Goodwood Revival Will Bring Cars, Planes and Trains Together

Our first and only passion is the automobile but we love a good classic WWII plane from time to time, especially if it’s a working piece of history like a Mustang or a Spitfire. Goodwood Revival is the perfect mating between our two passions, but they’ve managed to go one over and bring trains into the mix for this year’s edition of the event, schedule for September 16-18.

In just three weeks time, trains will be bringing their bigger-than-life presence, as a trio of blushing brides walk down the aisle in full period wedding dress at the ‘St. Charles Chapel of Love,’ as  Goodwood stages three mock weddings from the 1948-1966 Revival era.

A gaggle of Goodwood’s GAG Actors will be playing their parts in the wedding ceremonies and receptions at the main Revival pedestrian entrance gate, as a series of brides and grooms attempt to tie the knot, with mixed degrees of success!

“The Revival wedding party characters will form part of the 80-strong troop of GAG (Goodwood Actors Guild) actors and actresses, all carefully selected to add a sense of theatre to the Revival, following an exhaustive round of auditions.  These actors all become members of GAG, set up specifically to add to the authentic atmosphere of the Revival. The Goodwood Revival gives a chance for all visitors to revel in the romance of motor racing as it used to be. The lovingly restored Goodwood Motor Circuit is unchanged from its heyday, and great lengths are taken to ensure that everything on the site is exactly as it was,” the official Goodwood says.

All Goodwood staff and GAG members dress in appropriate period clothing from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, and each year the vast majority of competitors and spectators get into the effervescent Goodwood spirit by dressing the part, considering it all part of the fun.