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Ben Tarlow, Alfa Romeos and the VSCCA

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Story by Sean Smith
Photos by the author unless othewise noted

The car gene skipped a generation in Ben Tarlow’s family. Ben loved transportation, anything with a motor. Cars, trains, planes, boats, anything that moved. His granddad had a whale-tail 911, but his parents weren’t that into it.

Born in 1990, Ben grew up at the dawn of the internet; he learned about the wide world of machines at dial-up speed. At fourteen he started focusing on cars, because he knew in a couple of years he wasn’t getting his engineer’s or pilot’s license—he was getting his driver’s license. Things just went crazy from there. Ben got a bit nerdy about it. He wasn’t interested in studying all the latest hyper-cars; instead, he started researching the classics. At one point, his Dad did own a 1972 2002 BMW, so they became a passing fancy for Ben.

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Goodwood Festival of Speed with Hugues Vanhoolandt

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Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

Every year, the Festival of Speed celebrates anniversaries in the world of motorsport but last weekend (July 14-15), it was the Festival of Speed itself that celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Porsche was also put in the limelight, 70 years after its humble beginnings in 1948. The central sculpture in front of Goodwood House was dedicated to the Stuttgart manufacturer.

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Sharp at Heveningham Part 2

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Photos by Jonathan Sharp

The Heveningham Concours has a bit of everything but aside from cars, it always attracts a good entry of propeller-driven airplanes. Last week our man in the UK Jonathan Sharp presented a few of the cars in the show, and this week he continues with cars, then a selection of dramatic night shots, and finally a few of the more interesting aircraft, such as a Messerschmidt built by Hispano Aviacion with a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine! We needn’t apologize for Jonathan’s excursions into the air – we always wondered where they got all the planes for the movie “The Battle of Britain”. [Read more…] about Sharp at Heveningham Part 2

And How! Silver Arrows at Louwmans

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And How! features open and innovative formats for notices, articles and posts

By Gijsbert-Paul Berk

The Louwman Museum at The Hague, Netherlands now hosts a collection of the famous Mercedes Silver Arrows sports and racing cars from the 1950s. [Read more…] about And How! Silver Arrows at Louwmans

Ferrari Mondial S/N 0446MD

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By Wallace Wyss with news, and Pete Vack with history

Writes Wallace: A great barnfind goes on the block at Monterey

Yes, it’s true, what is today one of the most valuable Ferraris on earth, one which by the way will cross the block at Monterey this August, was found languishing at a Rambler dealership (read that and weep, you car hunters who never figured a valuable sports car would be found at such a dud brand dealer). [Read more…] about Ferrari Mondial S/N 0446MD

The Petersen Automotive Museum of Los Angeles

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Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos courtesy The Petersen Automotive Museum of Los Angeles

According the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Bureau, a record 48.3 million tourists visited Los Angeles in 2017, which is a pretty amazing number. One of the most visited areas is the stretch of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and La Brea avenues called “Miracle Mile,” the home of four, soon to be five, major museums, and a ten minute walk to the famous Grove and Farmers Market. [Read more…] about The Petersen Automotive Museum of Los Angeles

Heveningham Hall Concours d’Elegance 2018

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Photos by Jonathan Sharp

On June 30-July 1, Jonathan Sharp once again attended the Heveningham Hall Concours d’Elegance. When he attended the inaugural event in 2106, he wrote, “Heveningham Hall is a 5000 acre estate deep in the heart of rural Suffolk with dramatic grass terraces designed by renowned landscape architect Kim Wilkie. [Read more…] about Heveningham Hall Concours d’Elegance 2018

Le Mans Classic, July 6-8 by Vanhoolandt

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Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

Every two years, Peter Auto, organizer of the Paris Rétromobile Show, of the Tour Auto, of Spa Classic and many other events, invites all the Le Mans lovers to the famous Sarthe circuit for a celebration of the history of the Le Mans 24 hours. [Read more…] about Le Mans Classic, July 6-8 by Vanhoolandt

Birth of the Pegaso Sports Car

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By David Beare

The name Pegaso isn’t familiar to many people other than a post-1945 generation of Spanish truck and bus drivers, plus some classic car enthusiasts who may have heard of (but probably never seen) that almost mythical sports-car, the Pegaso Z-102. The Pegaso company was named after another mythical beast, Pegasus, the winged horse, except the Spanish company logo lacked wings – Mobil Oil in the US had trademarked a Pegasus with wings in the early 1920s.

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Circuit du Grand Sambuc

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Story and photos by Graham Gauld

For around twenty years I had known of the existence of a private racing circuit beside a reconstructed Chateau up in the hills behind Aix en Provence in the South of France and I had heard how it had been built by an enthusiast and used for testing.

So it came as a surprise to be invited to a Festival of Motor Sport to be held at the Domaine du Sambuc circuit on June 23. There was little advance information and so, perplexed, I arrived to find that the event proposed by Hugo Riperd and Clive Rigby, who now own the circuit and chateau, had been scaled down. This was due to the local mayor announcing they could not set up some track records but instead could only put on demonstrations. which meant the event either had to be cancelled or else go ahead on a very relaxed scale: thankfully they chose the latter as they had arranged something special. [Read more…] about Circuit du Grand Sambuc

Bicester Heritage Test Track

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Photos by Jonathan Sharp

Last week Jonathan Sharp sent us a report which highlighted the cars of the Flywheel Festival and some of the many shops which now permanently inhabit the old RAF base. This week Sharp gathered up the photos take of the cars running on the adjacent test track. This is a pretty complete facility and a vintage racer’s dream.

Says Jonathan:

I have wanted to visit the Bicester Heritage complex for some time. This year’s Flywheel Festival offered an ideal opportunity to tour site, enjoy the cars and get a small aviation fix all at the same time. [Read more…] about Bicester Heritage Test Track

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