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By Roberto Motta
Photos courtesy of Ferrari-Media
For Ferrari’s 458 Italia, 2011 was an exceptional year. In addition to the many awards and accolades from the international press, the Prancing Horse berlinetta won many successes in major national and international GT racing.
[Read more…] about Ferrari 458 Italia’s Winning Year In English and Italian
1962 250 GT SWB berlinetta Scaglietti s/n 3431 GT was a star of the Pantheon Ferrari Exhibit.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
Ferrari, a Special Exhibition in the Pantheon, Basel, Switzerland
The Pantheon in Basel is located in a spectacular building where privately owned vintage cars are exhibited along a circular ramp. It is a garage, a workshop, a sales and rental facility, a place to hold special events, and a lot more. According to the Pantheon site, “Stephan Musfeld has been a vintage car enthusiast since the days of his youth. So, when he happened to hear about the vacant premises formerly occupied by the Züblin repair and machinery workshop in Muttenz, the project became virtually inevitable. And thus it came about that Basle once again became Switzerland’s center for yet another theme of special interest.”
The unique Pantheon building in Basel.
In this archived article, Peter LeSaffre discusses driving the ex-Musy Maserati 300S back in the good days of the Ferrari Shell Historics.
By Pete Vack
Color photos by Richard Prince Photography
In his epic book, Maserati 300S, Walter Bäumer tells us a fascinating story about a little-known race driver by the name of Benoit Musy.
He was the son of a President of Switzerland and “a brave man, who saved the lives of many German Jews in the last months of WWII.” Musy purchased a Maserati 300S, chassis 3057 new from the factory in June of 1955. He bought a truck to haul the car, his beautiful wife Consuela and young son Edouard. In 1955 and 1956, he entered seventeen events throughout Europe, winning six outright. But at Montlhléry in late 1956, Musy entered a Maserati 200S Maserati as the 300S was being overhauled. Tragically, Musy was killed driving the 200S, and his grief stricken wife sold the 300S immediately.
[Read more…] about Racing a Maserati 300S
Eric Davison’s stirring memoirs of his family and the early years at Watkins Glen evoked many great comments from young and old alike. The series is over, but PDFs of each chapter and the CD of the Davison/Lance photos are still available for Premium Subscribers.
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If you would like the first four of the seven memoirs in PDF format, drop us a line at pete@velocetoday.com.
1949: A Fiat 1100 Zagato makes a rare appearance in the U.S. On the car is a sign with the name of a Fiat dealer but we can’t read it; can our readers help? Zagato made a series of these Panoramica coupes, taking advantage of a new material called Plexiglas. This image is one of the 260 color and b&w photos on the Watkins Glen CD. Be sure to sign up for VeloceToday and get your FREE CD. Photo by Harold Lance.
1951: Otto Linton in the Siata at the Glen. Linton will be the guest speaker at a VSCCA Luncheon, December 4th, in Somers NY. Contact frankrighetti33@aol.com for details. This image is one of the 260 color and b&w photos on the Watkins Glen CD. Be sure to sign up for VeloceToday and get your FREE CD. Photo by Harold Lance.
1948: Bill Milliken’s T35A Bugatti before the incident at “Thrill Curve”. Milliken rolled the Bugatti and henceforth “Thrill Curve” became “Milliken’s Corner”. Milliken was unharmed. This is one of the 260 color and b&w photos on the Watkins Glen CD. Be sure to sign up for VeloceToday and get your FREE CD. Photo by Harold Lance.
Complete coverage of the WRC Rally Spain below!
October 4th, 1964. A Ferrari mechanic warms up Bandini's 512 F1.
Formula One at Watkins Glen: 20 Years of the United States Grand Prix
Author: Michael Argetsinger
Foreword: Mario Andretti
Format: Hardcover, 9” x 11”, 160 pages
Photos: 91 black-and-white and 150 color photographs
ISBN: 978-1-935007-14-2
Price: $49.95
Review by Pete Vack
Michael Argetsinger has already made quite a reputation as a racing historian with his award-winning books “Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed” and “Walt Hansgen: His Life and the History of Post-War American Road Racing”, both works of incredible original research.
[Read more…] about Formula One at Watkins Glen:Book Review
Here’s a great event to attend at the end of this month. The Petersen Automotive Museum will have its first annual Automotive Authors Book Signing on Saturday, October 29, 2011 and several authors of particular interest to readers of VeloceToday will be present. The first is Wallace Wyss, who will be introducing his new suspense thriller, “FERRARI HUNTERS“, as well as signing some of his previous non-fiction books and art work. The second is Iso/Bizzarrini expert Mike Gulett, author of “European Style with American Muscle“. They will be accompanied by some other familiar names; Matt Stone, author of “McQueen’s Machines”, Michael Furman, “The Art of Delahaye”. Richard Addato, “French Curves” are among the confirmed authors so far. “Enthusiasts, historians, and gear heads will have the opportunity to meet their favorite automotive authors as they learn about the history of the automobile and its impact on our life and culture from a variety of perspectives. The event will be open to the public and included in the regular price of admission to the museum,” says the Petersen, so make plans now. More Info Here.
Photo by Hugues Vanhoolandt
All photos below © Alfa Romeo Automobilismo Storico, Centro Documentazione (Arese, Milano)
The Alfa Giulietta Berlina was one of the most advanced sedans of the mid 1950s. Below are the factory photos which provide a detailed look at the evolution of this landmark Alfa.
[Read more…] about Alfa Giulietta Berlina Portfolio