Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015 – Report and Photos
Bradley Price, 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder.
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015 was held July 10-19 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. An estimated crowd of more than 300,000 spectators visited the 10-day festival that culminated with the 33rd annual races staged on the scenic, yet technically challenging circuit at Schenley Park.
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (PVGP) 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. Sports Car Digest’s own Dwight Knowlton led the PVGP parade as Grand Marshal, in addition to creating the stunning poster art for this year’s event.Dwight was amazed by the scope and scale of the 10-day event and looks forward to returning.
A field of more than 150 vintage race cars participated in the 2015 Pittsburgh Vintage GP, grouped together by engine size and year of manufacture in six race classes and two featured races. There were practice warm-up sessions each morning, with qualifying races on Saturday and the featured races staged on Sunday.
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Similar to 2013 and 2014, photographer Michael DiPleco also documented the 2015 PVGP, offering the following pictures that not only show the field of historic race cars, but also the unique setting of the Schenley Park track. We split up Michael’s images into two galleries. The first gallery starting below features our favorite images, all displayed in the full-width view of Sports Car Digest, while the second gallery can be found on the last page of the article and gives a comprehensive view of all 389 photographs.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015 – Featured Photo Gallery
Ian Wisbon 1964 Austin Mini.The Mighty 555 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce of Santo Spadaro.Darryl Streed – Bugye Sprite.Bob Duell pushes the Panhard Dyna hard up German Hill.
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Bob Fairbanks drove the 1965 Devin Sabb H-Mod.Panhard DynaGroup 44 Triumph TR6Ray Morgan’s 1928 Riley Brooklands
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1960 Elva Mk VI – Joe Bojalad.1959 Gemini Formula Jr. Victore Pastore.1960 Elva Mk VI – Joe Bojalad.Group 4 Sports Cars under 2-Litres at German Hill.
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Close to the wall, Alan Patterson’s 1961 Austin-Healey Sprite.Just one of many Austin-Healey “Bugeye” Sprites that came to play in the park.1969 Abarth Scorpine SS of Mark Maehling.1929 Ford Model A Speedster with Bill Stelcher.
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Michael Barstow, runs ahead of the pack, 1953 MG-TD.1933 Plymouth Speedster.Lester Neidell, Pre-War 1933 Plymouth Speedster.Alan Patterson in a 1958 Elva.
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The Patterson family, in Elvas, work their way in the Serpentine.Alan Patterson III in a nicely-presented Elva Mk IV.Turn 17 – Pink Flamingos on the mind.Crowd-pleasing Saab Sonnett of Stefan Vappa.
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1939 Mercury Sprint, John Guehl.Abarths, Joe Parlanti, 1959 Fiat Abarth Zagato 750 Double Bubble1964 Fiat Abarth 1000TC. Alain Raymond.Lap one, 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
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Santo Spadoro, 1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce.Green flag for the “Italian Marque of the Year” raceLotius Seven1972 Lynx FV, Oliver Scigliano
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Lotus Seven with George Vapaa.MG BStone walls.1969 Porsche 911S, Randy Evans.
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1961 Triumph TR3A- Jeff Snook.1959 Porsche 356A – William Swartz.1967 Mini Cooper S – Joe Plunkett.Five little red racing cars.
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1959 Elva Mk IV, Alan Patterson.1973 MG B – Brad Kolesar.1959 Gemini Formula Jr. Victore Pastore.1965 Cooper T75, Formula 3, Leo Basile.
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Tom Hershberger focused with his 1964 MG BRed TRs1959 Devin D – Cliff McCandless.Ronald Williams- 1964 Triumph TR4.
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John Gallegher, 1958 Turner 950S.Joe Parlanti, 1959 Fiat Abarth Zagato 750 Double Bubble1969 Abarth Scorpine SS, 1958 Turner 950S and Group 2 cars.Alan Patterson’s 1958 Elva Mk IV.
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1939 Mercury Sprint, John Guehl, and tiny in comparison the Cooper/Norton of Peter Rehl.Group 1 MG T-series cars, exit Westinghouse Corner.1957 Cooper-Norton Manx Mk II. Peter Rehl.Group 1 Pre-War and Select MG T-Series cars.
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Roger Morse, 1948 MG-TC, and Group 1.Amyot Bachand, 1963 MG Midget lifts a wheel.Michael Moore, with a slight lock up, 1962 Triumph TR4.1960 Elav Mk. VI Joe Bojalad.
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Cortile Cup – Best Abarth.Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015#555 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce of Santo SpadaroIf you can read this one of us fell over.
