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Italian Historic Cup at Monza

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Abarth Osella PA1 owned and driven by Grant Tromans of Monte Carlo.

Story and photos by Roberto Motta

“58th Coppa Intereuropa Autostoriche”

On June 4-6th the “58th Coppa Intereuropa Autostoriche” was held at the historic circuit of Monza. The “Intereurope Cup” is the main Italian event for historic cars and this year had competition events for over 350 racing cars: From Tourism classes to Formula 1 and sports prototype, the Autostoriche featured the cars of the classes that participated in the classic “1000 km of Monza”. In addition, the weekend had parades, rallies, shows and a marketplace, all strictly reserved for cars that wrote the racing history.
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Holy BatConcours!

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Story and photos by Wallace A. Wyss

[We were holding this article on the Greystone Concours held at the Doheny Mansion and run it along with an article about Bill Doheny and his cars. But information is not easy to obtain and we are still doing research. (yes, we need help!) In the meantime, we can’t let this neat story by Wally Wyss simply slip away. Late, but still good, we present it now with our apologies. Ed.]

If there really was a Bruce Wayne (aka “Batman”) and he had a mansion in Beverly Hills, then Greystone Mansion would be it. In fact it’s been used as a set for many films, including “Batman and Robin” with George Clooney. It is a genuine fieldstone mansion, with a slate roof, cobblestone courtyards, manicured gardens, all located high in the hills above Sunset strip, and was built by E.L. Doheny who reportedly was the first to strike oil in L.A. He built the mansion in 1928 for his son Ned, whose son William would eventuall become very active in the Southern Cal sports car movement. It is now a recognized historical landmark. Doheny’s place made a near perfect site for a concours d’elegance on April 11, 2010, and yours truly was privileged to be one of the few reporters invited to the $100 apiece spectator price event.

A 1937 6CM 1500 Maserati, chassis 1540. Once owned by UK vintage racer R. Fielding, and it was sold at a Goodings Auction in 2006 for $726,000. No name tag on the car but plenty of interest.


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Charles Addams: The Bugatti Years, 1960-1988

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Legendary mechanic Jim McGee works on the Bugatti while Charles Addams looks on. Watermill, NY., 1978. Photo by H.R.Krause. Used with permission from the Tee and Charles Addams Foundation.

By Pete Vack

Read Part I, Charles Addams and His Cars, 1948-1960

In 1960, Charles Addams was about to embark upon the most lucrative years of his career as a cartoonist, even having enough spare cash to renew car insurance.” By 1964 his income had almost tripled and the “Addams Family” was just making its debut on nation-wide TV. Like never before, Addams, an otherwise “normal boy” from New Jersey, would be able to enjoy both his cars and his freedom.

After two years of racing the Alfa 8C2300 (see Driving the 8C2300) around eastern Long Island, Addams began looking for a Bugatti. Already well known by Vintage Sports Car Club of America (VSCCA) members, Addams was an active member in the nascent club, and even though he rarely sallied forth to events at Lime Rock or Thompson, Connecticut, he seldom missed a vintage meet at

Addams, left with Ken Purdy (glasses and white hair) at the annual meeting of the American Bugatti Club at Le Chanteclair, circa 1960. Photo from the collection of Ralph Gross and first published in My Two Lives.

Bridgehampton, Long Island. But he was at the right bar at the right time when “Kings of the Road” author Ken Purdy decided to part with his well-known T35C. Ed Bond got involved with a complex brokered deal between Derry Mallalieu, Addams and Purdy. “When the four way transaction was complete the results were as follows: Addams owned Ken’s T35C, (s/n 4813) Ken was Bugless, Mallalieu had the Alfa, and I purchased the Alfa from Mallalieu.” The Alfa was purchased by Fred Simeone a few years later and can be seen today at the Simeone Foundation.
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Charles Addams and his CAR Toons

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©Charles Addams With permission of the Tee and Charles Addams Foundation

By Pete Vack
From the VeloceToday Archives, June, 2010

A deep interest in classic cars was bound to reveal itself in the art of Charles Addams. When the Tee and Charles Foundation began to collect and identify the Addams cartoons, they found over 70 related to the automobile. [Read more…] about Charles Addams and his CAR Toons

Lancia Mystery Car

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Side view indicates an attractive but not Italianate design. But the mechanicals are all Lancia.

