The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2013 was held July 19-20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An estimated crowd of more than 250,000 spectators visited the 10-day festival that culminated with the 31st annual races staged on the scenic, yet technically challenging circuit at Schenley Park.
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is unique in America, as it’s the only vintage car race staged on public roads amidst the public 456-acre Schenley Park.
The 2.33 mile circuit is comprised of 23 turns, complete with two lane roads, bridges with stone walls, curbs, manhole covers and telephone poles.
A field of more than 150 vintage race cars participating in the 2013 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. Notable and interesting entries traversing the challenging Schenley Park track included Alan Patterson’s 1956 Allard Coupe and 1958 Elva Mark III; Ray Morgan’s 1928 Riley Brookland; Joe Parlanti’s 1959 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato; Mark Maehling’s 1969 Abarth Scorpione SS; Jeff Snook’s 1956 Lotus Eleven; Tony Parella’s 1934 Chevrolet Indy Car; Miles Whitlock’s 1919 Ford Model T Speedster; Robert Duell’s 1955 Panhard Dyna Junior; Klaus Selbert’s 1960 BMW 700 Sport and Peter Rehl’s 1957 Cooper/Norton Mk X1; among others.
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Photographer Michael DiPleco documented the vintage racing action from the 2013 PVGP, offering the following gallery of pictures that not only show the field of historic race cars, but also the unique setting of the race track staged at Schenley Park.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2013 – Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)
Steve Limbert- 1972 Porsche 911.
Steve Limbert- 1972 Porsche 911.
Maserate Tipo 151- Charles Schwimer.
Turn 19 is a very crowded place.
Group 5: Sports Cars over 2.0 Litres. in the \”Serepintine\”.
Securely close your door before racing.
1959 Devin- Corvair- Gerald Smith.
Joe Plunkett 1967 Mini Cooper S.
1964 Triumph Spitfire- Jay Thier.
Abarth Scorpione SS- driven by Mark Maehling.
Mark Maehling. Abarth Scorpione SS.
1957 Cooper/Norton Mk/X1- Peter Rehl.
Tom Thomas- 1960 Austin Healey Sprite.
Miles Whitlock 1919 Model T Speedster
Frank Mount- 1939 MG-TB Special.
Tony Parella- 1934 Chevy Indy Car.
Miles Whitlock 1919 Model T Speedster
1954 Davis Special Roadster- Garrett Van Camp.
1951 MG-TD- George Shafer.
Paul Fitzgerald- 1953 MG-TD.
Frank Mount- 1939 MG-TB Special.
Michael Barstow- 1953 MG-TD.
Tony Parella- 1934 Chevy Indy Car.
Ray Morgan 1928 Riley Brookland
#108- 1953 Nash-Healey Leonard McCue.
Randy Evans- 1982 Porsche 911SC.
Mike Moore- 1962 Triumph TR4.
Leonard McCue- 1959 MGA.
Garth Knorr 1961 MG Midget.
Michael Barstow- 1953 MG-TD.
1954 MG-TF, Andrew McSwigan.
Alan Patterson, Sr 1958 Elva Mark 3.
1959 Cooper 51- Dan Helman.
Dan Chesanow- 1966 Venus Formula Vee.
A Trio of Lotus Formula Jr\’s.
Peter Patterson- Lotus Fj- Stefan Vapaa- Quantum Formula S and #72- 1959 Elav Mk4- Alan Patterson III.
Vic Schuster 1962 Lotus 7.
1956 Lotus 11- Jeff Snook.
1972 Lynx B Formula Vee.- Roger Earl Bailey.
Todd & Christian Morici both in Lotus 22\’s
Keith Lawerance- 1964 Auto Dynamics Mk1.
Michael Stein 1956 Austin Healey 100-4
Michael Bartell- 1956 Austin Healey 100M.
1959 Porsche 356 Coupe- William Swartz.
Robert Finkel 1962 Morgan 4+4.
1967 Mini Cooper S- Joe Plunkett.
Dave Good lifts a wheel, 1959 MGA.
Nial McCabe- 1967 MG Spridget.
