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Marin-Sonoma Concours, May 17th 2009

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Tom Price’s Ferrari 250 GTO is seen at Laguna Seca. It will be on the lawn at the first Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance on May 17. This car won the Dakar 12 Hours in 1962 and also had GT class wins at Spa, the Nurburgring, Reims, Montlhery and the Mount Ventoux hillclimb.

Marin Sonoma Concours Ignores Gloom and Doom

By Michael T. Lynch

If automotive enthusiasm is a leading indicator, then the stock market may be due for a turnaround. Marin County California collector Charlie Goodman will launch the Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance on May 17. Goodman is not only undeterred by the present financial situation, but he is celebrating the 1929 crash by allowing free entry to cars of that model year, which will be grouped in a special display. We hope this isn’t tempting fate.
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Amazing Amelia

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The Motor Trend Award For The Editor’s Choice–1953 Fiat 8V Supersonic David and Ginny Sydorick, Beverly Hills, CA. Note wheelcovers by Lmarr Disk LTD.

It just keeps on getting better and better..

By Robert Landman
Photos by Robert Landman

March 14-15th 2009 Amelia Island, Florida

Saturday

The weather is like the economy, grey and depressing, but the gloom soon lifts as we see that everyone present is happy to see friends whom they haven’t since last years’ Amelia Concours or Pebble Beach. Events like Amelia are as much about friends as they are about cars.
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Secrets of Driving in Italy

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By Brandes Elitch with Excerpts by Joe Pelanconi
Photos by John Sexton

Owning an Italian car in America almost inevitably gives rise to an inexplicable longing to visit Italy, and that means, of course, driving there. I have done this a few times, the last one being a visit for the Lancia Centenary. Yes, it is different over there, as I found out when I tried to follow someone else for a two hour drive without having written directions or a European cell phone. This is not advisable in Italy.
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The Hidden Faces of Venice

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All photos copyright by Mario Marchesini

A semi-professional photographer, Mario Marchesini studied under the great Italian racing photographers, learning his craft at Monza in the 1970s. Today, very busy as a full time orthodontist, Marchesini still contributes images to a number of automobile magazines.

Years ago, we asked Mario to send us some images of Italy for a feature we called “Eye on Italy”. Some subjects had to do with cars, others just Mario’s Italy in general, including the Carnevale di Venezia, certainly the farthest thing from the automobile scene but nonetheless striking. For those who would like to share Mario’s Venice 2009 with him, we publish some of his best, a break from our normal four-wheel subjects.
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A Car Life, by Larry Crane

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The Crane B20 near the top of the Stelvio Pass in northern Italy in an attempt to duplicate a photo in the 1955 Lancia calendar.

“Of all the cars you’ve owned, which would you like to have back?” Always a popular question from friends who have most of their life’s income carefully invested rather than using it for an endless string of automotive experiences and adventures.
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Italia’s Triumph

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L. Tyrone Stoner’s Italia, number 195, one of three Italias owned by the Author. Photo courtesy of Collectible Automobile magazine.

The Triumph Italia is one of the best looking Anglo-Italian creations ever, and they are extremely rare. If you’d like to see them in person, the 50th Anniversary celebration will be held at the Shelton Vineyard, Dobson, North Carolina, April 17-19. Contact L. Tyrone Stoner at tstoner@mac.com. Below, three time owner Stoner tells all about this fascinating beauty. For Italia Literature, click here.

Triumph Italia/Italia 2000 GT

By L. Tyrone Stoner
All photos courtesy Tyrone Stoner

What “Wacky” Arnott and Bertone did for Bristol and MG, and what Zagato would do for Aston Martin, Italian entrepreneur Salvatore Ruffino figured he could do for the Triumph TR3; modernize and Italianize.
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A Car Life, by Larry Crane

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International champions spellbound by their hero, Rene Dreyfus (in blue sportscoat), at the 1976 Long Beach Vintage Grand Prix.

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Joel Finn had been my host for nearly a week. We were assembling the pieces for his soon to be produced history of Ferrari’s 250 Testa Rossa. As I prepared my luggage for a next-day departure, he suggested I leave a little earlier the next morning to have time to stop in Manhattan for lunch at Le Chanteclair Restaurant and Bar on 18 East 49th, the legend-filled necessary stop for every one in the world of motor sport. [Read more…] about A Car Life, by Larry Crane

La Dolce Vita at Monterey on the Fairways

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New Monterey Car Week Event Returns Italian Cars and Culture to the Fairways at Black Horse Golf Course

We are proud to announce our sponsorship of La Dolce Vita-Automobili at Black Horse. This event will be held Friday, August 14, 2009 during this year’s Monterey Car Week. Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course has been completely upgraded and the fairways will be lined with Italian cars and vendors who offer wonderful art and Automobilia as well as other products and services of interest to car enthusiasts.
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A Ferrari 430 at CAT

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David Alstadter with his F430 Spider at Spa Francorchamps, home of the Belgian GP.

Combining art and science in high performance driver training–in a Ferrari 430 Spider

By David Alstadter

David Alstadter has been there and done that. Not long ago he raced and restored cars. Not just any cars, but Porsches, Ferraris and BMWs. No slouch, Alstadter won both the Los Angeles and San Diego regional SCCA class championships. So it was with some surprise that we found Alstadter so impressed with a recent driving training course in Great Britain. The fact that his normal mode of transportation is a Ferrari 430 Spider added to the interest quotient. Alstadter wanted to drive his Ferrari to the great circuits of Europe and participate in track events, hence the need to update his skills. There are no disclaimers here, just sheer enthusiasm. (Ed.)

Think you can drive really well? So do I… or I did… or I do now. With my experience, what could I learn or gain from driver training? A lot!
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