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Ferrari Museum Circa 2014: California Dreaming

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Thomassima

Thomassima. Tom Meade's third creation and probably his most famous. Tom Meade was an American living in Modena who had his own ideas as to how Ferrari's should look. This example is based on a 250GT Coupe.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

From the VeloceToday Archives, November 2014

The article covers the cars and current displays at the Ferrari Museum. Click here to read about the items and artifacts at the Ferrari Museum

2014, in addition to being the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Maserati concern is also the 60th anniversary of the presence of Ferrari in North America.

This anniversary also ties in rather nicely with the recent launch of the new Ferrari California T. These two events are currently being celebrated at the

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London to Brighton Run, 2025

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1899 single cylinder 3.5HP Wolseley Two seater voiturette, entered by the British Motor Museum, driven by Alex Brundle and Charlotte Vowden.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The thing that strikes me most as I sort through my pictures of the 2025 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run are the smiles; nearly everybody is smiling when they reach the finishing line. Many had a trouble-free run stopping only to grab a coffee at the designated stops. Others had been under the car for more time than they had been in it (probably more accurate to say on it) but it was smiles all the way, it is that sort of event and the spectators along the route join in with the smiling, and the clapping. It all seems like great fun.

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Best of France and Italy, 2025

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A 1926 Bugatti T40 Roadster.

The 2015 Annual Best of Italy and France Show

Story and photos by Joe Duray

The 53rd Annual Best of Italy and France Show was held on November 2. It is probably the oldest car show in Southern California, and occurs annually on the first Sunday of November in a beautiful park in the San Fernando Valley.

It is special in that any car or vintage is allowed to show if it was built in either Italy or France. It is a car show for car owners. There is no car judging, and the cost of registration is minimal. This brings out a large array of cars. This year, approximately 350 cars were on the green. There is no cost for spectator admission.

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Gauld and the Mallocks

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The redoubtable Major Mallock with one of his first Ford engined Austin Seven specials from the 1940s.

Story and photos by Graham Gauld

The Silverstone Classic, run by the British Racing Drivers Club, is an event for car guys and gals with a huge entry of cars of every shape and style racing on the full Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit.

For me it is a time to meet up with old friends and poke around the various paddocks to see what interesting cars and people I can find.

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Gijsbert-Paul Berk: The Truth About Spiders

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By Gijsbert-Paul Berk

From the VeloceToday Archives, June, 2013

The Attraction of Spiders
This is not about the eight-legged arachnids – of which some species can be poisonous – but about four wheeled automobiles that appeal to the instincts of sporting men and women.

Driving an open sportscars without a roll bar can of course also be dangerous. But, as someone once remarked “driving a low and powerful machine with the wind blowing over your skull, is one of the most exhilarating sensations you can have with your pants on”. It is also one of the best ways to stop smoking.

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St James’s Motoring Spectacle

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

What we as kids back in the 60s used to call the “old crocks race,” the London to Brighton Run has over the past few years morphed into a sort of London Motoring Week which kicked off on the Wednesday, October 29 with the opening of the Royal Automobile Club’s ‘Art of Motoring’ exhibition at the Iconic Images Gallery in Waterloo Place Piccadilly, and reached its zenith on the Sunday November 2 with the London to Brighton Veteran car run.

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Royal Automobile Club Treasures, RM Action

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Taking center stage in the atrium of the RAC Club House, this 1902 Wolseley two cylinder 10hp Tonneau, only the 53rd car to be road registered in the city of Birmingham. Originally fitted with solid rubber tyres, the Wolseley now runs on pneumatic tyres, and has done since 1953. Before being purchased by the Oldman family in 2001 the car was owned by Jack Howes, an enthusiast who entered and completed 45 London to Brighton Veteran Car Runs, in fact this Wolseley has now made the run 55 times.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

For the past two years, us scruffy old media types have been allowed into the venerable RAC Club house located on Pall Mall, slap bang in the center of the St James Motoring Spectacle. So a chance to enter through the mahogany revolving doors and take a peek inside was not something I was going to miss.

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Abarth to Siata at Auto e Moto d’Epoca

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1961 Abarth 700 Bialbero Record Monza ex-Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus

Last week Hugues Vanhoolandt brought us the F1 cars at this year’s Auto e Moto d’Epoca, as well as a few other race cars of interest. This week he brings us cars from, and in alphabetical order, Abarth, Bandini, Cisitalia, Diato, Ferrari, Fiat Innocenti, Lancia and Siata. At least.

Captions and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

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Commercial Vehicles at Auto e Moto d’Epoca

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A gem on the ANAS stand, an Autobianchi Giardinera.

Every year, Auto e Moto d’Epoca Bologna overwhelms our correspondents and our pages. Last week Sharp just concentrated on the Fiats at the show and as he reports this week, Italian commercial vehicles of all shapes and sizes are out for display and all are part of the commercial and transportation history of that country. We would be remiss if we did not include a few them.

Captions and photos by Jonathan Sharp

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Fiats at Auto e Moto d’Epoca

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Script on the grille of this Fiat seems to read “Weber”. Any ideas?

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Just back from Bologna after visiting Auto e Moto d’Epoca (October 23-26). A great show as usual with much to see. For me it is not the exotic stuff that makes the show, though the F1 display (see Vanhoolandt’s report) in the atrium was impressive, it’s the obscure stuff dotted around the various halls, sometimes on the club stands but more often buried in amongst the hundreds of cars for sale from both the dealers and private owners.

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Formula 1 at Auto e Moto d’Epoca

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The Mercedes W196 R made its mark on its era. Winner in its very first race, the 1954 French Grand Prix at Reims, the W196 R went on to win the 1954 and 1955 world titles with Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel.

Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

Auto e Moto d’Epoca 2025

This year, Auto e Moto d’Epoca in Bologna (October 23-26) commemorated 75 years of Formula 1.
As such, around fifteen cars were on display in the atrium, and many more were scattered throughout the various halls.
Let’s take a look at the most interesting models, most of which were entered by Italian racing teams, as well as a few non-F1 competition cars seen at the show.

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