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All photos courtesy
of The Savoy
Automobile
Museum
Compared with the big, clunky American cars of that era, these English
speedsters were light, nimble, sporty, and sexy ? and they quickly
found a following.
The Sports Car Club of America soon began organizing road races at
tracks like Watkins Glen and Lime Rock. On the West Coast, the
California Sports Car Club led the way on tracks from Santa Barbara to
Willow Springs.
Chicago-based Stanley H. ?Wacky? Arnolt, like Sidney Allard, was one of
a few pioneers who built his own ?hybrids,? using Italian bodies
Above: Michael Arnolt was one designed by Carrozzeria Bertone and British engines. The result was
of the featured panelists. the legendary Arnolt-Bristol Bolide and the snappy Arnolt-MG. Arnolt
The Savoy Host ed a Brit ish also built an Arnolt-Bentley Continental R for his wife.
Invasion Program on
While other marques like Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lancia, and
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Mercedes-Benz soon joined the fray, it was the British who led the way.
Rolling for t his Special,
The irrepressible MINI, slender supermodel Twiggy, Ian Fleming?s suave
Temporary, Exhibit
James Bond spy hero and rock groups like The Beatles catapulted an
From Across the Pond was a appreciation for all things British into the public consciousness.
lively discussion with Wayne
But it all started with the cars and now you can see some of the best of
Carini and Michael Arnolt,
them on display in nearby Cartersville.
moderated by Ken Gross at
the Savoy Automobile
Museum.
The American postwar
enthusiasm for sports cars
exploded in the late 1940s. A Plan for an NBCC Caravan to The Savoy Automobile Museum is now in
British sports cars like the the development stage. If you'd be interested in driving to view The
MG, Jaguar, Austin-Healey, British Invasion, please contact Todd Fontechia so that he may gauge
and Triumph landed on our
interest and make a plan ( you can drive something other than your
shores.
British classic and still join the fun.)
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