One of Zagato's finest appeared at the Oldtimer's Grand Prix this year.
Story and Photos by Alessandro Gerelli
This year’s Oldtimer’s Grand Prix, held last weekend August 10-11 at the Nurburgring, was short on Ferraris but long on Maseratis. Alessandro Gerelli brings you the cars in two parts.
Ferrari 250 Breadvan returned to the Ring this year. According to Marc Sonnery and Keith Bluemel in their book 'Rebel Rebel' the Breadvan is the ‘most recognizable Ferrari in the world’.
The rear of the Breadvan, with the original Italian plate and the Serenissima badge.
The interior of the car: the steering wheel doesn’t look to be original.
The only Ferrari single-seater at the event: the 1960 Dino of Tony Smith.
One of the few Ferrari SWBs present at the event.
A bright blue 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza.
The Montreal is a rare sight at vintage racing events.
The Alfa V-8 in the Montreal.
Equally unusual was this Alfa 2600 coupe with Bertone body.
One of the two Alfa Romeo T33/2s entered this year.
A 1928 Bugatti 35 B.
The steering wheel and instruments of the 35 B.
Three of the many Bugattis attending the Oldtimer Grand Prix this year.
Talbot T 110/150 L of 1935.
Maserati 250F CM7 of 1958, a recognized reproduction car. CM stands for builder Cameron Millar.
1934 Maserati 6C / 34.
And the smaller brother, the 4CM Maserati.
A stunning garage in the old section with a couple of Maseratis: a T61 Birdcage and an 8C 3000 from 1932.
1955 Maserati 150 S.
Its bigger brother, the Maserati 300 S.
Two Maseratis in the paddock.
The 6 cylinders engine of 250F from the post-war era.
The 4 cylinders engine of a 4CM from the pre-war era.
The cars ready for a Le Mans start, also used at the original Nurburgring for the sports car races. Let's hear from readers about the Mercedes special...
For this type of start, it is better that the drivers are younger than their cars...
More from the Nurburgring on August 29th.
Does anyone know where I can obtain a pair of pop out door handles as fitted to many Fiat and Ferraris of the fifties and early sixties .
They are 9 in long by 1 inch deep–one with a key lock and one without
Cheers
Kelvin Smith
I don’t know if the dimensions are the same, but the door handles of the Fiat Barchetta look similar. See forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5336007-FS-Fiat-Barchetta-Door-Handles
Not that these are easy to come by, but at least Ebay is worth a try.
Jan
I think that the Mercedes 300 Special you refer to is the Porter SLS.
Read more about it on the website: http://www.mercedes300sls-porter.de/
In short it was a crashed 300 SL that was converted in 1958 in assigment by Jack Porter. He used it for many races until ’62. The engine was modified with a compressor and later changed out for US V8 hardware.
See some pics I made during the 2009 Spa Summer Classic on https://plus.google.com/photos/115092280495123169470/albums/5913439973576608785
I think the Mercedes Special is the one called ‘The Porter Special’.
I believe the Porter Mercedes was constructed in 1956 rather than 58 as it raced in Pomona that year. I used to have film shot of it in practice.