Photos by Alessandro Gerelli
The Cars in Action
The Maserati A6GCM (1951) of Julia De Baldanza, the only woman driving in the Ferrari Historic Challenge.
Events
Goodwood: Dress for Success
Photostory by Hugues Vanhoolandt
This year, the Goodwood Revival celebrated its 10th anniversary and 60 years since the first race was held at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in September 1948.
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Coppa D’Oro delle Dolomiti 2008
This year’s Coppa D’Oro delle Dolomiti as seen by the camera of Alessandro Gerelli.
The only French car in the entry list: it is a Citroen Sport of 1961 with a 4 cylinder engine?? and a capacity of 750cc and 62 bhp.
Best of Pebble Beach, Laguna and Concorso
Hugues Vanhoolandt gives us the Best of Monterey.
Pebble Beach
The best of show, 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, Jon & Mary Shirley. Wheel discs by Lmarr Disk LTD.
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The Evolution of a Tradition
1930 Tracta E Henri Lemoine coupe, Alain Cerf, Tampa Bay
Automobile Museum. Traditionally, Pebble Beach brings out the best these rare and fantastic cars. Wheel discs are from Lmarr Disk LTD.
by Brandes Elitch
Photos of the 2008 events by Hugues Vanhoolandt
The week of cars at Monterey, a huge and still growing conglomeration of automobile events, has been around now for fifty eight years. [Read more…] about The Evolution of a Tradition
Oldtimers at the Ring 2008
Oldtimers Nuburgring in Color by Alessandro Gerelli
August 9-10 2008
Cars with Signs
Lynch at the Quail 2008
We lost one of our finest when World Champion Phil Hill left us on August 28. He was enjoying cars and his many friends and admirers right up until the end. Phil won three races at the old Pebble Beach road course and also won the Pebble Beach Concours twice with cars he restored personally. Here, he poses at The Quail with former Ferrari President, Jean Todt, who managed Ferrari’s racing team during the Schumacher era. Credit: Marcel Massini
Michael T. Lynch reports on this year’s Quail Logde happenings.
The Quail – A Motorsports Gathering has now established itself as the hottest ticket of Monterey Peninsula automobile festival week. The tickets sold out back near the beginning of 2008 in a matter of hours. [Read more…] about Lynch at the Quail 2008
Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue
Michael T. Lynch looks at an August Legend in Progress
Photos by William Edgar
Ferraris were thick on the ground Monday. Jeff Abramson’s 500 Mondial Pinin Farina roadster was one of the nicest.
The second edition of the Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue again led off the Monterey Peninsula auto festival week concours parade. [Read more…] about Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue
Peugeot Struts its Stuff in London
Peugeot 207 spider
The British International Motor Show
(London 23 July- 3 August 2008)
Story and Photos by Alessandro Gerelli
The British Motor Show is held in London every two years and includes exhibitions of cars, accessories and a boat show. It is held in the ExCeL premises, just a bit out of London near the Millennium Dome.
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Six from RM’s Monterey Auction
VeloceToday selects six favorite cars, three French, three Italian, consigned to the RM Auction, which will be held at the Portola Hotel and Spa on August 15th and 16th 2008. Italics ours, text from the RM catalog.
1956 Ferrari 250GT Tour de France 0563GT Lot 442
The Tour de Force would have to be the Tour de France. One of the earlier, perhaps more attractive TdFs, this consignment has got to be at the top of our auction dreamlist.
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Shell Ferrari Historics at Mt. Tremblant
Story by David Seibert, photos by rprincephoto.com
Track owner Lawrence Stroll in the blue Sunoco 512M taking an early lead. He would dominate the disc brakes set.
Mt. Tremblant, Canada, July 18-20th
The field for the Ferrari Shell Historic Challenge event last weekend may have been slightly smaller than usual, but fans were treated to four exciting races, with titans batting for the win in each. Le Circuit, the winding 2.65 mile track in the old Quebec ski country of Mont Tremblant, was an ideal setting for those duels.
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LeMans Classic, French Style
Photos and Captions by Hugues Vanhoolandt
Delage D6 of 1936.