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Reunion at Saratoga

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Among Peter Sachs’ tasty collection was the perfect car to bring to the NART Reunion, held at Saratoga, New York on September 10-12. This Ferrari 365 P2 was sold new to Luigi Chinetti and entered under the NART banner. It won the Reims 12 Hours in 1965 for Pedro Rodriguez and Jean Guichet, was 2nd at the Bridgehampton 500 Kilometers (Pedro again) and had top-10 placings at Le Mans and Daytona in 1965 and 1966 respectively. It is shown in its Le Mans livery.

By Michael T. Lynch

Photos by Michael T. Lynch unless otherwise noted

From the VeloceToday Archives, September 2009

Saratoga, New York is a beautifully restored city that thrives on horse racing (both thoroughbreds and harness racing) and the performing arts.  It became a spa in the 19th Century because of its mineral waters and gambling also became part of its attraction. [Read more…] about Reunion at Saratoga

Shannons Adelaide Rally, 21-23 November 2025

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Theodore Athanasiadis & Sabe Hatami, 1986 Ferrari Testarossa, Zagame Tour, Beaumont

Story and photos by Vince Johnson

South Australia’s summer weather usually arrives anytime after October but this year was running late. Spring rain had kept the country in the Adelaide hills green and the forecast for the three-day tarmac rally was patchy. Not that this mattered to the crews and spectators.

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Behind the Fence, OSCAs in Florida

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OSCA S750 Morelli Spyder (Chassis number 760), Sebring 12 Hours, March 20-21, 1959-jeff-allison

Story by Jeff Allison

Noted author Karl Ludvigsen (Classic Racing Engines, 2001) described OSCAs as “…brilliant small-displacement screamers…” Certainly they were an effective combination of chassis, engine and aerodynamic bodywork, most often fashioned by Bologna metal bender Morelli. Some say they were built to the standards of a grand prix racer. For sure, they were consistent and prolific class winners almost everywhere – from small regional Italian races and hill climbs to Sports Car Club of America races to major international venues. A 1452CC, 130HP OSCA MT4 (chassis 1137) was the surprise upset overall winner of the 1954 Twelve Hours of Sebring, outlasting bigger and more powerful cars from Allard, Cunningham, Ferrari, Jaguar and Lancia.

Here are the OSCAs I saw and photographed from 1959-1963. Enjoy!

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Francisco Giordano’s Great Little Maserati Book

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Story by Graham Gauld

Six years ago Francisco Giordano published a little soft cover booklet on Maserati that opened my eyes to many interesting elements in the history of one of Italy’s most famous companies. Most of the general history of Maserati is well known and it is to his credit that Giordano has dug deeper into the brothers Maserati, who founded the company in the 1920s.

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Pegaso Models and Books

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By Pete Vack

From the Archives November 202o

It was just the other day, as I was sitting here minding my own business when the doorbell rang. I turned to see the postman run away as fast as possible, leaving a mysterious, unexpected package on the porch.

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Casa Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena

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Taken during the audio visual presentation and lightly photoshopped.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

It was back in 2014 that I had last visited the Ferrari Museums in Maranello and Modena. This year, whilst planning my trip to Bologna for Auto Moto d Epoca, it dawned on me that Modena was just down the road, so to speak, and with a late evening flight back to the UK we could, after spending a day and a half at the Bologna show, jump on the train and visit the Casa Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena.

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National Motorcycle Museum and Ace Cafe

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A Velocette MAC 350 cc similar to the one the author restored.

Story by Brandes Elitch

National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull, West Midlands. To get right to the point, this museum is recognized as finest and largest motorcycle museum in the world. There are about 600 show-quality bikes on display in five exhibition halls. The bikes are from the early 1900s to the 1980s. It is overwhelming.

It is a tribute to the British motorcycle industry, which achieved world domination for sixty years. [Read more…] about National Motorcycle Museum and Ace Cafe

A Short Trip to the UK

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Fellow traveler Brandes Elitch next to a stationary Citroen prop food truck – Warwick Castle (they are all over the place: malls, public spaces).

Kenyon and Margaret Wills add some local color to their recent trip to the NEC Classic with the intrepid Brandes Elitch-Ed.

Story and photos by Kenyon and Margaret Wills

The annual early-November Classic Motor Show that we’re discussing is next to the Birmingham airport in the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), which is a modern convention center that is to UK conventions what Las Vegas or Orlando is to the USA.

The show is very centrally located and the entire country is essentially “next door” via a robust national rail network or the adjacent airport, making for a several-hour train ride or a cheap easyJet flight into Birmingham Airport. Hanging with Brandes Elitch, we also enjoyed the National Motorcycle Museum, just down the roundabout from the NEC. [Read more…] about A Short Trip to the UK

Tazio Nuvolari, a Brief Bio

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There have been many authoritative works documenting the extraordinary career of the great Italian race driver Tazio Nuvolari. The word “authentic” was used in this original article submitted by Lorenzo Montagner, who is the curator of the Tazio Nuvolari Museum in Mantua, Italy and could, therefore, be considered an authority on the subject of Tazio Nuvolari.

Lorenzo Montagner writes from the perspective of an Italian enthusiast as well as a scholar. He takes pride in the history and the charm of the area which gave Nuvolari his epithet “The Flying Mantuan.”

– Pete Vack and Peter Darnall

By Lorenzo Montagner, Administrator and custodian of the Tazio Nuvolari Museum
Color photos by Gian Maria Pontiroli

From the VeloceToday Archives, May, 2017

Owned by the Automobile Club di Mantova, the Tazio Nuvolari Museum is situated in Mantua: the city is a small but wonderful peninsula surrounded by three artificial lakes located in the heart of the Po valley (Pianura Padana) between Milan and Venice. Mantua was the home town of the poet Virgil, a territory that blends together water, ground and sky. Under the duchy of the Gonzaga family, between the middle of 1300s and the beginning of 1700s, Mantua hosted renowned artists like Andrea Mantegna, Leon Battista Alberti and Giulio Romano who contributed to the transformation of the town in one of the gems of the Italian Renaissance.

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Bulgari’s Jewel of a Giulietta

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Story and photos by Sean Smith

Giulietta Sprint Veloce driver Dore Leto di Priolo went to Zagato after the 1956 Mille Miglia to request that they rebody his car, which had been heavily damaged in the 1,000-mile road race. The Milanese coachbuilder produced a lightweight racing car (the Giulietta SVZ) that had a considerable edge over the already fast Sprint Veloce.

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American Invasion: Elitch at the NEC Classic

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Need we say more?

Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Brandes Elitch, Kenyon and Margaret Wills

Although I have attended Retromobile, Essen TechnoClassic, the Mille Miglia Historique, the Monaco Historics, and other shows for many years, until this year I had not visited the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre Classic Motor Show (November 7-9).

It is the largest motor show for historic vehicles in the world, spread out in 5 halls, in a large exhibition center, just a short monorail ride from the Birmingham airport.

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‘Simply Italian’ Car Meet at Beaulieu, September 28

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A rainy day did not discourage 500 plus Italian car owners.

Story and photos by Gary Axon

In a bid to attract more visitors to its picturesque Beaulieu location post Covid-19 pandemic, the UK’s National Motor Museum successfully introduced its now popular themed ‘Simply’ vehicle gatherings a few years ago, with around a dozen of these well-attended Simply events held during the 2025 season.

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