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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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3. www.nytimes.com › 1972/07/26 › archivesLance Reventlow, Barbara Hutton's Son, Killed - The New York ...

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   Jul 26, 1972 · ASPEN, Colo., July 25 (UPI) —Lance Reventlow, heir to the Woolworth fortune and son of Barbara Hutton, one of the world's richest women, was killed with three other persons yesterday in the...

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   Jun 19, 2014 · Lance Reventlow was a racing driver, constructor and entrepreneur who created the Scarab sports car and attempted to build America's first Formula One car. His life was marked by family turmoil, personal failures and a fatal accident in 1964.

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6. www.classicandsportscar.com › features › allThe all-American hero: driving Lance Reventlow’s Scarab ...

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   Mar 24, 2022 · Frustratingly, even before the first chassis was finished, playboy Lance Reventlow’s racing dream was crushed by the new regulations. The long-held American ambition to win outright ‘across The Pond’ had to wait for the arrival of Henry Ford’s GT40 sortie.

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7. www.hagerty.com › media › automotive-historyHow the Woolworth heir built Scarab and beat Ferrari - Hagerty

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   Sep 12, 2022 · Learn how Lance Reventlow, the son of a Hollywood star and a Woolworth heiress, created the legendary Scarab sports racer and challenged Ferrari in the 1950s. Discover the story behind the most fearsome American road-racing special and its tragic end.

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   Oct 5, 2020 · Learn about the life and legacy of Lance Reventlow, a wealthy Hollywood playboy who pursued his passion for auto racing and built the first U.S.-made Formula One car. Discover how he overcame challenges, attracted top talent and influenced others in the sport.

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   Who was Lance Reventlow?

   • ASPEN, Colo., July 25 (UPI) —Lance Reventlow, heir to the Woolworth fortune and son of Barbara Hutton, one of the world's richest women, was killed with three other persons yesterday in the crash of a small plane in the Colorado Rockies. He was 36 years old.

   Lance Reventlow, Barbara Hutton's Son, Killed (Published 1972)

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   Was Lance Reventlow a race car driver?

   • 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. While still a teenager, he was already competing in amateur sports car events around Hollywood, with his friend, actor James Dean.

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   Is Lance Reventlow a true story?

   • 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.

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   Why did Lance Reventlow drive a scarab F1 car?

   • Lance Reventlow drives the Scarab F1 car at Riverside, 1960. Perhaps seeking more prestige or merely more speed, Reventlow abandoned the California sunshine for a season racing a rented Cooper Formula 2 car in Britain.

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    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.