Jonathan Sharp at the Brooklands GP100
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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
‘A brighter scene than Brooklands on August 7th 1926 would be hard to imagine; sunshine, dresses, sumptuous cars, grass, trees, advertisements, and lastly the little green and blue projectiles themselves, such as the picture retained in the mind.’ So wrote the Brooklands Gazette in the September 1926 edition. The event in question? Britain’s first Grand Prix, not technically the ‘British Grand Prix’ but the first Grand Prix event held in the UK. Run under the title ‘The Grand Prix of the Royal Automobile Club’ Brooklands had been offered the chance to run the event in 1925 but the Royal Automobile Club had been unable to accept the offer, but when the offer was renewed for 1926 it got the go ahead to run the event at Brooklands which had opened back in 1907 as the world’s first purpose-built banked motor racing circuit. [Read more…] about Jonathan Sharp at the Brooklands GP100
Elitch and Goldberg: Pebble Beach, 2026
Thank you, Rob Walton!
Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Bob Goldberg
VeloceToday readers are located all over the world, and most will not likely be able to journey to the US for a car show. As a writer, my brief is to try to give them a sense of what an event is like, to try to paint a picture and recreate the experience so that they might feel that they are almost there. I have been doing this for a while now, and most of the time those goals are attainable. [Read more…] about Elitch and Goldberg: Pebble Beach, 2026
Vignales and Ferraris at Pebble Beach
1955 Alfa 1900 Super Sprint Cabriolet by Vignale, Michelle and Steve Wolf
Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Bob Goldberg
Here we will focus on Vignale, which was a feature in the 2026 Pebble Beach Concours d ‘Elegance, but include photos of Ferraris from other classes at the event.
I consider the pinnacle of Italian custom coachbuilding to be from the period of roughly 1950-1965 and there was a lot to see here. Vignale has an interesting history, starting his career at age 12 as an apprentice panel beater. At age 17 he was hired by Farina, and at age 32 he started Carrozzeria Vignale, which lasted for 22 years. He was not a designer, but he could look at a design drawing and build it in metal, delegating the actual designing to Michelotti. The styling of each car is remarkably different, and you must study it for a while to see the details. Each one is more beautiful than the one before. [Read more…] about Vignales and Ferraris at Pebble Beach
Classics of Classics: Prewar Cars at Pebble Beach
1931 Bugatti T 41 Royale Weinberger Cabriolet
Photos by Bob Goldberg
These are the cars that stirred men’s souls, and continue to do so 76 year after the first concours at Pebble Beach. While the first few years of the show awarded best of show to contemporary cars, since 1955 when Phil Hill won with his 1931 Pierce Arrow Le Baron, the focus and best of show awards went to pre war classics. In 1968 a 1964 Maserati Mistral took home the bacon, and once more in 2014 when the Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti Coupe of Jon Shirley won, but these two outliers remain the only post war cars to capture the coveted Best of Show. The winner this year was another pre war car, a 1935 Duesenberg SSJ owned by Harry Yeaggy, congratulations! And, btw, a Bugatti has won BOS more times than any other make.
Pre War cars are the mainstays, the classics of classics, the cars that will always be at the top. Here, Bob Goldberg has selected just a few of the pre war cars that were on display in 2026. [Read more…] about Classics of Classics: Prewar Cars at Pebble Beach
Gauld Reviews Motorsports Mavericks
Review by Graham Gauld
Purchase here: https://www.quarto.com/books/9780760399057/motorsports-mavericks
At first glance of the cover, above, it looks as though this is yet another book on the Can-Am series in the United States; but it is not.
Author of Motorsports Mavericks George Levy has covered automobile racing during its most dangerous period of the 1960s and ’70s through the eyes of one of America’s greatest motor sport photographers, his friend, Pete Biro. However, this is not a picture and caption book but a solid piece of motor sport history from Formula 1 and Indy car racing, to sports car racing. [Read more…] about Gauld Reviews Motorsports Mavericks
Shuttleworth Festival of Flight Airshow
Lockheed P38L-5 SN 44-53254 Lightning. Pure poetry in motion, such grace, such poise, the elegant sound of the twin Allison V12s and definitely my highlight of the show. In fact I would go so far as to say it was one of the best displays I have seen for a long time, and I have been watching planes for many a year.
Story and Fantastic Photos by Jonathan Sharp
The final part of the jigsaw that is my month of visiting the stately homes of England was a visit to the Shuttleworth Estate in Bedfordshire for their Festival of Flight Airshow held over two days the same time as the Heveningham Hall Concours (June 26-28) so it meant another night in a hotel, which this time did have air conditioning as per the British summer of 2026 it was blooming hot. Unlike the October ‘Race Day’ event, the Festival of Flight is just an air show, but Shuttleworth being Shuttleworth meant there were still some interesting non aviation things to see before the flying commenced in the afternoon, as you will see from the following photographs.
