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Chattanooga Motor Car Festival brings vintage and historic cars to NOOGA

August 13, 2019 • 
Chloe Morrison
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Table of Contents
🏎️ Festival overview
🏎️ Three main events
🏎️ The classic cars
🏎️ Celebs, yo
🏎️ Poll

It’s time to get in gear for the inaugural Chattanooga Motor Car Festival — a three-day event that will bring vintage vehicles, bikes + boats, industry celebrities + the opportunity to watch high-speed races through the Scenic City’s streets.

mercedes?

This Mercedes-Benz was at the Westin last week when officials announced that tickets are now on sale for the upcoming motor festival. (Photo: Staff)

🏎️ Festival overview

old cars

A variety of historic + vintage cars will be on display at the October event. (Photo: Staff)

🏎️ Three main events

  • Time trials — Between the Bridges
    During this competitive event, one car goes against the clock. Historic + vintage cars will speed through a 1.5-mile circuit on Riverside Drive. The event is limited to 50 cars, divided into about 10 classes. To enter + see a list of eligible cars, click here.
  • High Jinks Rallye — Experience the Landscape
    This event allows participants to experience Chattanooga’s scenic landscape. It includes a driver, a navigator and a daily challenge + route for drivers. For more info, click here.
  • Concours D’ Elegance — Rendezvous of the Greats
    For this Saturday event, “significant vintage + historic” cars will be on display. Click here for more information.

🏎️ The classic cars

So, what kinds of cars are we talking? Here are a few examples:

The 1932 Helicron

This is a 1932 Helicron from Nashville’s Lane Motor Museum. (Photo: Nashville’s Lane Motor Museum)

🏎️ Celebs, yo

  • Brian Redman — The Englishman has won nine sports car, road-racing championships over six decades will be the grand marshall.
  • Alain de Cadenet — Formula 1 and endurance racer + TV commentator
  • Donald Osborne — automotive consultant, historian and TV commentator
  • Wayne Carini — He’s of “Chasing Cars” TV fame and master car restorer
  • Keith Martin — writer, publisher, TV commentator and founder of Sports Car Market magazine
  • Former NASCAR driver Bill Elliott

🏎️ Poll

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