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Michael Moore, 1962 Triumph TR4.Triumph TR3B and a Triumph TR4.1956 Austin-Healey 100/4, Rich Maloumain.1969 Lotus Seven S3 – Andrew Barron.
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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015MG A on the show field – Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015Morris Mini Cooper – Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015Fiat Jolly at the Cortile Cup
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MG AMG TCPittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015Carpe Viam – Seize the Road
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1962 Volvo PV 544.Daren Mann 1965 Lotus Elan.1964 MG B Tom Hershberger.Watchmaker Bradley Price’s 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider.
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1973 Alfa Romeo GTV of Don Wannagat.Cool Volvo P544 ran in the under 2-litre Group 4 – James Rogerson.Dotti Bechtol in her 1972 Alfa Romeo Spider.Pair of Lotus Elans duke it out.
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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)
1951 Porsche 356 Pre-A Coupe
1923 Bugatti T23 Brescia.
1950 MG TD.
1969 Lotus Seven S3, Andrew Barron.
1959 Gemini Formula Jr. Victore Pastore.
19454 MG TF.
1960 Elva MkVI- Joe Bojalad.
19A.
1956 Maserati A6G 2000 Allemano.
1915 Harley Davidson
VSCCA Group 4 Formula Jonior and FV on the grid.
Disassembled
1962 Triumph TR4, Michae Moore.
Adrienne Hughes, 1975 BMW 2002.
Freak Out, Fiats where every where.
Group 4 Sports Cars under 2.0 Litres, at German Hill.
Close to the wall, Alan Patterson\’s 1961 Austin Healey Sprite.
Ian Wisbon 1964 Austin Mini.and Alan Patterson\’s 1961 Austin Healey Sprite.
Darryl Streed 1959 Austin Healey Sprite.
Just one od many Austin Healey \”Bugeye\” Sprites that came to play in the park.
1969 Abarth Scorpine SS of Mark Maehling.
1929 Ford Model A Speedster with Bill Stelcher.
Michael Barstow, runs ahead of the pack, 1953 MG-TD.
1933 Plymouth Speedster.
Mark Sherman in his 1953 MG TD at Turn 11.
Lester Neidell, Pre War 1933 Plymouth Speedster.
Alan Patterson, in a 1958 Elva.
1970 Lamborghini Muira S. Cortile Cup Best of Show.
1965 Corvette of Jim Glass.
Chuck Bentley- 1967 Camero Z-28.
Michael Dube- 1970 Porsche 914/6.
1958 Alfa Romeo Giullietta
1963 Ghia 1500GT.
1963 Ghia 1500GT.
1970 Lamborghini Muira S.
Cortile Cup – Best Abarth.
Cortile Cup- Best Abarth.
The Patterson family, in Elva\’s work their way in the Serpentine.
Alan Patterson 111, in a nicely presented Elva Mk4.
Turn 17- Pink Flamingo\’s on the mind.
Crowd pleasing Saab Sonnett of Stefan Vappa.
Ian Wisbon 1964 Austin Mini.
The Mighty 555 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce of Santo Spadaro.
It was hot as Bob Duell\’s 1955 Panhard Dyna Jr. panted up the hill.
Alain Raymond in his tidy 1964 Fiat Abarth 1000TC.
1936 Fiat Balilla 508B 4M Spyder.
Sandra McNeil Cooper Monaco.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015
James Juhas MGA Coupe.
Edward Potter- Alfa Romeo Sprint.
If you can read this one of us fell over.
Alan Patterson, III 1969 Austin Healey Sprite.
Santo Spadaro, 1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce.
Darryl Streed Bugye Sprite.
Bob Duell pushes the Panhard Dyna hard up German Hill.
1959 Abarth Zagato Double Bubble 750, Joe Parlanti.
Sprites at Play.
Bob Fairbanks drive the 1965 Devin Sabb H-Mod.
1969 Abarth Scorpine SS of Mark Maehling.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015
Fiat Jolly at the Cortile Cup
Panhard Dyna
MG A
Group 44 Triumph TR6
MG TC
1988 Porsche 962C.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015
Ray Morgan and his 1928 Riley Brooklands
Ray Morgan\’s 1928 Riley Brooklands
Ray Morgan\’s 1928 Riley Brooklands
1966 Bailey GT 40. takes the checker.
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015
Oops, The Final Lap of the Final Race, car continued.
The Scots.
1960 Elva MkVI- Joe Bojalad.
Lotus Seven with George Vapaa.
Lotus Seven with George Vapaa.
Fiat 124.
