car could be built with an Audi 4.2 V8 transaxle solution? If so, there should be several projects that have used the same solution.

 

Trans am
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS.

Wiesmann GT
Porsche 718 GT4 RS Intake Zone with message to keep Dogs, Children and Compact Cars away 🙂

 

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Wiesmann GT
Sports cars at Øvrevoll 2025

Sports cars at Øvrevoll

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Norwegian Sports Carriage Club's annual spring mustering at Øvrevoll gallop 2025

If you like rare, old or exclusive cars, there are few car collections that are more fitting than the Norwegian Sports Car Club's spring musterings. Last Sunday, Øvrevoll Galloping Track was filled with fine cars that you rarely see in real life.

 

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Lancia Stratos HF Stradale

According to the vehicle registry, this is the only original Lancia Stratos which is drivable in this country. The model was built for racing and only 492 cars were produced. According to the chassis number, it is probably a 1975 model, first registered in Norway in 1978 and has had the same owner since 1987. We have seen this car several times on the road.
 

Sports cars at Øvrevoll

Shelby Cobra Daytona replica

There are probably only 2 replicas of Shelby Cobra Daytona in Norway – both probably based on kits from Factory Five – a manufacturer of Shelby Cobra replica kits. The only 6 original Daytona cars were built between 1964 and 1965 for racing. Later cars are either "continuation models" built by Shelby himself, or replicas. According to the vehicle registry, the car in the picture was first registered in 2023. The engine is a 5.7 liter V8, probably from the Chevrolet Corvette.

 

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1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 1300

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1961 Jaguar E-Type 3.8
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1966 Triumph TR4A IRS (Independent Rear Suspension)

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1956 Bentley S1 Continental 2 Door Coupe

Bentley S1 was Bentley's version of Rolls Royce Silver Cloud 1. The 2-door Continental variant was considered a sporty variant. Several variants were made with different bodies, including a "drophead coupe" and special bodies from the coachbuilder H.J. Mulliner.
 
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1954 Bentley R Continental 2 Door Coupe

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1957 MG MGA 1500 Fixed Head Coupe
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1965 MG Midget 1100

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1973 De Tomaso Pantera 351 V8

DeTomaso Pantera was equipped with Ford 351 Cleveland V8 engine, rear mid-mounted. Ford bought into the company and sold the cars in the US through Lincoln – Mercury dealers. The partnership with Ford lasted from 1971 to 1975. It was probably the oil crisis that made Ford withdraw. After the breakup, De Tomaso was allowed to continue selling its cars in markets outside the US, but production never reached the same level as when Ford was involved.
 

Ford Sierra XR4i

1984 Ford Sierra XR4i

This variant of Ford Sierra is rare. The XR4i was equipped with a 2.8i V6 engine and received two layers of rear spoilers and special rear side windows. It was introduced in 1982 and disappeared from the model program in 1985.
 

1987 Reliant Scimitar SS1 1800 Ti

1987 Reliant Scimitar SS1 1800 Ti

The Scimitar was Reliant's sports car model that stood out from the brand's simpler models. Scimitar SS1 were pure sports cars with 2 seats. The car pictured is a 1987 model with a Nissan 1.8 liter turbo engine.
 

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1985 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 V8

Ford Mustang The mk3 was produced with either the Ford Pinto's 2,3-liter inline-four or the 5,0 V8. The model is referred to as the "Fox Body Mustang" and has long been somewhat overshadowed by other Mustang models. Recently, its popularity has increased significantly in the United States, which also affects prices.
 
bmw 325i
1989 BMW 325i Convertible

 
A nice line-up of Porsche 964.

Classic Porsche 911 Carrera

Porsche 911 964

Visually, the Porsche 964 is the last model to feature the early 911 look, although when it was introduced in 1989, it was said that no previous 911 model had undergone as many changes as the 964. The most noticeable change compared to its predecessor are the bumpers that were incorporated into the bodywork. However, it can still be seen that the 964 carries many features from the original 911 series.
 

alvis
1962 Alvis TD21 Drophead Coupe

 
aston martin
1979 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

lotus excel
1992 Lotus Excel

 

1974 Maserati Merak

1971 Maserati Indy

 
1992 Donkervoort S8A
Donkervoort S8a

1992 Donkervoort S8A

 
It looks like a Lotus 7 – but is built by Dutch DonkervoortThey started by selling kits of the Lotus 7, but began to produce their own, improved models based on the Lotus 7. The car in the picture is a Donkervoort S8A – Super 8 “Amber” – named after founder Joop Donkervoort's daughter. I have previously written about Donkervoort, and then found out that there was only one Donkervoort registered in Norway – namely the car in this picture.

 

2023 Chevrolet Corvette HTC

2023 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop Convertible

 
The Chevrolet Corvette C8 changed the concept quite a bit by placing the engine in the middle. You can clearly see the air intakes on the sides. The model is also available in an electric version. The car in the picture is a Hardtop Convertible in the European version (imported new to Europe). The car is for sale for 1,99 million kroner. Sales ad

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Spring muster at Øvrevoll 2019
Caterham
Spring muster of sports cars

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