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Art and the Design of the Mangusta

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I have written this article for the art and design enthusiast. As a car designer, I will explain the look of the Mangusta and how it is inexplicably tied to its function. My observations are based on my professional career experiences as an automobile designer for over forty years as well as my experiences with my own Mangusta 8MA-670, seen here. Photo Dick Ruzzin

Introduction

Much has been written about Alessandro deTomaso and his automotive trials and successes, including racing and production cars. One of those cars is the Mangusta, a car designed singularly by Giorgetto Giugiaro who did the prototype and the production version, interior and exterior.

I have written a small book using my design experience to give insight into the Mangusta design and why it is so special. Pete Vack and VeloceToday have graciously offered to present part of it on their site in three parts. Below is Part 1. My goal is to present the book at the fiftieth anniversary of the Mangusta at Concourso Italiano in 2016.

Dick Ruzzin, General Motors Design Staff, retired.

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Portello Awards at the Alfa Arese Museum

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Story by Roberto Motta
Photos courtesy Scuderia Portello

Arese (Milan), February 6, 2016 – Each year, the Scuderia del Portello Alfa Romeo rewards its drivers during a meeting in the multipurpose room of the renovated Museo Storico Alfa Romeo. For the first time since it was renovated, the Alfa Romeo Museum in Arese hosted the traditional awarding of the Portello Scuderia Champions. More than 300 guests from Japan, Portugal, England, Belgium, Germany, Mexico and Australia came together to celebrate with great enthusiasm and emotion their common passion for the brand Alfa Romeo. [Read more…] about Portello Awards at the Alfa Arese Museum

Vignale History Part 3: The Good Years and Maserati

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bagde-final As we have seen in Part 2, about 156 Vignale Ferrari bodies were built, and after 1954 Vignale gradually stopped producing bodies for Ferrari and instead concentrated on the new Maserati 3500 as Ferrari teamed up with Pinin Farina for a new line of Ferraris.
Vignale would quickly win over the Orsis at Maserati, helping establish the 3500 as a serious contender to the Pinin Farina designed Ferrari 250GT series. And by the time it was over, Vignale produced over 2,400 bodies for Maserati. Despite the loss of Ferrari, Vignale had some very good years to come before his untimely death.

By Pete Vack

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Heads Up! Be the first to identify the ultra-rare Vignale in the photo below by make and serial number and win a signed Paul Chenard 8×10 poster!

The Good Years

In some respects, Alfredo Vignale was much like Ferrari. He had humble beginnings and like Ferrari relished in having total control of his growing enterprise. He traveled rarely, and according to his brother, never set foot in Maranello.

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What is this? Click to enlarge to see details. If you are the first to properly identify this car by make AND serial number, we’ll send you a free 8×10 art poster by artist Paul Chenard. Send your guess to me at vack@cox.net. Photo by Jonathan Sharp.

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VeloceToday for February 18: Special Rétromobile Edition

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*This is a Special Edition of VeloceToday with our exclusive Rétromobile coverage. All six articles are free to all readers, but please, subscribe to VeloceToday (for only $5 a month) so we can continue to bring you exclusive articles from around the world.

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Rétromobile in Blue by Hugues Vanhoolandt

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The booth of the Swiss dealer Lükas Hüni is always one of the attractions of the show as the cars presented are (most of the time) not for sale but coming from private collections never shown anywhere else. This particular Bugatti Type 55 Roadster is considered to be the most original as it is the sole example that remains unrestored.

Editor’s Choice: The booth of the Swiss dealer Lükas Hüni is always one of the attractions of the show. This particular Bugatti Type 55 Roadster is considered to be the most original as it is the sole example that remains unrestored.

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Rétromobile in Red by Jonathan Sharp

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Editor’s Choice: Sold new to former Italian hillclimb champion Franco Cornaccia of Scuderia Guastala in Milan, this 1951 212 Export Berlinetta by Vignale was entered in that year’s Carrera Panamericana II where Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi won second place overall. Then 0161EL was sold to Santiago Ontanon, owner of Industrias 1-2-3. Driven by Paco Ibarra and Vincent Solar, this handsome little Ferrari Berlinetta finished the 1952 Carrera 7th in class and 24th overall.

Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp

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VeloceToday for February 16, 2016

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*Today, three articles from this year’s Cavallino and Vignale Part 3. Be sure to enter the contest to identify a rare Vignale and win a signed Paul Chenard poster.

*Later this week we’ll send out a Special Edition of VeloceToday with our complete Retromobile coverage; Italians, French and the three major auctions. Look for it in your mailbox!

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Cavallino Classic 2016 Part 1: The Breakers

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Ferrari 750 1955 (#0518 M).

Ferrari 750 1955 (#0518 M).

Photos and Text by Alessandro Gerelli

Cavallino Classic, the yearly meeting organized by Cavallino magazine, celebrated its 25th birthday with the usual show of Ferrari cars at The Breakers in Palm Beach, which included many of the cars that have won the contest in the last few years. [Read more…] about Cavallino Classic 2016 Part 1: The Breakers

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