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Eclectic parade for Chattanooga's fifth motorfest
Classic & Sports Car
|December 2024
A 1935 SS1, built by Jaguar founder William Lyons' firm SS Cars, won Best in Show at the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival in Tennessee, USA, from 11-13 October.
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The two-door coupé, now owned by Floridian Eduardo Zavala, was originally purchased by Argentine tango dancer Ada Falcón and spent 80 years in Buenos Aires.
This story is from the December 2024 edition of Classic & Sports Car.
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