Photos by Nicolas Villion, captions by Tom Bromehead
VeloceToday for May 13, 2014
The winner of the Alfa Giulia Coupe GT and GTA is Frank Allocca. Thanks to Veloce Publishing for providing a copy for our contest.
Scarab: Race long of the all American Specials 1957-1965 Photos by Dave Friedman. This book contains the signatures of Lance Reventlow and Chuck Daigh! Preston Lerner’s definite story of the Reventlow Scarab project and the F1 cars, published in 1991. 176 pages. 450 Euro. Click pic for more photos. Contact info@du-commerce.nl
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Instruction Book.
DIAS Public No. 780 10/61 (15.000). Incredible, excellent condition, 14 pages with FOUR fold out wiring diagrams for the Berlina, TI, Spider and Spider Veloce. No water marks, rips or tears; you will NOT find one in better condition! This book covers the rare Berlina, the Berlina TI and the Spider and Spider Veloce for the U.S. market. $600 or best offer. Click here to see details.
Contact:vack@cox.net
Scarab F1 Brochure 1958/1959. Here is an original brochure of the Scarab F1 car; Reportedly only 50 were ever printed!. Size: 38 x 26 cm. Extremely valuable and one of the most sought after Scarab pieces. Price on request. Click on pic for more photos. Contact info@du-commerce.nl .
SEBRING PROGRAMS
Vintage Motorphoto has available the following Sebring programs:
1959; 1960; 1961; 1962
1964; 1965; 1966; 1968; 1970; 1971
Don’t miss this offer! There is only one each and they are available for $75 each plus shipping.
Contact: Dale LaFollette
*ONE TIME ads ($25 USD) for anyone who has something to sell, to giveaway, or to holler about. Ad will be placed above the fold. Contact vack@cox.net .
Gauld at the Monaco Historics
Story and Photos by Graham Gauld
You have got to hand it to them; the Monaco Automobile Club put on a real spectacle with their bi-annual Monaco Historic event held last weekend. Monaco has been a gem in on the International racing scene since 1927 when William-Grover Williams, an Englishman in Monaco, won the first Monaco Grand Prix in his Bugatti. This week it was time to forget about the modern computers on wheels that are todays F1 cars and wallow in the nostalgia of racing in the past. The Monaco event always attracts interesting cars and people; let’s meet some of them. [Read more…] about Gauld at the Monaco Historics
Racing Voiturettes, 1931-1940
The voiturette (750cc, 1100 cc and 1500cc) races which took place between 1931 and 1940 were magic; technically interesting cars, around the house race venues, truly international with multi-make participation, a cast of characters from a Siamese Prince to Enzo Ferrari, Dick Seaman’s drives with the ERA, MG and Delage, and a devastating secret weapon unleashed by Mercedes Benz which defeated and demoralized the opposition. There was never a dull moment on or off the track. [Read more…] about Racing Voiturettes, 1931-1940
Milan Autoclassica 2014
Story and Photos by Alessandro Gerelli
This is a rather new event for Milano, the city which will host the World Expo 2015. But every year the success grows and the number and quality of the cars increases. The 2014 show featured more car restorers, many dealers and the usual owner clubs.
Notably, I have seen a lot of old Italian cars. But at this show, I found a few I had never seen before!
Brooklands Italian Car Day
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
Judging by the three lines of cars, all of which were made in Italy, waiting to pass through the Campbell gate of the Brooklands Motor Circuit in Surrey, the Italian car community is alive and thriving. [Read more…] about Brooklands Italian Car Day
VeloceToday for April 29, 2014
Looking for VeloceToday for May 6th? Don’t worry, we’ll return next week at our usual time and place…
The ritual of washing the car may be in jeopardy. Gijsbert-Paul Berk takes a look at the new dirt-repellent paints. Click here to read
SEBRING PROGRAMS
Vintage Motorphoto has available the following Sebring programs:
1959; 1960; 1961; 1962
1964; 1965; 1966; 1968; 1970; 1971
Don’t miss this offer! There is only one each and they are available for $75 each plus shipping.
Contact: Dale LaFollette
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Instruction Book.
DIAS Public No. 780 10/61 (15.000). Incredible, excellent condition, 14 pages with FOUR fold out wiring diagrams for the Berlina, TI, Spider and Spider Veloce. No water marks, rips or tears; you will NOT find one in better condition! This book covers the rare Berlina, the Berlina TI and the Spider and Spider Veloce for the U.S. market. $600 or best offer. Click here to see details.
Contact:vack@cox.net
Fiat 1100 S Mille Miglia model. Produced by an Italian firm, INCAP in 1948. The model is 14 cm in length. It is very rare, never seen before and is in like-new condition and comes with the original box. Click on the small photo to see the car and box. Contact info@du-commerce.nl
*ONE TIME ads ($25 USD) for anyone who has something to sell, to giveaway, or to holler about. Ad will be placed above the fold. Contact vack@cox.net .
Louis Bionier, French Designer, Part 4
By Gijsbert-Paul Berk
The mighty influence of Citroën (minority shareholder but major client) in the running of Panhard became most apparent when the Panhard management in 1959 started to plan a successor of their PL 17. Monsieur Pierre Bercot, Citroën’s boss, made it clear to Jean Panhard that they would not support the Panhard Company to invest in the development of a new mid-sized ‘berline’ (four door sedan). His argument was that Citroën was shortly going to introduce the Ami, an upgraded version on the platform of the 2CV and was already working on a totally new mid-sized model (the GS) to be launched in 1970. It would be a folly to compete with each other in this segment.
Sharp at the VSCC Silverstone
Whilst Graham Gauld was meeting and greeting at the VSCC Spring Start race meeting at Silverstone, Jonathan Sharp was there scooting around with his camera to bring you the following report:
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
My passion has always been for Italian cars but sometimes I like to go off script; so the idea of an ERA-only race to celebrate its 80th anniversary of the (which will be covered separately) plus various support races, plus a scattering of their period adversaries including a few Maserati’s and Bugattis, was simply too much to miss. [Read more…] about Sharp at the VSCC Silverstone
Driving the OSCA Formula Junior
By Ed McDonough
Photos by Peter Collins
Formula Junior-A Training Ground
In my youth, during the period in which I first encountered motor racing, the 500cc Formula 3 had been the ‘entry’ route to serious single seat racing for some years in Europe but was by that time on its last legs. In the USA, there was less emphasis on single-seaters but by the early ‘60s, Formula Junior had caught on, and I have always seen it as an essential part of my history. I particularly was smitten by the front engine cars from Italy.
212 Export Ferrari 0086E: Restored or Unrestored?
Story by Werner Pfister
(History copyright Marcel Massini)
In which we take a look at another car which was left untouched for decades but is now restored. What would YOU have done?
Peter Markowski, owner of RPM Restorations, in Vergennes, Vermont, proudly displayed a very tired 212 Export (0086E), at Cavallino in 2006, in its first public showing in 38 years. Found in the proverbial barn, the barchetta had originally been owned and raced by the Marzotto brothers in 1951. [Read more…] about 212 Export Ferrari 0086E: Restored or Unrestored?
Behold, the Self Cleaning Car
By Gijsbert-Paul Berk
For a few years now, R&D departments at paint manufacturers and universities all over the world have been working on the development of water and dirt repellent paints, not only for the automotive industry, but also for use on buildings and in industrial production sites.
Recently Nissan hit the headlines with the announcement that they are testing the first self-cleaning car. Nissan says it is the first automaker to apply a super-hydrophobic, oleophobic industrial treatment called Ultra-Ever Dry to a vehicle body. [Read more…] about Behold, the Self Cleaning Car