Ok, we give up. As so often happens, a reader will send us some images of a car that no one can identify. Usually we can find the answer without a great deal of research.

But this one left us stumped.

Despite its short wheelbase, the car is quite attractive. Think Denzel with a front engine.

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Turkish Grand Prix

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800 GPs - An evening of Ferrari history

Well, That Didn’t Work

by Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

It was said that the only way Red Bull would lose in Turkey is if they threw away the race. McLaren was hoping that the “ask and ye shall receive” plan was going to work. It seemed for a while that there was no way that anyone was going to catch Mark Webber who led most of the opening laps and was on pole. [Read more…] about Turkish Grand Prix

The History of the March-Alfa Romeo Indy Cars

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May 19th, 1990. the March-Alfa Romeo 90CA-003 during qualifying driven by Roberto Guerrero. Photo courtesy IMS Photo.

By Roberto Motta

The History of the Indy 500 March-Alfa Romeos

By Roberto Motta

Twenty years ago this month, Alfa Romeo made its last appearance at the Indianapolis 500 with a promising effort put forth by the Patrick Team of Chip Ganassi. In this exclusive report, Roberto Motta tracks the history of the March-Alfa Romeos and describes the recent restoration of the car driven by Roberto Guerrero at Indy.

The Indy 500 race has always captured the attention of millions fans and the interest of the European car manufacturers including Alfa Romeo. Rex Mays entered the 1937 event with the Type 8C (see Alfa’s Pre War Titans) and a Type 308 ended a successful and long run with an 8th place in 1948. But there would be no more Alfas at the Brickyard for another forty two years. [Read more…] about The History of the March-Alfa Romeo Indy Cars

7th Monte Carlo Historic Grand Prix

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The Pre 1975 F1 GP cars race was the occasion to see a squadron of Tecno F1 cars, this one, a PA123 of 1972, owned and driven by ‘Nanni’ Galli himself who drove that car in period.

Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

For the 7th time, Monaco held the Historic Grand Prix on May 1st and 2nd. This author has been to almost every major vintage race event in the world, and believes that the Monaco Historic Grand Prix is an absolute must for every motosports fan. There are eight races, ranging from 1929 to 1984, and nowhere else can you be so close to the action. Surely more fun than the actual Grand Prix which takes place two weeks later. And the photos, please: [Read more…] about 7th Monte Carlo Historic Grand Prix

Second Quail Motorcycle Gathering a Success

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Stewart Ingram brought two Maserati motocycles. This is his 125 GT Super two-stroke.

 

Story and photos by Michael T. Lynch
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The Second Edition of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering took place in bright sunshine at the Quail Lodge Golf Club on the day before Mothers Day, but the festivities began earlier. Kenny Roberts led a group of golfers in a game on Friday. That same day, 40-odd bikes took part in the Quail Motorcycle Tour, escorted by motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol. Ducati showed strong confidence in the organizers when they provided Quail Lodge President, Lawson Little, with a new 1200 Multistrada for the ride. [Read more…] about Second Quail Motorcycle Gathering a Success

Monaco Grand Prix

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Ferrari Motorhome

Red Bull Perfect
Grand Prix of Monaco

by Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

There is still something special when the circus comes to town, and when the circus is F1 and the town is Monaco, people tend to be overwhelmed by not only the atmosphere, but also the bar tab. What do you mean that a glass of champagne was 30€, and it was even non-vintage? But even the common bubbly flows like water on a certain weekend in May every year, and the team that seemed to be doing the most celebrating was Red Bull racing who left the principality with a perfect result. [Read more…] about Monaco Grand Prix

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