1964 Triumph TR4.
1969 Datsun 510, Joseph Teplitz.
John Wood BMW 2002 Tii.
MGB
Triumph TR4.
Stone Walls.
1959 Devin D- Cliff McCandless.
1962 Triumph TR3B.
1973 Alfa Romeo GTV- Don Wannagat.
1969 Porsche 911S, Randy Evans.
Stefan Vapaa- Saab Sonnet V4.
1959 Elva Courier,Norman Berke
Victor Cromie, Austin Ulster.
1970 Datsun 510.
1973 MGB
Clark Lance- 1964 Lotus Elan.
1961 Triumph TR3A- Jeff Snook.
1959 Elva Courier,Norman Berke
Stefan Vapaa- Saab Sonnet V4.
1968 Datsun PL510. Joe Maloy.
Michael Moore, Triumph TR4.
1962 TR3B, John Styduhar.
1962 TR3B, John Styduhar.
1961 Triumph TR3A- Jeff Snook.
Stefan Vapaa- Saab Sonnet V4.
1968 Datsun PL510. Joe Maloy.
Group 4, heading down the Serpentine.
1959 Elva Courier, Nate Scigliano.
1959 Elva Courier, Nate Scigliano.
Jeff Graham- 1958 Austin Healey Frogeye.
1959 Porsche 356A- William Swartz.
1959 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce, Santo Spadaro.
1959 Austin Healey Sprite Mk1- David Smith.
Lock em up, David Holmes MGA>
1967 Mini Cooper S- Joe Plunkett.
A pair of Austin Healey Sprites.
1968 Austin Healey Sprite, Craig Seifert.
1959 Elva Courier, Nate Scigliano.
MGA
1957 MGA, David Holmes.
1959 Elva Courier, Nate Scigliano.
Overheated.
5-Red Cars. V2.
Joe Plunket 1967 Mini Cooper S.
5-Red Cars.
Group 3 gets ready to take the green flag.
1939 Ford Board Racer, J>J> Rodman.
1929 Ford Model A Speedster.
1939 Mercury Sprint, John Guehl.
1951 MG-TD Kurt Byrnes.
1957 Cooper/Norton Manx MkII.
1956 Austin Healey 100-4, Michael Stein.
Don Wannagat runs flag to flag, Italian Marque Race.
Abarths, Joe Parlanti, 1959 Zagato 750.
1959 Abarth Zagato 750 Double Bubble, Joe Parlanti.
Santo Spadoro, 1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce.
1964 Fiat Abarth 1000TC. Alain Raymond.
Fiat 850 Sport- Michael Fatsi.
Scott Hill, 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
Dottie Bechtol, 1972 Alfa Romeo Spider.
Fiat 850 Sport- Michael Fatsi.
1969 Abarth Scorpine SS. Mark Maehling.
Lap one, 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta.
1964 Fiat Abarth 1000TC. Alain Raymond.
Dottie Bechtol, 1972 Alfa Romeo Spider.
Santo Spadoro, 1958 Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce.
Don Wannagat runs flag to flag, Italian Marque Race.
Green flag for the \” Italian Marque of the Year Race\”.
Lotius Seven
1972 Lynx FV, Oliver Scigliano
1959 Gemini Formula Jr. Victore Pastore.
1959 Elva Mk4 Alan Patterson.
1960 Elva MkVI- Joe Bojalad.
Mini demonstration team.
1973 MGB- Brad Kolesar.
James Dolan – 1972 Triumph GT6
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix 2015
1960 Zink Z-5, Ivan Long.
1959 Elva Mk4 Alan Patterson.
Oliver Scigliabo 1972 Lynx FV,
1959 Elva Mk4 Alan Patterson.
1958 Elva Mk3- Alan Patterson.
1958 Elva Mk3- Alan Patterson.
1969 Lotus Seven S3, Andrew Barron.
1969 Lotus Seven S3, Andrew Barron.
1959 Lotus 7, George Vappa.
1959 Gemini Formula Jr. Victore Pastore.
1961 Lotus 22, Christian Morici.
Camaro SS.
1939 MG TB Special of Frank Mount.
1953 MG-TD- Michael Barstow.
1933 Plymouth Speedster.
1958 MGA- Monroe Snider.
David Thomas- 1962 Austin Healey Sprite.
1939 Ford Board Track Racer- JJ. Rodman- and 1939 Mercury Sprint- John Guehl.
1939 Ford Board Track Racer- JJ. Rodman- and 1939 Mercury Sprint- John Guehl.
#99- 1950- Allard J2 – # 1952 Allard J2x.