1957 MGA Mark Palmer.
1958 Frogeye Sprite- Jeff Graham.
1962 Austin Healey Sprite, Lian Dwyer.
1964 Fiat Abarth 100oTC- Alain Raymond.
1959 Abarth Zagato- Joe Parlanti.
1962 Austin Healey Sprite, Lian Dwyer.
Gary Kroft, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite, battle the Jabro MkII of Paul Wilson.
Ray Morgan 1928 Riley Brookland
Kurt Byrnes- 1951 MG-TD.
Kurt Byrnes- 1951 MG-TD.
1954 Davis Special Roadster- Garrett Van Camp.
#776- #2-Dale Schmidt 1951 MG-TD
Dotti Bechtol leads group 5 down to the Panther Hollow Bridge, 1972 Porsche 914/6.
1954 Davis Special Roadster- Garrett Van Camp.
A pair of Sprint cars make their way down the Boulevard of Allies.
1919 Ford Model T Speedster-
John Guehl- 1939 Mercury Sprint. Tony Parella- 1934 Chevy Indy Car.
Andrienne Hughes 1974 BMW 2002.
Rich Maloumian- 1956 Austin Healey 100/4.
1969 Datsun PL510- James Rogerson.
William Swartz- Porsche 356 and the BMW 2002 of Jim Wisbon.
1956 Austin Healey 100M Michael Bartell.
Wolf Peterson, 1962 Austin Healey 3000.
Coughing their way at Turn 19- Michael Stien 1956 Austin Healey 100-4.
Local Michael Zappa- 1962 MGB.
1964 Tuner MkIII- Lee Walsh.
Jay Thier- 1964 Triumph Spitfire.
Charlie Dolan 1957 MGA.
1967 Austin Mini Cooper S- Jim Plunkett.
1957 MGA Mark Palmer
1959 Elva Courier- Nate Sciqilino.
Robert Finkel- 1962 Morgan 4+4.
David Smith- 1959 AH Sprite.
Steven Hirschritt- 1965 Austin Healey Sprite.
1957 Cooper/Norton Mk/X1- Peter Rehl.
1959 Abarth Zagato.- Joe Parlanti.
Doug Bruce- 1959 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite.
Tom Thomas- \’60 Bugeye Sprite.
1957 Cooper/Norton Mk/X1- Peter Rehl.
Steven Hirschritt- 1965 Austin Healey Sprite.
Klaus Selbert- 1960 BMW 700 Sport.
Steven Hirschritt- 1965 Austin Healey Sprite.
1957 Cooper/Norton Mk/X1- Peter Rehl.
Klaus Selbert- 1960 BMW 700 Sport.
Paul Wilson- 1959 Jabro MkII.
1957 Cooper/Norton Mk/X1- Peter Rehl.
Group 2: Preservation & Production cars under 1 Litre.
#2-Dale Schmidt 1951 MG-TD
Miles Whitlock 1919 Model T Speedster
James Southwood- Porsche RS-Clone and Randy Evans 911sc.
Perry Genova disappears behind the stone walls- BMW 2002.
David Kessinger, enters the Hay Bale Cicane, Lotus Europa.
1963 Elva Courier MkIII- Bud Byrne.
1967 Lotus Europa David Kessinger.
1962 Austin Healey 3000 Wolf Peterson.
1976 BMW- Jim Wisbon.
1967 Lotus Europa David Kessinger.
The quirky Panhard Dyna of Bor Duell.
Paul O\’Malley 1952 Culbert Sprint 1/2 mile.
Dale Schmidt 1951 MG-TD
Tony Parella- 1934 Chevy Indy Car.
Miles Whitlock 1919 Model T Speedster
1954 Davis Special Roadster- Garrett Van Camp. Leonard McCue 1953 Nash Healey Le Mans.
Steve Limbert make shis way down the \”Serpentine\” 1972 Porsche 911RS.
1974 BMW 2002- Adrienne Hughes.
1949 Jaguar XK120- Jack Kolesar.
Kluas Selbert- 1966 Porsche 911.
Roy Hopkins 1969 BMW 2002.
1970 BMW 2002- Perry Genova.
1965 Maserati Tipo 151- Charles Schwimer.
1965 Maserati Tipo 151- Charles Schwimer.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette- Royden Maloumian.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette- Royden Maloumian.
