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Lance Graf von Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow, (February 24, 1936 – July 24, 1972) was a British-born American entrepreneur, racing driver and heir to the Woolworth fortune. Reventlow was the only child of heiress Barbara Hutton and her second husband, Count Kurt Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow.
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Jun 19, 2014 · Lance Reventlow. Photo courtesy Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. If Lance Reventlow's life were a work of fiction, readers would find the details of his story too fantastic to believe. Born into a family of enormous wealth with ties to nobility, Reventlow would go on to success as a racing driver, race car constructor and entrepreneur.
Aug 24, 2018 · Photo: Peter Harholdt His father, Count Kurt von Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow, was a Danish nobleman. On his 21st birthday, The New York Times reported, Lance Reventlow inherited $25 million, as well as his choice of American, British, or Danish citizenship.
Oct 12, 2023 · As an impressionable youngster, Reventlow was drawn to auto racing through his influence. Lance Reventlow aboard the Scarab sports car at California’s Riverside Raceway in 1960. (Bob Gates Collection photo) With his resources, Reventlow did more than fantasize about being a race car driver.
Mar 24, 2022 · The hallmarks of the eccentric, passionate Lance Reventlow are seen everywhere on this car. The staggering launch is totally addictive, the surge pinning you against the seat-back in every gear.
Oct 1, 2008 · Lance Reventlow in his 300SL (#216D) leads Jerry Austin’s Jaguar XK120 (#133), Paul O’Shea (#33 300SL) and Charles Short in his T-Bird (#177) at the November 13, 1955, event at Grand Central...
