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Lance Graf von Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow, [1] (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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Lance Reventlow, the son, became a race car driver and...
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Lance Reventlow and Cheryl Holdridge's wedding portrait. In...
- Scarab (constructor)
Scarab was an all-American sports car and open-wheel race...
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Sep 12, 2022 · 12 September 2022. Peter Harholdt. Imagine you’re Lance Reventlow. You’re young, dangerously handsome, unimaginably wealthy. Your mother is Barbara Hutton, the original “poor little rich girl,” heiress to the vast Woolworth fortune.
Oct 5, 2020 · After investing nearly $2 million, Reventlow shuttered the Scarab operation in 1962. He leased the building to Shelby, who emulated Reventlow, and created his own sports cars — the iconic Cobras. In 1972, Reventlow tragically perished in a plane crash while scouting for real estate to develop near his Aspen, Colo., home.
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Jun 19, 2014 · 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. For all his achievements, Reventlow's life was marked by a series of failed personal relationships, and it would end in tragedy at the bottom of a Colorado canyon.
Oct 12, 2023 · Racing History. Reventlow: Driver, Playboy & Racing Enthusiast. By. Bob Gates October 12, 2023. Lance Haugwitz-Hardenberg-Reventlow, born in 1936, ran in Hollywood circles. His mother, Barbara Hutton, inherited the Woolworth department store chain and was considered the wealthiest woman in the world at that time. His father was a Danish Count.
