{"id":1218,"date":"2015-08-28T15:55:15","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T15:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2018-10-04T03:06:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T03:06:07","slug":"chris-evans-dirty-dozen-hits-egham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/chris-evans-dirty-dozen-hits-egham\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Evans \u2018Dirty Dozen\u2019 cars hit Egham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On a wet and windy Wednesday morning, Chris Evans\u2019 \u2018Dirty Dozen\u2019 rare and vintage cars cruised through Egham, briefly stopping off at Maranello\u2019s forecourt, just opposite the Scuderia offices. The 12 cars were auctioned off to 12 lucky couples back in November last year as part of a fundraising campaign for Children in Need, raising over \u00a3700k in the process for the charity.<\/p>\n<p>The auction winners were vying for the chance to join Chris Evans on the Breakfast Show, before setting off on a once in a life time experience, driving each and every one of the cars over three days of motoring bliss.<\/p>\n<p>The lucky winners also got the chance to have a BBQ Breakfast cooked by F1 racing legend, Jody Scheckter, visit Chris Evans\u2019 Ferrari garages, enjoy dinner prepared by &#8216;Saturday Kitchen&#8217; celebrity chef James Martin, plus driven around Thruxton Race Circuit by The Stig. Finally, the \u2018Dirty Dozen\u2019 started the show at \u2018CarFest\u2019 on Friday afternoon by starting The Hill Climb and now get the chance to enjoy the rest of the festival with AAA passes as Chris\u2019 guests.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Embedded video\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gljj60o9Ix4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>This amateur Youtube video shows the &#8216;Dirty Dozen&#8217; leaving the BBC studios whilst Chris Evans conducts his morning breakfast show live on Radio 2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2blogtitlecenter\">The Cars<\/h2>\n<p>The 12 cars that make up the \u2018Dirty Dozen\u2019 consist of seven of the most beautiful Ferrari&#8217;s known to man and the Drophead Drop-Dead Gorgeous Five. The dates of the cars range from 1963 to 1989 and are all highly collectable. Unfortunately on the day that we managed to grab some snaps, Car #10 wasn&#8217;t present as it was having a puncture repaired, but we did managed to snap the other 11!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h3blogtitlecentre\">&#8220;The Magnificent Seven&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Is this the most illustrious selection of vintage Ferrari\u2019s ever? What would you pay to get to drive all these seven masterpieces?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CAR 1 &#8211; 1963 FERRARI 250 SWB<br \/>\nCAR 2 &#8211; 1964 FERRARI 250 LUSSO<br \/>\nCAR 3 &#8211; 1965 FERRARI 275 GTS<br \/>\nCAR 4 &#8211; 1966 FERRARI 275 GTB 6C \u201cALLOY\u201d<br \/>\nCAR 5 &#8211; 1971 FERRARI 365 GTB4 SPYDER<br \/>\nCAR 6 &#8211; 1973 FERRARI 365 GTB4 COUPE<br \/>\nCAR 7 &#8211; 1989 FERRARI 328 GTS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen1.jpg\" alt=\"dirtydozen1\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen1.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen1-1024x703.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h3blogtitlecentre\">&#8220;The Drop-Dead Gorgeous Dropheads&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>The title says enough really, these 5 beautiful, vintage dropheads will make your jaw drop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CAR 8 &#8211; 1964 ASTON MARTIN DB5 CONVERTIBLE<br \/>\nCAR 9 &#8211; 1964 DAIMLER SP250 DART<br \/>\nCAR 10 &#8211; 1967 JAGUAR XKSS<br \/>\nCAR 11 &#8211; 1970 MERCEDES 280 SL PAGODA<br \/>\nCAR 12 &#8211; 1978 ROLLS ROYCE CORNICHE CONVERTIBLE<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen8.jpg\" alt=\"dirtydozen8\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen8.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozen8-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h3blogtitlecentre\">Track Cars<\/h3>\n<p>The auction winners were also taken around the track by a range of celebrity drivers (Jason Plato, Jody Scheckter, Max Girardo, Chris Evans, The Stig, Kim Taylor-Smith) in these three highly exclusive Ferrari\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1958 FERRARI 250 GT TOUR DE FRANCE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2004 FERRARI ENZO<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">2014 LA FERRARI<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h2blogtitlecenter\">More Photos<\/h2>\n<p>To see the full album of the \u2018Dirty Dozen\u2019 in Egham, see our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/scuderiasystems\/chris-evans-dirty-dozen-in-egham\/\" target=\"_blank\">PINTEREST<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span> album here or our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #045cb5;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #045cb5; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10153525534886287.1073741921.405462131286&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span> album here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozenforecourt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozenforecourt.jpg\" alt=\"dirtydozenforecourt\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozenforecourt.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozenforecourt-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scuderiacarparts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dirtydozenforecourt-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a wet and windy Wednesday morning, Chris Evans\u2019 \u2018Dirty Dozen\u2019 rare and vintage cars cruised through Egham, briefly stopping off at Maranello\u2019s forecourt, just opposite the Scuderia offices. 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