Tivvy Shenton- 1955 Jaguar XK140FHC.
1970 BMW 2002- Perry Genova.
1965 Lotus 26R- Bob Leitzinger.
1963 Cooper Formula Jr.- Stephan Morici.
David Allison 1960 Lotus 18.
1973 Formcar Mk1- Bill Kovick.
1959 Elva Mk4- Alan Patterson, III.
Christopher Morici- 1958 Lotus 7.
Alan Patterson, Sr 1958 Elva Mark 3.
Tammy Calef 1964 Bobsy Vanguard FV.
1959 Gemini FJ- Victor Pastore.
Christopher Morici- 1958 Lotus 7.
1959 Porsche 356A- Dick Snydfer.
Stefan Vappa- Saab Sonett.
1963 Elva Courier MkIII- Bud Byrne.
Charlie Dolan 1957 MGA.
Volkswagon Scirocco- Glenn Hoffman.
Mark Sherman- 1953 MG-TD.
Tony Parella- 1934 Chevy Indy Car.
Alan Patterson, Sr 1958 Elva Mark 3.
1956 Lotus 11- Jeff Snook.
Cliff McCandless- 1959 Devin D.
1963 Elva Courier MkIII- Bud Byrne.
Kevin Michael- 1960 Elva Courier.
1968 Triumph GT-6, Scott David Janzen.
1968 Saab Sonett- Stefan Vappa.
Michael Oritt 1958 Elva Courier
Wolf Peterson, 1962 Austin Healey 3000.
1957 MGA Mark Palmer.
John Styduhar 1962 Triumph TR3B.
Austin Mini Cooper- Nick Michael.
Paul Justin 1959 Jabro Mk11.
The beautiful Abarth Scorpione SS- driven by Mark Maehling.
Alan Patterson turns is 1956 Allard Coupe onto Panther Hollow Bridge.
Ray Morgan 1928 Riley Brookland
#66- Dotti Bechtol- \’72 Porsche 914/6. #202-1970 BMW 2002- Perry Genova.
1970 BMW 2002- Perry Genova.
1956 Lotus 11- Jeff Snook.
Christopher Morici- 1958 Lotus 7.
Miles Whitlock Lotus 18 Fj.
Stewart Long Porsche 914-4.
1972 Alfa Romeo Spyder- John Bechtol.
1963 Elva Courier MkIII- Bud Byrne.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2013 – Race Results
Group 1, Pre-War and Select MG-T Series
1. Manley Ford, 1952 MG TD
2. Michael Barstow, 1953 MG TD
3. Paul Fitzgerald, 1953 MG TD
Group 2, Preservation and Production 1-Litre
1. Lian Dwyer, 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite
2. Steven Hirschtritt, 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite
3. Doug Brace, 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite
Group 3, Production Under 1.5-Litres
1. Chris Meyers, 1957 MG A
2. Nate Scigliano, 1959 Elva Courier
3. Mark Palmer, 1957 MG A
Group 4, Sport Cars Under 2.0-Litres
1. Rich Maloumian, Jr., 1956 Austin-Healey 100/4
2. Lee Talbot, 1967 Ginetta G-4
3. Michael Zappa, 1962 MG B
Group 5, Sports Cars Over 2.0-Litres
1. Bob Leitzinger, 1965 Lotus Elan 26R
2. Todd Kahn, 1971 Porsche 914/6
3. Joe Maloy, 1968 Datsun 510
Group 6, Vintage Sports Racers, Formula Junior and Formula Vee
1. Miles Whitlock, 1959 Lotus 18 Formula Jr
2. James Smith, 1962 Lotus Super Seven
3. Daren Mann, 1962 Lotus 23B
Group 7, British Heritage Race
1. Michael Zappa, 1962 MG B
2. Michael Barstow, 1953 MG TD
3. Brian McKie, 1965 MG B
Group 8, Mambo Combo Race
1. Joe Maloy, 1968 Datsun 510
2. Roy Hopkins, 1969 BMW 2002
3. John Bechtol, 1972 Alfa Romeo Spider
