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Grand Ascent Hill Climb at Hershey 2014 – Report and Photos

1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin. MICHAEL DIPLECO
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.

The Grand Ascent was held June 13-14, 2014 on the roads leading to the historic Hotel Hershey in Pennsylvania. Staged in conjunction with The Elegance at Hershey Concours, the two-day Grand Ascent, a revival of the famed Hershey Hill Climb, featured more than 40 vintage cars racing against the clock.

The Grand Ascent at Hershey is a VSCCA-sanctioned hill climb exhibition in the European tradition, where drivers piloted race cars up the historic back road to the Hotel Hershey. Modeled on similar events such as England’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and paying homage to long standing events such as Mount Equinox, the Grand Ascent relived the excitement of race cars storming up hill to test the mettle of the driver and the machine.

Similar to The Elegance at Hershey, photographer Michael DiPleco also documented the Grand Ascent at Hershey with the following pictures that capture the historic race cars challenging the hill climb. We split up Michael’s 150 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 the photographs.

The Grand Ascent Hill Climb at Hershey 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery

 

Scott Ebert- 1939 Dreyer Ford Special.
Scott Ebert – 1939 Dreyer Ford Special.
1935 Ford Amilcar- Tom Ellisworth.
1935 Ford Amilcar – Tom Ellisworth.
1956 Lotus Super Seven, Michael Rich.
1956 Lotus Super Seven, Michael Rich.
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.
1963 Sable Porsche- Michael Ballo.
1963 Sable Porsche- Michael Ballo.
Bob Mirable- 1958 Sustin Healey.
Bob Mirable, 1958 Austin-Healey 100/6.
1956 Porsche Speedster.
1956 Porsche Speedster.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette, Frank Buck.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette, Frank Buck.

 

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The Grand Ascent Hill Climb at Hershey 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Two

 

1932 Riley MPH, Michael Rowen.
1932 Riley MPH, Michael Rowen.
Willem VanHuystee, works on his 1934 Maserati 8C 3000.
Willem VanHuystee, works on his 1934 Maserati 8C 3000.
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.
Frank Buck/David Gray- 1957 Corvette.
Frank Buck/David Gray- 1957 Corvette.
Joe Parlanti, 1959 Abarth Zagato 750 Double Bubble.
Joe Parlanti, 1959 Abarth Zagato 750 Double Bubble.
1959 Lotus 14 Elite.
1959 Lotus 14 Elite.
Abarth.
Abarth.
A wrapped up 1957 Corvette.
A wrapped up 1957 Corvette.

 

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The Grand Ascent Hill Climb at Hershey 2014 – Featured Photo Gallery Page Three

 

1958 Lotus 7, David Baker.
1958 Lotus 7, David Baker.
1928 Mercedes-Benz S Touring.
1928 Mercedes-Benz S Touring.
1958 A.C. Bristol Ace,1956 Porsche Speedster ,1959 Porsche 356A Coupe.
1958 A.C. Bristol Ace,1956 Porsche Speedster ,1959 Porsche 356A Coupe.
1959 Lotus 14 Elite, Chris Cogswell.
1959 Lotus 14 Elite, Chris Cogswell.
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.
1964 Formcar- Eric Logan.
1964 Formcar- Eric Logan.
1958 A.C. Bristol Ace, Sandy Sadtler.
1958 A.C. Bristol Ace, Sandy Sadtler.
1959 Triumph TR3, Jackie Amarosa.
1959 Triumph TR3, Jackie Amarosa.

 

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Scott Fenley, 1959 Lotus Elite.
Scott Fenley, 1959 Lotus Elite.
MG in a blur
MG in a blur
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.
1932 Alfa Romeo Monza, Bruce Rudin.
1959 Morgan +4, Bill Lightfoot.
1959 Morgan +4, Bill Lightfoot.
1956 Porsche 356A Coupe- Ed Hyman.
1956 Porsche 356A Coupe- Ed Hyman.
1966 Volvo Amazon, David Moskin.
1966 Volvo Amazon, David Moskin.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette, Frank Buck.
1957 Chevrolet Corvette, Frank Buck.
1958 A.C. Bristol Ace, Sandy Sadtler.
1958 A.C. Bristol Ace, Sandy Sadtler.

 

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The Grand Ascent Hill Climb at Hershey 2014 – Main Photo Gallery (click image for larger picture and description)

 

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[Source: Elegance at Hershey; photos: Michael DiPleco]