The Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2013 was held 2-4 August on
the grounds of Schloss Dyck Castle in the Rhine district of Neuss, Germany. The
8th annual motor festival offered spectators the opportunity to marvel in both
the sights and sounds of classic automobiles set against the verdant backdrop
of the moated 17th century castle.
Ex-works Bugatti Type 54 raced at Monza in 1931 at the hands of the great Achille Varzi. Chassis 54201 is one of four surviving cars from the nine built in 1931-1932.
This year’s Classic Days Schloss Dyck consisted of Racing
Legends, where participants challenged a nearly three kilometer circuit, and
Jewels in the Park, a FIVA category Concours d’Elegance that presented
collector vehicles from all over the world. This year’s Concours featured
a special 115 Years of Erdmann and Rossi exhibition with automobiles designed
and built by the famed coachbuilder from Berlin. Additionally, the meeting at
the Miscanthus Field – named after the tall Chinese reed grass that grows there
– saw over a hundred classic car clubs exhibiting their gems.
1931 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Sporting Torpedo Cabriolet
Automotive highlights included a wonderful selection of
Bugatti Grand Prix era machines, headlined by the Bugatti Type 54 raced by
Achille Varzi at Monza in 1931 and the decidedly anti-aerodynamic 1923 Bugatti
T32 Tank that was only entered in a single race. Other notable and interesting
entrants included the 1922 Mercedes-Benz 28/95 Targa Florio; 1923 Alfa Romeo
RLS; 1916 Locomobile M48 Speed Car; 1952 Ferrari 212/225S Tuboscocca Berlinetta
with coachwork by Vignale; 1938 Lancia Aprilia Barchetta Touring Superleggera;
1947 Volkhart Sagitta V2 Coupe; 1927 Bentley 8-Litre Limousine with coachwork
by H.J. Mulliner; 1938 Porsche VW38 Prototyp; 1950 Delahaye 135M Cabriolet
Chapron ‘Mylord’; 1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Pinin Farina Cabriolet;
1937 Horch 853 Sport Cabriolet coachwork by Voll and Ruhrbeck and the special
exhibition of Erdmann and Rossi-bodied entrants. Official sponsor Mercedes-Benz
brought cars that plotted the history of the S-Class and highlighted its racing
successes.
1931 Bugatti T51
Best of Show at the 2013 Schloss Dyck Jewels in the Park
went to the 1939 Talbot-Lago T 120 Baby Sport Cabriolet by Carrosserie D’Usine,
while the 1939 Bugatti T57C 4-Seater Cabriolet coachwork by Letourner et
Marchand won the FIVA Trophy for Best Preserved Pre-War and the 1953 Fiat 8V by
Carrozzerie Speziali Lingotto was awarded the FIVA Trophy for Best Preserved
Post War. In the Racing Legends Regularity event, Michael Strauss took the
overall victory with his 1963 Lotus 23B.
1927 Bugatti T37A Grand Prix chassis 37286
Photographer Pavel Novitski documented the 2013 Classic Days
Schloss Dyck with a stunning selection of images that highlight the strong
group of automobiles on display and the beauty of the English landscape gardens
at the castle. We split up the 115 pictures Pavel captured into two galleries.
The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in
the full-width of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery and award winners
can be found on the last page of the articleand
gives a comprehensive view of all the photographs. To see more from Pavel,
visit pavelnovitski.com/.
Classic Days Schloss Dyck 2013 – Featured Photo Gallery
1926 Bugatti Type 35 chassis 37178 and 1927 Bugatti Type 37 Sport chassis 37310
1926 Bugatti T23 Brescia Boattail Torpedo
1926 Bugatti T35 chassis 37178
1923 Bugatti T32 Tank was only entered in a single race, the 1923 Grand Prix at Lyon. The race car marked Ettore Bugatti’s attempt to create an extremely aerodynamic body. But aerodynamics studies still had a long way to go back then – the car handled poorly, which is why it was never entered in another race.
1923 Bugatti T32 Tank
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