Any car that has competed in a race or rally at any level is eligible to enter, along with high spec replicas of racing and rally cars from historic motorsport, every discipline of motorsport is covered in the line up. The finalists are hand-picked for their stunning exteriors, and sentimental stories – all of which have a great history.

Up to 16 vehicles are invited into the final, with the cars displayed alongside the Reis Live Stage within the prestigious Hall of Fame in Hall 3. Visitors are invited to vote for the best racing and rally car on show to determine the winner of the Reis Pride of the Paddock competition, awarded on Sunday 23 February.

Once again VFS Videos will be there to film the iconic cars and interview their owners!

Doug Martin’s eye-catching entry was the second race car built by Hiram Hillegass, who started building racers in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1919. The car combines a 1937 Ford V8 axle with a Ford Model B engine and gear box.

Bought from Ohio in 2014, Doug has fully rebuilt the car with a full pressure engine, crower rods, full race camshaft, a Thomas head and a pair of Stromberg 97s.

The Hillegass has secured podium wins at Silverstone and Mallory Park, and regularly places at Vintage Sports Car Club races and hillclimbs.

CLICK HERE to see our interview with Doug Martin at Reis Race Retro Pride of the Paddock 2020!

Paul Hogan’s 1959 Triumph TR3 Le Mans is an accurate reconstruction of XHP 939, one of the three cars entered into the 1959 Le Mans 24hr race that sadly didn’t finish and was dismantled and later rebodied into the more modern looking TRS.

Paul’s car bears the correct number and chassis plate, but not the original engine. However, the rest of the car has as many original parts as possible. It competed in the Le Mans Legends race followed by the Le Mans Classic and is a regular at Goodwood.

Nathan Bovingdon’s 1965 Jaguar E-Type Semi-Lightweight Roadster has a fantastic history as it was driven by legends Win Percy and Sir Stirling Moss in period.

One of its first drives was in the inaugural Manx Mountain Challenge with Stirling at the wheel. The car was in storage for almost a decade prior to extensive recommissioning by Paragon Racing and has only had a handful of outings since.

Paul Boscott didn’t get into racing until he retired in 2015 when he bought a 1967 Lotus Elan +2. Having never driven a straight cut box, he wondered what he had done and joined the Loughborough Car Club to get some more experience and advice.

After a few events, Paul realised he liked speed rallies and joined the Historic Rally Car Register (HRCR). Since then he’s not looked back, winning the HRCR Speed Series class for the past three years as well as overall winner in 2019.

He also came first in class in the British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) Connaught Speed Championship and was presented with the BARC ‘Spirit of Speed’ award.

CLICK HERE to see our interview with Paul Boscott at Reis Race Retro Pride of the Paddock 2020!