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1963 Alpine M63. Designed by French engineer Marcel Hubert, this M63 took part to the 1964 Sebring 12 Hours. Approximately five cars were built and were powered by a 996cc 4-cylinder engine developing 95 hp.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
We continue with the Antwerp Concours.
Photos by Jonathan Sharp and Glen Glendenning
In this article, we present two unusual Alfas. The beautiful and elusive De Mola Alfa was finally caught by Jonathan Sharp at this year’s Heveningham Hall Concours on June 28-29. We had seen a few photos of it over the years but Jonathan found it even more stunning in person. This in turn reminded us of another attractive pre-war Alfa roadster with a body by Vanden Plas, which was photographed by the late Glen Glendenning in 1953.
A heavy downpour had soaked the Goodwood track, forming an impressive puddle at the exit of the chicane. It took more than that to impress the driver of this 1938 Maserati 8CTF.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
Hugues Vanhoolandt takes us for lap at the recent Goodwood Revival focusing on the Italian cars entered.
Settrington Cup, A two part contest for Austin J40 pedal cars of a type that raced between 1949 and 1966.
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
If you were thinking ‘well he spent three days at the Goodwood Revival but did not seem to see any racing’ well yes I did indeed spend a chunk of time in the paddocks, pits and assembly area but I did get to see a chunk of racing, and here are the photos to prove it. Mostly British cars, some in the sun, some in the rain, either taken from leaning on the gate at the exit from the assembly area, or down in the area of the chicane. Please enjoy.
It’s a little-known fact that Jim Clark tested an Alfa Romeo. Purchased by an Alfa Romeo UK employee for racing, Jim Clark tested this Giulietta Sprint Veloce at Charterhall to compare it to the Lotus Elite.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
Hugues continues with his coverage of the Goodwood Revival.
Alfa Sportiva and 158
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
‘Turn on, tune in, drop out.’ The entry gate into this year’s Goodwood Revival took us back to the late 60s and to the intersection of Haight and Ashbury in San Francisco and the birth of the hippie movement and the 60s counter-culture.
We waded past the hippie tents and the psychedelic school bus to reach the paddocks, where all the really interesting stuff lay. I have never seen so many VW Type 2 split screen vans in one location, as each morning before the racing commenced, the Type 2s paraded around the circuit to celebrate the model’s 75th anniversary. According to the programme at least 130 were expected and, due to the muddy infield where they had planned to display them, they were parked literally everywhere and whilst I am not a big fan they did make a very impressive sight. [Read more…] about Goodwood Revival, Paddock and Aircraft
Lancia Scorpion, waiting.
Story by Tom Gonnella
Photos taken by the Editor circa 2004 unless otherwise noted
In the 1970s, Sam Caronia had some interesting cars in the shop on 38th Street in Norfolk, Va. In addition to the three Allemanos, the Intermeccanica and the 300SC, he also had a couple of OTR or OTS 1000s, a Simca and a Porsche Abarth Carrera. In addition to the usual Fiat’s, MG’s, Healey’s, VW’s and old Porsches, behind the shop there was a Ferrari 250, a Buick another Simca, several Series 2 Alfa Spiders and a GT Junior.
The one, the only, Intermeccanica F Jr.
By Pete Vack
From the VeloceToday Archives, 2010
Guys are incredibly insensitive sometimes, cruelly defining even friends not by who he or she is, but by what cars they own, as if the vehicle was more important than the owner. Contact begins with not “Hey Sam, how have you been,” but with “Hey Sam, you still have the Intermeccanica?” We are as guilty of this sin as anyone, and we all do it from time to time, I would guess.
Review by Pete Vack
Books on Cisitalia are rare. We have found three important books on the subject:
A Dream Called Cisitalia 202 (Un Sogno Chiamato Cisitalia) The True Story of the Most Beautiful Car in the World by Mario Simoni, published in 2004, relates the Cisitalia story in 225 pages, and almost 500 photos. The text is in Italian, but worth every cent of the $100 or so that is being asked for a copy on eBay. [Read more…] about Cisitalia, The Brand That Altered Porsche’s Destiny, Reviewed
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
This year we found Goodwood celebrating a remarkable 50-year period of motorsport success for Alfa Romeo with a selection of machinery that begins with pre-war successes and ends with World Championship win in 1975. To celebrate this, a fantastic parade of iconic Alfa Romeo racing cars was organized. The parade brought together everything from the earliest racing models, such as the RL Targa Florio’s of the 1920s, to the 33/TT/3 sports prototypes of the early 1970s.
