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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
The Villa d’Este concours on Sunday (May 21) shifts over to the nearby Villa Erbe, still on the lake shore, for the public day. Having spent a day and a half, mainly getting wet, at the FuoriConcorso I had decided that a visit to Villa Erbe could wait for another year so my wife and I decided just to take a walk along the lake shore to just watch the boats and sea planes and just enjoy the scenery. [Read more…] about Sharp at Ville d’Este, Villa Erbe
A Jag XK120, painted a color of which William Lyons never dreamed. The owner is at the right, which explains the paint color. Taken at the 4th of July, 2017 in Santa Fe. The color is very close to what northern New Mexicans think of as Taos Blue.
Story and photos by Charley Seavey
My father was a car geek and I inherited his interests. I mean, the guy owned a Stanley Steamer back in the day, and a Stutz Bearcat. He and I went to sports car races at Thompson, CT, and Beverley (MA) airport when I was a kid. I have vivid memories of watching a yellow Ferrari belching flames from multiple exhaust pipes as it slowed down for turn one at Thompson. As a photographer I’m also fascinated with small details as well as the overall car. Hence things like the V-16 grill ornament on the 1930 Caddy you’ll see below.
Has it come to this?
By Wallace Wyss
Photos courtesy Ferrari
Picture the following glimpse of The Good Life. You have a mountain cabin in Telluride, Aspen or some such but would never want to take your Ferrari GTC4 Lusso there because of coping with snow and ice. But with the Purosangue (“purebred”) Ferrari, a 4wd SUV, you can tackle winter and still enjoy a purebred Ferrari.
The Hellenic Motor Museum: An Athenian treasure trove of Italian cars from the ’60s and ’70s
Story and photos by Jackie Jouret
Athens is a city of museums, with some 80 institutions devoted to the art, archaeology, history and culture of ancient and modern Greece. Some are must-visit destinations on any trip to Athens, like the Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeology Museum, but all of us eventually need a break from marble statuary.
Baconin Borzacchini with the V4 Maserati: note the exhaust system for one of the two 8 cylinder engines. (Courtesy Donald Davidson Indianapolis Speedway)
Story by Graham Gauld
Everyone knows about the Ferraris or Ferrari-engined cars that have raced at Indianapolis but the history of Maserati at Indianapolis goes back far longer.
It all started in 1930, just four years after Maserati had produced their first racing car when not one, but two Maseratis raced at that year’s Indianapolis 500. One of them was a normal 26B Grand Prix car, but the second car was a new model known as the V4, of which only two were built and only one, chassis 4001, as a racing car.
The view from my window! (I wish.)
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
A holiday to Lake Como in late May for an old car enthusiast usually means you plan to attend the concours at Villa d’Este/Villa Erbe, but since 2019 there has been a third event to tempt you. The FuoriConcorso, held on the lake shore on May 20-21, was created by Guglielmo Miani to celebrate automotive culture both old and new. Curated by Andrea Luzardi and now expanded across three Lake Shore Villas, this year’s event celebrated the art of aerodynamics featuring more than 30 cars from the 1920s to today’s hypercars.
Fiat Abarth record car, outside for a change.
Below, unpublished photos of a successful Lancia dealership in the 1960s and early 70s.
By Lucas van Dobben
From the VeloceToday Archives, April, 2017
The pictures taken are in the showroom of the Marel Lancia Importers circa 1966-68. Below the photos are series of advertisements I kept from the Marel Lancia dealership. In the first photo, a happy couple take delivery of a new Lancia Flaminia convertible by Touring. The rest are self-explanatory.
Some of the Tour cars outside Ardross Castle where the TV Series “The Traitors” was filmed.
Story and photos by Graham Gauld
Scotland has been famous for producing some great racing drivers but one must not forget the most successful Scottish racing team, Ecurie Ecosse.
This small private team surprised everyone back in 1956 when they were allowed to enter one Jaguar D-type for the famous Le Mans 24 Hour Race and won it outright ahead of the much more fancied factory teams of Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin, Porsche and even the Jaguar team. Then they went back the following year and finished first and second at Le Mans to add to their glory.
When it comes to GTs, Ferrari has been a key player during this period, first with the F430 GTC, here a 2008 example.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
Spa Classic was organized for the first time in 2011 by Patrick Peter and his team, on the model of the Le Mans Classic. The eleventh edition of Spa Classic was held this year, only interrupted for two years due to the Covid pandemic. The success with the public was undeniable.
The GM Tech Center
In this article we will make a strategic and technical comparison of the design efforts of Pininfarina and the Cadillac Studio. I will try my best to be completely impartial in my assessment of their actions.
By Dick Ruzzin
Photos courtesy GM Design Archives
The Cadillac Allante as designed by Pininfarina should have been considered as a design influence for their 1992 Eldorado design proposal. However, the Eldorado presented to Cadillac Division looked nothing like the Allante. The Allante was the most expensive Cadillac at that time but it was quickly determined that the hoped for “Italian Design” cachet was not important to the American luxury car customer. [Read more…] about Pininfarina vs Cadillac Part 4
Story and Photos of 0488 AM by Alan Boe
From the VeloceToday Archives, October 2018
Three Kings met, with historic results: King Leopold requested it, Enzo Ferrari built it, Pinin Farina styled it.
Royalty and expensive motor cars just seem to go together. You know the types…Park Ward Rolls-Royces, Grosser Mercedes, and stretched limousines of various manufacture. They’re a normal part of any royal retinue. And why not? We’ve come to expect it.