Coatesville PA News & Events – Grand Prix Car Race

September 19, 2017

Ladies & Gentlemen… Start Your Engines!

Coatesville PA News & Events – Grand Prix Car Race… 2nd Running of the Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix ~ Saturday September 23, 2017.

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The Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix is the best auto racing event in the Philadelphia area. That’s because the City of Coatesvillle closes the streets so vintage cars can race through the City. History buffs, car enthusiasts and auto racing fans will all enjoy a trip to Coatesville for this annual event.

Coatesville PA News & Events - Grand Prix Car Race

Racer X is ready to hit the Course

Grand Prix Driving Groups

Cars will be racing in 5 timing groups based upon age and Engine Displacement size. The last group will feature non-race cars at a “Lunchtime Touring Session”. There is also a timed vintage motorcycle group. 

  • GROUP 1: 1900 to 1940 open-wheel race cars  
  • GROUP 2: 1940 to 1965 4-cylinder Vintage race cars
  • GROUP 3: 1940 to 1965 6-cylinder Vintage race cars 
  • GROUP 41940 to 1965 8- and 12-cylinder Vintage race cars
  • GROUP 5: 1940 to 1965 Vintage motorcycles  
  • GROUP 6: Lunchtime Touring sessions for 1900 to 1965 vintage non-race cars   

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2017 Event Map

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Watch 2016 Coatesville Vintage Grand Prix Videos

2016 Coatesville Grand Prix – Photo Gallery

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If you want to see the largest parade in Suburban Philadelphia, you must go to Coatesvile PA… Due to the fact this event is very popular, you better get on Main Street early to get a good spot. Please remember to mark you calendar, because the Coatesville Christmas Parade is held on the first Saturday of December. Its noteworthy that this parade marks the beginning of the shopping season. And it is also the start of the winter Coatesville PA News and Events.

Learn more about this Event: Coatesville Christmas Parade Website

The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum celebrates Iron & Steel workers. That’s because Coatesville PA is home to the longest continuously operating steel mill in the world. The “Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution is in Coatesville, PA, and Lukens Steel Mill started it all! Rebecca Lukens is world known as “The First Female Industrialist”. That’s because her Mill was the World’s First to roll out Boiler Plate Steel. That specialty steel allowed locomotive steam engines to change the world. That steel built Coatesville PA. However, this museum also celebrate the steelworkers who helped build our country. 

Learn more about this Museum: National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum Website

Many historic homes are in Coatesvile and 13th Avenue has great homes from different eras. Go there to find a variety of home styles and click on this video to see what I mean!

Learn More About Coatesville History: A History of Coatesville, Pa Mark Ford, Webmaster

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Some of the best events in Chester County, PA are held in Coatesville, PA. Fun events, like the Coatesville Vintage Grand Prix, are new. Other events, like the Coatesville Christmas Parade, have attracted visitors for decades. The National Iron and Steel Heritage museum is in the news because we celebrate the history of Rebecca Lukens- “The World’s First Female Industrialist”. That’s because her Mill was the World’s First to roll out Boiler Plate Steel. That specialty steel allowed locolotive steam engines to change the world. That steel built Coatesville PA. However, we also celebrate the steelworkers who helped build our country.

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