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First Annual Monterey Motorcycle Meet

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Another Motorized Festival on the Monterey Peninsula

By Michael T. Lynch

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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

Ferrari Racing Days 2008

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Ferrari Racing Days Paul Ricard (May 30th, June 1st 2008)

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1954 Maserati 250 F (winner of grid A races).

Photos and Captions by Alessandro Gerelli

This year the event included the Ferrari Challenge (Italy and Europe), the Ferrari Shell Historic Challenge and the F1 Ferrari Clienti program. [Read more…] about Ferrari Racing Days 2008

Via Flaminia Tour 2008

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By Bart Kleyn

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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

Fiat Featured Marque at Bristol Festival

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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

Mille Miglia 2008: Post-War Italians

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All Photos by Alessandro Gerelli at the 2008 Mille Miglia

Text by Pete Vack

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1949 Cisitalia 202 MM, the model Nuvolari drove to second place in the 1947 Mille Miglia. Body was designed by Giovanni Savonuzzi.

The Italians would also dominate the post-war round of Mille Miglia races, but it would no longer be just Alfa Romeo. [Read more…] about Mille Miglia 2008: Post-War Italians

Legend of the Motorcycle 2008

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This 125 Monoalbero owned by Gary Kohs was just one of a remarkable collection of MV Agusta tiddlers. Note the wonderful exposed hairpin valve springs. Credit: LoM

Story by Michael T. Lynch

For some, the Legend of the Motorcycle celebration began mid-week as small groups began to depart for the event. More organized was a private MV Agusta group that came up from Los Angeles. [Read more…] about Legend of the Motorcycle 2008

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