1959 Austin Healey Bugeye- Adolfo Massari.
Pace lap.
Lotus T61 FF- John Mihalich.
1971 Lotus 69FF- Christian Morici.
1959 Jabro Mk II- Paul Wilson.
1963 Cooper T67 Fj- Stephen Morici.
1960 Elva Mk VI- Joey Bojalad.
THe Terrible Towel.
Alan Patterson III- 1961 Jaguar E-Type.
1974 Porsche 911- Michael Schindel.
1972 Porsche 914/6- Gary Schultz.
1972 Porsche 914/6- Gary Schultz.
1967 Jaguar XKE- Spencer Patterson.
1970 BMW 2002- Perry Genova.
3 Jags= 3 Patterson\’s.
1967 Jaguar XKE- Spencer Patterson.
1969 Porsche 911 ST- Randy Evans.
1974 Renault Alpine 110- Najeep Khan.
1974 Renault Alpine 110- Najeep Khan.
A pair of Lotus Elans.
1968 Saab Sonett- Stefan Vapaa.
1959 Elva Courier- Norman Berke.
1961 Austin Mini Cooper- Manny Bansel.
1958 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite- Jeff Graham.
1959 Porsche 356A- William Swartz.
1957 MGA- David Holmes.
Haybale Chicane- \’62 Austin Healey Sprite of Peter McCarthy.
Aim Here- Charlie Dolan- 1957 MGA.
1959 Porsche 356A- William Swartz.
1961 Austin Mini- Ian Wisbon.
Nice tight start.
1970 Merlyn Mk17- Jane Tapp.
1978 Lola T440 FF- Blake Chesbro.
1968 Lotus 51C FF- Stewart Bartley.
1977 Tiga FFA- R. Scott Durbin.
Lotus T-61 FF- John Mihalich.
1972 Crossle 25- Dan Helman.
1988 Chevron B67-88FF- Robert Albert.
1968 Lotus 51C FF- Stewart Bartley.
1967 Zinc C-4 FV- Alan Harriman.
1959 Jabro Mkl II- Paul Wilson.
1962 Lotus 7- Tom Chisholm.
1960 Elva Mk VI- Joey Bojalad.
#1- Chevrolet Camaro
1958 MGA- Monroe Snider.
Kurt Byrnes and Michael Barstow battle it out. MG-TD\’s
1959 Austin Healey Sprite- Michael Richmond.
1953 MG-TD – Michael Barstow.
1951 MG-TD Kurt Byrnes.
Austin Healey 100/4 sneaks up on Turn 19a.
1952 Allard J2x- Alan Patterson III.
1955 Panhard Dyna Jr- Robert Duell.
1959 Fiat Abarth Zagato 750 GT- Joe Parlanti.
1962 Mini Cooper- Bob Fairbanks.
1933 Plymouth Speedster- Lester Neidel.
1953 MG-TD – Mark Sherman.
1939 MG-TB Special- Frank Mount.
1953 MG-TD Ed Cronin.
1955 Panhard Dyna Jr- Robert Duell.
1950 Allard J2- Peter Patterson.
1962 Mini Cooper- Bob Fairbanks.
1950 Allard J2 andn1952 Allard J2x- Peter and Alan Patterson.
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Schenley Park! I just learned of this race within the last year, I’m a Monterey guy.
Is this not the most authentic looking vintage race still around? I will attend this race in the next 5 years. Such a cool course.
Stunning photos. That’s a Group 44 Triumph GT6, by the way, not a TR6 as captioned.
1972 Lynx FV, Oliver Scigliano
The Air Cleaner on the side would point to a F B looks like a staight 4 bot a boxer 4
Further by 72 would it have had wings
Thank You Sports Car Digest and Michael DiPleco for this excellent coverage of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. I was privileged to participate five times in my friend “Luigi” , 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce. A true road course in the most original sense. I hope we get to enjoy the PVGP for many years to come. Always a big thanks to the many volunteers who make the PVGP possible. To my friends on the course…. please remember this is 7/10ths racing. keep them shiny side up and off the very hard walls light poles trees fire hydrants and especially the tip em over curbs. Event longevity = less damage. Racers and railbirds alike should have this one high on their bucket list
Best regards,
Sam slosilveralfa #173
again – great pics and a great event.
XK120 Jaguar, TR4 Triumph and MBG
Thanks for being there to record the PVGP Schenley activities on & off track. Great photos of some beautiful machinery. Weather wise it was the best weekend I recall in the 22 years of racing an MG (#450) at this special event.