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A Case for Classics in China

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Interview with Don Williams of the Blackhawk Collection

VT: Perhaps you can address some of our reader’s comments from last week. One reader stated that a collector car has to have something unique, style, power, handling, innovative design and implied the Red Flag did not meet those standards.
DW: How much more unique can you be than to have the first Red Flag exchanged in the United States with China, one of the first cars built by China, and the car which exemplifies the start of cultural sharing and automotive exchange between the United States and China if not the world.
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VeloceToday’s 2008 Twelve Best

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VeloceToday went from strength to strength with a brand new format, a storefront, and best of all, the formal inclusion of French classics. The articles kept coming in, better and bigger with more new contributors.

Below are our twelve favorite articles of the 165 articles and news features we published over the year. Click on the titles to read the article.
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Red Flag Added to The Blackhawk Collection

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red flag The Hon Qi, or Red Flag, now proudly stands next to the Nardi Blue Ray I in the Blackhawk Museum.

By Pete Vack and Staff

Egads! Why is a Chinese car featured in our French and Italian classic car magazine?

First of all, it is a fascinating and important collectible. Second, it is the first classic legally imported to the U.S. from China. Third, Don Williams of the Blackhawk Collection has spent years making this event happen. Lastly, and most important to our readers with classic cars, Williams thinks that by cultivating such trades with the vast and still growing Chinese market, there may be potential for increased sales of classic cars to China.
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Abarths at Turin

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Turin Abarth show
The symbol of the exhibition –100 yeas of Abarth–was designed by the famous Italian artist Ugo Nespolo.

Story and Photos by Alessandro Gerelli

The 0-100 Abarth exhibition was held in the same location as the recent Concept Car show and was organized by Fiat to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Karl Abarth (November 15th 1908).
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Dream On, Turin

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Turin dream show

Photos and Story by Alessandro Gerelli

Automotive history in the Turin area has developed in two directions: the first is production and the second is the creativity, craftsmanship and technology in body design which has resulted in a wide variety of important prototypes and concept cars that very often have anticipated the series production.
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2009 Fiat Calendar Now Available

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Classic Fiat 2009 Calendar available on Lulu.com as a print on demand publication. Featuring full colour throughout this calendar features some truly classic tipos from the Italian manufacturer including the Barchetta, X1-9, 124 Spider, 850 Coupe, 128 Rally and more. Sized 32cm x 48cm this coil bound calendar is available now by clicking on the following URL (www.lulu.com/content/4872913). Please note that this is not an official Fiat licensed product, it has been created by myself, a life long enthusiast of Italian cars for other enthusiasts to enjoy.

Price Pounds 17.99, Euro 21.48, US$26.98

Hugh Doran

VeloceToday Forum: Documentation In Automotive Historical Books and Articles

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We are asking for comments from authors, publishers, readers, historians, and others with experience in this subject. Please use the Letters to the Editor section of this post to provide your opinions. The following are a few questions to get the forum going:

Should serious automobile history and biography books and articles include proper documentation such as notes and bibliographies?

Why are the vast majority of automobile books undocumented?

What automotive titles are known to be properly documented?

What kinds of documentation should be used?

Is documenting entirely up to the authors?

What do publishers recommend?

What do readers want?

Does publishing documented works help increase the stature of automobile writers and historians?

Does the lack of proper documentation in automotive history and biography lessen the importance of the work, and author?

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