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Leigh Dorrington
JoinedDecember 20, 2010
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Leigh Dorrington is an automotive historian and contributor to automotive publications in the U.S. and Europe including AutoWeek, Vintage Motorsport, Classic and Sports Car, MotorSport, Gasoline for Swedish hot rodders and Automobile Quarterly. The common denominators in his widespread interests and subjects are automotive design and competition. Leigh is actively engaged as a concours judge and consultant and is a director of the Saratoga Fall Ferrari Festival in Saratoga Springs, New York. He lives in a 1771 Connecticut farmhouse, where he channels a rich tradition of earlier automotive journalists and drives a Proteus Jaguar C-type.
Pin1970 SAAB 96 Rally
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1970 SAAB 96 Rally – Car Profile

By Leigh Dorrington World Rally Champion Sebastian Ogier’s victory in the 2014 Monte Carlo Rally in a Volkswagen Polo R...
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Louisville Concours d’Elegance 2011 – Report and Photos

Report and photos by Leigh Dorrington The 2011 Louisville Concours d’Elegance at Churchill Downs benefitting Brooklawn Child and Family Services...
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Mercedes-Benz Museum – Profile and Photos

By Leigh Dorrington The Mercedes-Benz Museum at the company’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany is a depository of the history of...
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum – Profile

By Leigh Dorrington The history of the Indianapolis 500 fills one of the most remarkable galleries in all of racing....
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Pin4-time Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt on the way to his first victory in 1961.
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History of the Indianapolis 500 – Part Two

History of the Indianapolis 500 – Part Two (See History of the Indianapolis 500 – Part One) By Leigh Dorrington...
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History of the Indianapolis 500 – Part One

Story by Leigh Dorrington The story of the Indianapolis 500 is the story of America in a pivotal century—the beginning...
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Schlumpf Collection – Profile and Photo Gallery

Story and photos by Leigh Dorrington The Schlumpf Collection in Mulhouse, France has been described as the most prestigious automobile...
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Wings and Wheels – Memorial Day 2010

Story and Photos by Leigh Dorrington It’s not for me to write about the men and women Tom Brokaw described...
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N.A.R.T. Rivalries at Saratoga Fall Ferrari Festival

Story and photos by Leigh Dorrington The recent Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Ferrari Festival honoring Luigi Chinetti’s North...
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John O’Quinn (1941 – 2009)

Story by Leigh Dorrington Houston trial attorney John O’Quinn, who has recently emerged as a towering figure in automotive and...
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Inaugural Saratoga Fall Ferrari Festival Impresses

Story by Leigh Dorrington and photos by Tom Sullivan The inaugural Saratoga Wine & Food and Fall Festival in Saratoga...
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