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Jerry Lehrer’s Simca 8 Sport at a New York car event sometime in 1951. Photo courtesy Jerry Lehrer.
Life, Death and Rebirth of a Simca 8. But is it the same car?
Lucas picked up this B20 in 1970 for 1300 Gulden. But there were TWO more B20s in the same deal!
By Pete Vack and Lucas van Dobben
Last week in A Life of Lancias Lucas wrote about his experiences working at the Lancia dealership and the Tulip Rally. Along the way, he naturally found many Lancias for himself. He had no less than FOUR B20s, “one with all the Nardi extras and Borani bimetal wheels.” [Read more…] about A Life of Lancias, Part 2
A year later, Gangloff also penned the body of this Type 57 C. The design has evolved to a more exuberant style, more usually seen on Saoutchik or Figoni creations.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
“Techno Classica Essen, the entire classic world under one roof”. This was the motto of the German show now in its 29th edition and held from April 5-9.
The numbers speaks for themselves as the show attracts more than 1,250 exhibitors and 220 clubs and communities of interest, showing more than 2,500 collector cars. Needless to say that two days are a minimum to see the entire exhibition, still at a fast pace. We will therefore concentrate on some specials from France and Italy. [Read more…] about Techno Classica Show Essen, Germany, 2017
Dutch enthusiast Lucas van Dobben has led a life of Lancias and shares his experiences with us; And How! finds Pegasos in New York; Vince Johnson covers Phillip Island, and we review the latest and perhaps last book on the Alfa TZ-TZ2.
Lancia racing mechanics with a Flavia on the 1970 Tulip Rally. Lucas is in the middle.
By Pete Vack and Lucas van Dobben
Of all the weird and wonderful marque enthusiasts, Lancisti are among our favorites. They are technically astute, very intelligent, well-spoken and articulate and yet have a burning passion usually reserved for Irish soccer fans. Recently when a reader wanted to know if one of our archived Lancia stories was still available (yes, they are), he attached a photo of his daily transportation in the sixties with his young son in the car. It was an ultra-rare Appia Zagato Sport. Are we on this? You bet. A correspondence began and became the story of one Lucas van Dobben and his life of Lancias.
A Lancia Sport Zagato for daily transportation, and van Dobben’s son seems to enjoy it too.
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Mystery of the New York Auto Shows
If looks could kill. An unhappy model decorates the Trujillo Pegaso. Photo by Jerry Lehrer.
Karanfilovski Alfa Romeo, turn 2.
Story and photos by Vince Johnson
Drivers from the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Belgium, Germany and New Zealand joined the Aussies at the 28th Phillip Island Classic on the weekend before the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Attracted by the sweeping island circuit south of Melbourne, they enjoyed three days of racing across nineteen categories.
Following practice and qualifying, the oldest of them all, (car not driver) Alan Telfer’s 1926 Bugatti 37/37B was the most consistent of the forty-one competitors in the first Regularity matched-lap-times event on Friday afternoon. During the weekend, second places were earned by Gerard Knapp’s 1974 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior and Bob Pinkerton’s 1955 Peugeot Belchamp GP. Others to do well were Trevor McPherson’s 3rd in his 1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce, Ernst Luthi’s 4th in his 1971 Alpine Renault A110 and Peter Axford’s 1970 Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato. Richard Longes’ 1927 Bugatti 35B almost matched Telfer’s in the age stakes. [Read more…] about Phillip Island Classic, 17-19 March 2017, Australia
Below, a tribute to the late Kyle Fleming; And How! Features Ferrari at Indy, 1956; the rest of the scene at the Goodwood Members’ Meeting, and Graham Gauld at the Maserati factory in the fifties. We need your help; please don’t forget to subscribe!
From the Archives: VeloceToday contributor Graham Gauld takes us back to the Maserati factory in 1957, 1958, and 1960. Says Gauld “Little was I to realize it at the time but in three of my earliest visits to Maserati I was actually witnessing the slow rundown of the business which led to administration and then to reformation. These were hectic days at Maserati but also days of great enthusiasm to build racing cars and develop the road cars that temporarily saved the company.” We present these great photos by year. Enjoy!
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Ferrari’s Bad Day at Indy
Photos courtesy of Dale LaFollette
Motor Racing June 1956: “The two most interesting entries for Indianapolis in 1956 are the Ferraris. Bardahl’s six cylinder experimental car, entered by Bardhal Lubricants, Florence, Italy, with Farina driving, and the 12 cylinder-engined Ferrari Special, entered by Mrs. Marion Chinetti, of New York, the driver of which has not been nominated.”
Farina must qualify and have to pass his Novice Driver’s test and his car will have to carry three stripes on its tail until he has successfully passed the test. Here Farina is seen in the old V12.