As to the flying! What a show, hats off to the team that booked the aircraft. The start for many being an original Messerschmitt bf109 flown over from Germany and making its first appearance at a UK air show. My highlight however, has to be the aircraft from the Flying Bulls’ collection of Salzburg, Austria. It was a shame that the Grumman Bearcat could not make this trip, and their Corsair went tech (broke down) at their temporary base at Duxford on the Sunday, but never mind, we still had their P51, P38 and B25 to enjoy. I hope the following photos give you a taste of what was a great event.
Fiats & Friends at the British Motor Museum
Chris Bangle-designed Fiat Coupe
Story and photos by Gary Axon
First held in 2024 by the Fiat Motor Club (GB) to celebrate Fiat’s 125th anniversary, this year’s edition of the now annual ‘Fiats & Friends’ event was once again held at the popular British Motor Museum at Gaydon in central England on August 1st. As its name suggests, Fiats & Friends caters for all Italian vehicles, whether made by Fiat or one of its many associated brands (Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Maserati, etc.), as well as other non-Fiat/Stellantis marques.
A healthy turn out of Fiat models from all eras and varieties made the trip to Gaydon for the day, along with a good spread of Alfa Romeos, Lancias, Abarths and Autobianchis, plus a few more exotic Ferraris, Maseratis and a sole De Tomaso.
Hail the Testadoro, again
Story by Gary Axon
Images courtesy of Dario Pasquali
At last month’s sell-out 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS), in among the multitude of major and important new car launches the revival of an obscure Italian marque at the event went largely unnoticed. Virtually unknown, even to Italians and most motoring enthusiasts, the long forgotten Italian Testadoro sports car brand made its international revival at FoS, 80 years after the Torinese marque was originally founded in 1946 by car loving motor racing participant Giorgio Giusti under the ‘Case dell’Auto’ heading.
The Swift Life of Archie Scott-Brown
By Pete Vack
Photos by Graham Gauld
The story of Archie Scott Brown is incredible, unbelievable, astonishing, inspiring, heart rendering and finally, tragic; and in today’s world, such accomplishments would be totally impossible.
He was born on Friday the 13th of May, 1927 in Glasgow, Scotland, with no proper right forearm, “merely and elementary thumb and palm, which started below the elbow.” His tiny legs lacked a shinbone, and the legs were “radically twisted and bowed, and the club-feet were tiny, with no discernible toes.” The right foot was twisted outwards about 90 degrees, the left foot almost 180 degrees. Of the limbs, only the left arm and hand were normal. His mother had the German measles (rubella) during her pregnancy.* [Read more…] about The Swift Life of Archie Scott-Brown
Concorso Italiano returns to Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course on Saturday, August 15
Concorso Italiano Returns August 15th with duPont REGISTRY Partnership, Duetto Day, Ducati Centennial, and Italian Automotive Excellence
SEASIDE, Calif. — The 41st annual Concorso Italiano returns to Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course on Saturday, August 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., bringing together collectors, enthusiasts, industry leaders, and families for Monterey Car Week’s premier celebrations of Italian automotive excellence.
Set against sweeping views of Monterey Bay, guests will experience an unforgettable day inspired by La Dolce Vita, featuring extraordinary automobiles, authentic Italian cuisine, live music, fashion, art, and exclusive hospitality.
This year’s event brings together many of the automotive world’s most influential organizations and personalities.”I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve assembled for this year’s Concorso Italiano,” said Tanya Kosta, Chairman of Concorso Italiano.”Bringing together so many respected leaders, brands, and innovators from across the automotive world reflects the passion and collaboration that have defined this event for 41 years.”
Goodwood Festival of Speed Part 2
1998 Ferrari F300, the first Ferrari designed by Rory Byrne, in which Michael Schumacher took six wins during the season.
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
Whilst the main theme for this year’s Festival was ‘Rivals Epic Racing Duels’ you will, by the end of this piece, be thinking ‘There was a lot of Americana on show’ and you would be correct. Firstly, the Duke loves all things Americana, it runs in the family. The 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735-1806), known as the radical Duke, was a firm supporter of American independence and it is believed that a large scale handwritten ceremonial parchment of the Declaration of Independence found in a small West Sussex record office had once belonged to the 3rd Duke, and was possibly gifted to him by the radical intellectual Thomas Paine, who had migrated to America in 1774. So with 2026 being America’s 250th birthday, why not celebrate the fact and also at the same time announce the formation of the new Goodwood Road Racing Club of America. So what follows is a fair bit of Americana, plus a liberal sprinkling of other stuff, and of course some Ferraris.