Reader Thierry Lesparre just sent us this photo of the Garfield Renault as it appears today. Details in an upcoming editon of VeloceToday. Scroll down to read the exciting story of this rare and unusual record breaking machine and its American driver.
First Annual Monterey Motorcycle Meet
Another Motorized Festival on the Monterey Peninsula
By Michael T. Lynch
This 1915 Cyclone board track racer was sold at the MidAmerica Auction on Friday night. The winning bid was a whopping $520,000. Despite European interest, it happily stayed in America. Credit: MidAmerica Auctions.
Since the Monterey Historic Automobile Races and the Pebble Beach Concours were scheduled on the same weekend in 1973, a week long automotive festival including vintage races, concours, public and private parties, tours and many other events has been created. [Read more…] about First Annual Monterey Motorcycle Meet
German Grand Prix
Massa on the podium: second is not enough.
By Pete Vack
Erik Nielsen was unable to travel to Germany this weekend.
July 20th 2008, Hockenheim, Germany
The German Grand Prix was not a good race for Ferrari. It was not a good race for Massa. It was not a good race for Kimi. Ferrari still leads the Constructors race by a good margin, but the recent on-track performance of the team belies the mere numbers.
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Dream Museum Opens in Philadelphia
The Simeone Foundation Museum
Fred Simeone, although a highly successful neurosurgeon, is a lot like you and me. He loves cars, he collects cars. He loves racing. Like many of us, he dreamed of having a museum for his collection.
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Why is the Jolly so Jolly?
This Fiat Jolly 600 was sold at the Barrett Jackson Auction in 2006 for over $43,000. Photo credit Barrett Jackson.
By Pete Vack
If, like Luigi in the movie CARS, a Fiat Jolly could talk, it would probably tell you, with a good hearty chuckle between each breath, the reason Jollys are so Jolly is that they have increased in value from less than nothing to considerably more than $50,000 in an amazingly short period of time. [Read more…] about Why is the Jolly so Jolly?
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Ferrari and Lamborghini at LeMans
24 Hours of LeMans
The class winning Risi Ferrari 430GT of Salo, Bruni and Melo leads through the midnight hours.
Richard Prince was at this year’s Le Mans and came back with some great images of the Ferraris and Lamborghinis in the GT class. [Read more…] about Ferrari and Lamborghini at LeMans
Via Flaminia Tour 2008
By Bart Kleyn
Richard Wijnschenk and Henny Wijnschenk in an Alfa Romeo Gulia Spider on the Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso.
For the past few years via-flaminia.com has been running a low key, highly scenic and by all accounts thoroughly enjoyable tour through Italy. This year on May 23rd thirty- five classic cars from seven countries assembled in Dusseldorf for the fourth Via Flaminia Tour. The entrants load their cars on the train for a trip to Verona for the start of the first leg of the event. [Read more…] about Via Flaminia Tour 2008
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Auto Italia at Brooklands 2008
One of the Lancias on display was this Aurelia B20 rally car.
By Hugh Doran
May 3rd 2008
One of the world’s first purpose-built motor racing circuits can be found twenty miles southwest of central London. We are of course, talking about Brooklands, [Read more…] about Auto Italia at Brooklands 2008
Secret SuperCar Sunday Society
Bugatti Veyron is still “King of the Hill” at 254 MPH. Photo by Jason Thorgalsen
Story and photos by Werner Pfister unless otherwise noted.
June 1st 2008
More than 20 Supercars gathered in a secret get-together this past Sunday in Westchester County, New York.
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Fiat Featured Marque at Bristol Festival
Graham Nicholson’s Topolino and James Wheeler’s distinctive 500 Sport Abarth 695 replica headed the special Fiat display. Paul G Hanmore
By Paul G. Hanmore
April 26th 2008
As the small but enthusiastic band of marshals gathered in the early morning brightness of Saturday 26th April, the omens were good for the 6th Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival, [Read more…] about Fiat Featured Marque at Bristol Festival