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Massa on the podium: second is not enough.
By Pete Vack
Erik Nielsen was unable to travel to Germany this weekend.
July 20th 2008, Hockenheim, Germany
The German Grand Prix was not a good race for Ferrari. It was not a good race for Massa. It was not a good race for Kimi. Ferrari still leads the Constructors race by a good margin, but the recent on-track performance of the team belies the mere numbers.
[Read more…] about German Grand Prix
The Simeone Foundation Museum
Fred Simeone, although a highly successful neurosurgeon, is a lot like you and me. He loves cars, he collects cars. He loves racing. Like many of us, he dreamed of having a museum for his collection.
[Read more…] about Dream Museum Opens in Philadelphia
By Patricia Lee Yongue
Photos Courtesy of VintageMotorphoto
Guillon, Garfield and Plessier are
rewarded for their efforts.
In May and June of 1925, Renault took the world’s twenty-four hours record at Montlhery, with Ellery Garfield and Robert Plessier at the wheel of the 5500 pound open-bodied car.
[Read more…] about An American (race driver) in Paris, Part II
By Patricia Lee Yongue
Photos by Paul Simms and Patricia Lee Yongue
Classy Chassis Concours, Houston, Texas, June 8, 2008
[Read more…] about Bugattis at Classy Chassis
By Patricia Lee Yongue
Photos Courtesy of VintageMotorphoto unless otherwise noted.
Ellery Garfield in the 1920s.
As a professor of American literature and culture specializing in the Lost Generation expatriates, I am usually on the trail of American writers in Paris. The discovery of another sort of expatriate, one who enriches my knowledge of auto racing history, delighted me. I have, however, been able to ascertain only a few details of the short, hopefully happy life of Ellerv Irving Garfield. [Read more…] about Ellery Garfield and the 100 mph Renault
Wet & Wild at Silverstone
Duke of Kent, Stefano Domenicali and Jackie Stewart
By Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media
If anyone said that F1 has become totally predictable, they’ve obviously never watched a race in the rain before. The only people who think it doesn’t rain plenty in the Midlands live in places like Seattle and Vancouver… [Read more…] about British Grand Prix
This review orignally appeared on December 5th, 2007. We have now included this title in our VeloceToday Store.
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James Dean: From Passion for Speed to Immortality
By Philippe Defechereux
Published by Dalton Watson.
132 Pages, 121 photographs, 300mm x 230mm
ISBN 1-85443-215-X
Price US $30.00
There are over twenty five books written about James Dean, (American actor 1931-1955), who starred in three Hollywood movies, entered five automobile races, and died at the age of twenty four on a two lane road on his way to a race in Salinas, CA. This book is the latest of the lot and for us car nuts, no doubt the best. [Read more…] about From Passion for Speed to Immortality
By Patricia Yongue
Our scholarly scribe, Patricia Yongue, explains a period of indecision about racing at Renault, while Dale LaFollette
(vintagemotorphoto) provides the period photography.
Renault driver Louis Raffolovitch passes the Allen Kingston car on his way to win the 24 hour race in Morris Park New York, September 1907. Louis Renault was not pleased.
This Fiat Jolly 600 was sold at the Barrett Jackson Auction in 2006 for over $43,000. Photo credit Barrett Jackson.
By Pete Vack
If, like Luigi in the movie CARS, a Fiat Jolly could talk, it would probably tell you, with a good hearty chuckle between each breath, the reason Jollys are so Jolly is that they have increased in value from less than nothing to considerably more than $50,000 in an amazingly short period of time. [Read more…] about Why is the Jolly so Jolly?
The Essential Buyer’s Guide: Fiat 500 & 600 Saloons/sedans, Multipla, Giardiniera & 126 1955 to 1962. By Malcolm Bobbitt. Published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. 33 Trinity Street Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1TT, England. ISBN 978-1-84584-147-8
By Pete Vack Copyright 2008
This is one of the very useful Essential Buyer’s Guides published by Veloce Publishing in the UK. In the past we have reviewed the Alfa GT Coupe guide in the same series.
[Read more…] about Book Review: Fiat 500/600 Buyer’s Guide
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24 Hours of LeMans
The class winning Risi Ferrari 430GT of Salo, Bruni and Melo leads through the midnight hours.
Richard Prince was at this year’s Le Mans and came back with some great images of the Ferraris and Lamborghinis in the GT class. [Read more…] about Ferrari and Lamborghini at LeMans