Lamborghini Miuras: On the Road
Guy Anderson is a famous exotic car dealer from the South who has identified himself with some of the most exciting cars including Ferrari, Lamborghini and the Cobra. Along the way he has had many adventures, some of which were harrowing at the time but are a good laugh now. He shared one story after being prodded by VT contributor Wallace Wyss.
Story and Photos by Guy Anderson
This tale begins with the purchase of a pair of Miuras. One was a 1966 P400 that was painted in white with red and blue accents. The slats, eyelashes, rockers, bumpers and grills were painted in either red or blue. It was bizarre to look at, kind of a “beater”. The second car was a pale blue 1969 “S” with the paint being considered flat, not very glossy. [Read more…] about Lamborghini Miuras: On the Road
As Found Number Twenty Three
As Found Classic Number Twenty-Three
Santa Croce – PARMA
Italy
Dear Peter:
Last fall I found this car parked in the basement of a closed Fiat dealership in Cremona Italy. It had sat since 1979 and been “sort of” taken care of first by the now deceased owner and then his son. We know very little about it.
Techno Classica Show, Essen Germany
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
[We would like to mention that Hugues Vanhoolandt submitted his first story to VeloceToday from the Techno Essen show in 2008. His contributions in the past 8 years to the pages of VeloceToday are all outstanding. Thank you, Hugues! Ed.]
Organized for the first time in 1989, the Techno Classica Show in Essen, Germany is the biggest fair for vintage and classic cars in the world. With 127,000 square meters of exhibition space, 2,700 vehicles on sale and 201,000 visitors, this year is no exception.
While dozens of Porsche 911s, Mercedes 190 SLs and 300 SLs are exhibited, you can be sure to find Italian rarities at every corner.
Here is a small selection of the Italian and French cars at this year’s show. [Read more…] about Techno Classica Show, Essen Germany
Abarth Ascending
By Pete Vack
Although new information has surfaced about the Cisitalia Abarth 204, in looking over years of notes, letters and books, we note that as far back as 30 years ago historian John de Boer got the facts down and got them right. He passed his knowledge on and we absorbed it into the first edition of this author’s Illustrated Abarth Buyer’s Guide.
De Boer, along with collector and owner Serge Lugo, was one of the first to realize that the Cisitalia Abarth 204 is a car which marked a transitional phase in the history of Cisitalia and Abarth, and as such an important milestone for both companies; he also recognized that the ensuing Abarth 204 A berlinetta was not a 204 buy more correctly a 205, ending the confusion and properly assuming that the first Abarth built with the Abarth badge was the 205.
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VeloceToday for April 12, 2016
Hugues Vanhoolandt: Twenty Four Models
Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
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Art and the Design of the Mangusta Part 2
By Dick Ruzzin
De Tomaso’s Racing Vision
Included in the very small owner’s manual that accompanied all new Mangustas is a message from Alessandro de Tomaso himself. He makes a special statement to his customers, speaking to them very personally:
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The Complete Saga of the Caswell/Lymber BNC
Part 1 French Charm
By Eric Davison
In 2012 Eric Davison wrote a three part article about a BNC that had appeared at Watkins Glen in 1948. Below, we have combined all three parts into one for a unique, total account of this rare car. Sadly, the owner of the BNC at the time, George Lymber II. died on Oct 3 2013.
Getting involved in writing about old cars is something like a disease that is incurable. The symptoms keep on recurring. Case in point: Last year I was involved in helping my friend Phillipe Defechereux with the latest edition of his book about Watkins Glen in the period from 1948 to 1952. (Watkins Glen, The Street Years. 1948 – 1952. Dalton Watson)
The intention was to try to locate some of the cars that appeared at the Glen during those years and to tell where they are today. Unfortunately I had only a few months in which to work. To do a comprehensive job would take years and would make a pretty good book all by itself.
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Phillip Island Classic March 11-13, 2016, Australia
Story and photos by Vince Johnson
Cubic inches certainly had the headlines at the 27th Phillip Island Classic, south of Melbourne, recently. Not only were there more than two dozen Formula 5000 open wheelers racing during the three day meeting, the Group Q & R ‘big banger’ sports car grids included five McLarens, (three of them 8 liter Chev-powered), several Lolas, a six liter E-Type Jaguar and a pair of V8 Elfins. [Read more…] about Phillip Island Classic March 11-13, 2016, Australia