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As We Promised–Bugatti Atlantic Update

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The Atlantic on the road during the Pebble Tour. It attracted as much attention there as it did on Ocean Avenue and on the lawn at Pebble Beach. Whatever one thinks about its provenance, this is one impressive piece of machinery. Credit: Dale LaFollette

Photos and Captions by Michael T. Lynch unless othewise noted.
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Concorso Italiano–Opening Shots

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Rare stars often appear at Concorso Italiano. This Bizzarrini Manta, for example--

By Brandes Elitch
Photos by Petya Elitch

Twenty five years ago, Francis “Frank” Mandarano began what has become known as the “Concorso Italiano.” Mandarano had previously started a club for Maserati owners, and a company to sell Maserati parts, and even a restoration shop, located outside of Seattle. [Read more…] about Concorso Italiano–Opening Shots

Find VeloceToday’s Hidden Treasures

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How to Find Great Articles on Your Favorite Subject

Finding the hidden car is often easy. Finding the article, well, read on.

Over the past nine years (VeloceToday is beginning our tenth year of continuous weekly publication) we have posted almost 1200 feature articles on cars, events, people, news, and lifestyles. Looking for these archived treasures—and finding them—is not always easy, but can be if you know what buttons to press.

There are over 483 articles in the VeloceToday archives published just since February of 2008 alone (in WordPress) and 690 between 2002 and 2007. This article will help you find what you’re looking for or just make it easier to browse through the archives. After they appear on the homepage for generally two weeks, each article is then placed in the archives. If you missed VT for a week or two, or if you are new to VT, you won’t be aware of articles which may be of interest to you, now hidden in the archives, not to mention the thousands of photos also resident within those articles. [Read more…] about Find VeloceToday’s Hidden Treasures

This Week, of Interest

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Do you know the way to Monterey? Or are you on vacation in Europe? Either way, we here at VeloceToday are still we here at VeloceToday. And this week the July Goodwood Festival is featured, thanks to a new correspondent by the name of Robert Neary. We hope to bring you more of his work in the near future. Carl Goodwin’s work on racing the Alfa Giulietta in America first published in 2007 was so good we thought it was time for a mid-summer rerun.

Dan Schaefer out in Minneapolis would like you to contact him if interested in attending their yearly event. He’s at 612 385 3111 or Dan@wheelsofitaly.com.

The now twice-a-year contribution drive is over but we’ll continue to remind you to send in what you can when you can. We thank all those who have contributed so far and their dollars have ensured that VeloceToday will continue to be here for all of you.

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Alfas Star at Goodwood, July 2-4, 2010

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Remarkable Alfa scultpure at Goodwood.

Story and photos by Robert Neary

With a theme of VIVA VELOCE and a celebration of 100 years of Alfa Romeo, this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed was a truly wonderful event for the Italian car enthusiast. [Read more…] about Alfas Star at Goodwood, July 2-4, 2010

Racing the Alfa Giulietta in America Part I

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There's carbon on this sparkplug, the Alfa lady seems to be saying. Dunkirk 1958. Photo: Alix Lafontant.

By Carl Goodwin

A slow beginning
The Alfa Giulietta did not come on the sports car scene as Porsche did, with dramatic wins and startling performance. Instead, it kind of slid into the U.S. market, and began to race two years after its introduction in Italy. [Read more…] about Racing the Alfa Giulietta in America Part I

Racing the Alfa Giulietta in America Part II

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Following close: Detroit's Harry Constant in Alfa #84 is hounded by Chuck Stoddard in the #25 Alfa, with the rest of the Put-in-Bay field in the distance. Photo: Joe Brown

By Carl Goodwin

Stoddard Racing
Chuck Stoddard won national SCCA championships in 1959, 1961 and 1965 in Alfas. “The Giulietta didn’t get interesting,” he says, “until the Veloce was introduced. Bob Grossman was one of the first to run one. Max Hoffman was behind it – he pitted Porsche against Alfa. He would go to Porsche and tell them ‘The Speedsters are nice but the Giulietta is nicer.’ [Read more…] about Racing the Alfa Giulietta in America Part II

T57S Bugatti Atlantic Reappears at Pebble Beach

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Madam Holtzschuch poses with the T57S in its first iteration at the Juan de Pins Concours on Cap d'Antibes in 1937. Credit: Pierre-Yves Laugier Collection.

By Michael T. Lynch

Much of the breathless reportage in the business and popular press of the recent sale of a Type 57SC Bugatti Atlantic focused on its price and the supposed fact that there were only two — some said three — Atlantics built.

There were actually four cars.  [Read more…] about T57S Bugatti Atlantic Reappears at Pebble Beach

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