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Experiencing Giotto Part 1

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Strada coming at you, but is it the real thing? Photo Courtesy Graham Earl.

By Graham Earl

Words of wisdom from one who knows

(Note that none of the photos herein should be misconstrued as to being a replicar; they represent Bizzarrinis in various forms.)

My first encounter with Bizzarrini was as a student in London in the late 1970s. I was walking home along the A316 at Richmond one afternoon, vaguely noticing the busy rush-hour traffic hustling along the two-lane road. There was an old car repair shop on this road, and for a couple of weeks, I had been intrigued by a Fiat 2300 Ghia Coupe which had been languishing on the forecourt waiting for attention. [Read more…] about Experiencing Giotto Part 1

Outside Race Retro with Jonathan Sharp

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

The view from a muddy field, the Live Rally stage at Race Retro

Race Retro is not just a show of static racing cars. (Read Roy P. Smith’s report of the show inside). A key element of the show is the live Rally stage in which various Rallying greats are demo’d enthusiastically by their passionate owners. The highlights on the stage this year for VeloceToday readers had to have been the Lancia Delta S4, a Ferrari 308 GTB Michelotto, a pair of Renault 5 Turbos and an Alpine 110. [Read more…] about Outside Race Retro with Jonathan Sharp

Inside Race Retro with Roy P. Smith

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Stunning Sprint Speciale at Race Retro.

Story and photos by Roy Smith

Roy P. Smith takes a look at Race Retro’s Inside Offerings

29,000 visitors were greeted by James Hunt’s McLaren M23 Formula One car on arrival to this year’s Race Retro before heading towards the popular ‘Speed Street’, passing a superb line-up of McLarens on the way including the centerpiece of the 50th anniversary celebrations – Emerson Fittipaldi’s 1974 double championship winning M23. [Read more…] about Inside Race Retro with Roy P. Smith

Montier Ford in Classic & Sports Car

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From the pages of Classic & Sports Car, March 2014:
“Few know about French Ford dealer Charles Montier’s pre-war exploits with the Blue Oval at both Le Mans and at Grand Prix events.Chris Martin has put this right with this fascinating 32 page ‘Folio’ from VeloceToday Select. Highlights include the story of the 1933 twin engined GP challenger. $20 available from the author.”

We might at that if you are in Australia or New Zealand, do order your copy direct from author (and VeloceToday correspondent) Chris Martin at cmscarstuff@bigpond.com. However, if you forget and order from us, we’ll send your order to Chris to fill and it will arrive much sooner. At the same time, drop an email to the offices of Classic & Sports Car, mick.walsh@haymarket.com telling them you saw the Montier review. [Read more…] about Montier Ford in Classic & Sports Car

VeloceToday for February 28, 2014

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Maserati 5000GT

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Maserati 5000 GT 103.60 by Frua was built for the Aga Khan (Aly's father). Photo by Hugues Vanhoolandt.

The Trident’s Car for Kings

By Wallace Wyss

I think there’s a thing with rulers, heads of state, kings or captains of industry.

They don’t like to see the same car they are driving coming the other way.

It is, I think, to protect their reputation. If they have a one-off car, they don’t have to worry about someone saying ”Wasn’t that your such-and-such parked outside Fifi’s Massage last night?” Sort of like a Dior gown for a woman.

Anyway that’s my reasoning why there are so many variations on the coachwork of hand-built exotics. [Read more…] about Maserati 5000GT

Maseratis in Paris

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Bonhams: Maserati Mistral (sold for 110k euros) and Bora (sold for 91k euros)

Maseratis at Retromobile, 2014

Captions and Photo by Alessandro Gerelli

Retromobile 2014 was a huge success with more than 90,000 visitors in five days. A major factor contributing to this success was the very high level of the cars that could be seen, both in the exhibition itself and in the auctions that are held during the opening.

Italian cars have attracted the attention of everybody, but this year the presence of Maserati was of particular interest. [Read more…] about Maseratis in Paris

VeloceToday for February 18th 2014

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Gauld at Retro Take Two

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Porporato finishes 4th in the 1908 Targa Florio with the Berliet.

By Graham Gauld

About fifteen years ago I was appointed a member of the FIA Historic Commission in Paris. As such, I met up with some interesting people and one fellow member, probably the oldest at the time, was Paul Berliet whose family had created the Berliet company. [Read more…] about Gauld at Retro Take Two

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