Duke Videos Archive – Coys Historic Festival 1995 |
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Goggles and open-face helmets, thoroughbred engines, the buzz of biplanes overhead and the smell of Castrol R – just some of the lingering images from the 1995 Coys International Historic Festival. ![]() In this highly enjoyable video review, you can enjoy the best of the racing action, including big, brash, touring cars; gorgeous early GP racers and a superb selection of classic Aston Martins. We hear from Caroll Shelby, Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, Roy Salvadori, Bruce Halford and Derek Bell. Away from the track, there’s coverage of the world’s largest automotive art exhibition, the Owen Brown Gallery of Motoring Fine Art, and several other colourful activities. |
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CLICK HERE to go our sister site PIT STOP Motor Racing Memorabilia to see the programme of the Coys Historic Festival event 1995. |
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Coys Historic Festival 1995 – Video Clip |
Duke Videos Archive – Coys Historic Festival 1997 |
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Legendary racing drivers, 750 road and racing Ferraris and a further 2000 classic cars came together at Silverstone to celebrate 50 years of Ferrari at the 1997 Coys International Historic Festival. ![]() Star drivers Stirling Moss, Sir Jack Brabham, John Surtees, Tony Brooks, Clay Regazzoni, Jody Scheckter, Roy Salvadori, Cliff Allison and Jonathan Williams took to the track. This video features a host of highlights including a Maserati 250F, a 1949 F1/F2 Ferrari 166 and the battle between Frank Sytner and Gary Pearson for supremacy in the Louis Vuitton 1950’s Sports Car Race. Sit back and revel in nostalgia with the world’s greatest historic motor event. |
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CLICK HERE to go our sister site PIT STOP Motor Racing Memorabilia to see the programme of the Coys Historic Festival event 1997. |
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Duke Videos Archive – Coys Historic Festival 1998 |
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Dedicated to the glory of past sports and racing cars Coys International Historic Festival 1998 was another motorsport spectacular – with a stunning centrepiece. The re-enactment of that very first RAC GP in 1948, celebrating British racing history. ![]() Alfa Romeo 158, Maserati 4CLT and 250F, ERAs, Vanwalls, Coopers, Lotus and Ferrari all raced once more in this 50th anniversary tribute, bringing the Northamptonshire circuit alive with their glorious engine sounds. This superb action review is your record of another truly historic Coys festival presented by Chrysler. Featuring full racing highlights, interviews, pit stop dramas and all the best of an event that consistently brings together an astounding array of cherished automotive history. |
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CLICK HERE to go our sister site PIT STOP Motor Racing Memorabilia to see the programme of the Coys Historic Festival event 1998. |
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Duke Videos Archive – Coys Historic Festival 1999 |
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The 1999 Coys Festival saw Silverstone reverberating to the evocative rumble of mighty V8, V12 and V16 engines as the 50th anniversary celebrations of BRM took centre stage. ![]() Former BRM drivers Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Peter Gethin, Stirling Moss, Jackie Oliver and Clay Regazzoni paid tribute to an exciting chapter in motorsport history. Jaguar, Lagonda and Porsche were present and with air displays and fly pasts of vintage aircraft, this official video features the very best of the action from another superb festival. |
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Duke Videos Archive – Coys Historic Festival 2000 |
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The official and exclusive record of a fabulous weekend at Silverstone celebrating 50 Years of Formula One. ![]() 80,000 classic motorsport fans turned out for a full programme of GP demonstration laps; historic, sports and GT car racing; displays and parades and some spectacular rallysprint action by the Group B Big Guns of the ’80s. But the big highlight of Coys 2000 was the rare chance to see great drivers representing half a century of Grand Prix racing – Nigel Mansell (JPS Lotus 79), John Watson, Jackie Stewart (1971 British GP-winning Tyrrell 003), Sir Stirling Moss (Maserati) and former Ferrari driver Tony Brooks – recreating that ‘old track magic’ with their GP machines. Entertaining, informative, action-packed and highly nostalgic. |
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Duke Videos Archive – Coys Historic Festival 2001 |
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With nearly 540 entries, this year’s Silverstone Historic Festival was one of the biggest classic race meetings in the world. Over 120,000 people gathered at Silverstone to witness the event; now, you can enjoy the most outstanding moments time and again with these official video highlights. ![]() Relive some of the best track action ever seen at the festival as the greatest racing machines from five decades go head-to-head: Formula Fords, Touring and Grand Prix cars; Formula Juniors, Group C Endurance and Historic Sports cars; and for the first time, a variety of classic racing bikes. Jaguar and Porsche relived some of their past battles in the Group C revival; former grand prix racer Jackie Oliver scooped a brace of victories in the 1960s World Endurance races; the last of the pre-1961 front-engined giants did battle in the Raymond Mays Trophy; while classic bikes from Triumph, Ducati and Norton made their festival debut in the Mike Hailwood Memorial Trophy. Nigel Mansell and Sir Jackie Stewart pay tribute to the late Ken Tyrrell as some wonderful footage of ‘Uncle Ken’ unfolds. With packed grids, exciting racing and a brilliant atmosphere, this year’s festival reinforced its position as one of THE premier historic race meetings. So sit back, and enjoy three days of magnificent motorsport nostalgia condensed into two hours. |
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Coys Historic Festival 2001 – Video Clip |
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