The Online Magazine for Italian and French Classic Car Enthusiasts
Italian connection: The Cobra used an AC Ace body and chassis. The AC body design was originally patterned after the early Touring bodied Ferrari barchettas.
WATKINS GLEN, NY
For the second time since it began raffling high performance cars as a major fund raiser each year, the International Motor Racing Research Center at Waktins Glen, NY is offering a Cobra replica.
Photostory by Hugues Vanhoolandt
This year, the Goodwood Revival celebrated its 10th anniversary and 60 years since the first race was held at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in September 1948.
[Read more…] about Goodwood: Dress for Success
Wally Wyss on the new Ferrari California Spyder.
Is Wyss on the money? Let us hear your opinion..
[Read more…] about Ferrari California Spyder: Design Critique
The moon over Kimi’s Ferrari
Alonso Wins First Night Race
by Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media
28 Sept, 2008
Fernando Alonso won the inaugural Nighttime Grand Prix of Singapore race after correctly timing a pit stop during a safety car session.
[Read more…] about Singapore Grand Prix
“500 Mondial at Monterey 2008” See VT Store for More, click here.
By Pete Vack
According to Wally Wyss (rhymes with reese) only a handful of automotive writers earn a living writing. Recently, after having authored over ten books so far and hundreds of articles, Wyss figured that in order to really succeed he would instead become an automotive illustrator.
But he also admits that the successful automotive artist is even a rarer breed than the well paid automotive writer. So we all wondered, what is Wyss thinking, using the duh word and circling our temples with an index finger.
[Read more…] about From Starving Author to Starving Artist
The Lee T150C SS Talbot
An unrestored classic among the finest restored classics on one of the world’s most prestigious golf courses.
Story and Photos By Brandes Elitch
For the sixth year, Quail Lodge, a prestigious hotel and golf course in Carmel Valley, California, served as host for one of the most elegant shows on the concours circuit. [Read more…] about “Stinky”: Quail’s Most Interesting Car
This year’s Coppa D’Oro delle Dolomiti as seen by the camera of Alessandro Gerelli.
The only French car in the entry list: it is a Citroen Sport of 1961 with a 4 cylinder engine?? and a capacity of 750cc and 62 bhp.
Hugues Vanhoolandt gives us the Best of Monterey.
Pebble Beach
The best of show, 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B, Jon & Mary Shirley. Wheel discs by Lmarr Disk LTD.
[Read more…] about Best of Pebble Beach, Laguna and Concorso
1930 Tracta E Henri Lemoine coupe, Alain Cerf, Tampa Bay
Automobile Museum. Traditionally, Pebble Beach brings out the best these rare and fantastic cars. Wheel discs are from Lmarr Disk LTD.
by Brandes Elitch
Photos of the 2008 events by Hugues Vanhoolandt
The week of cars at Monterey, a huge and still growing conglomeration of automobile events, has been around now for fifty eight years. [Read more…] about The Evolution of a Tradition
Italian Grand Prix
by Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media
Kimi Raikkonen.
The Italians win, but not the usual Italians
September 14 2008
It is always great when the home team wins in formula one and most of the locals that were in attendance this weekend at Monza were wearing that particular shade of red that identified them as supporters of the Scuderia Ferrari.
[Read more…] about Italian Grand Prix
Tazio Nuvolari, Peter Greenfield
and two Tipo C Alfa Romeo 8C35s
Color photos by www.rprincephoto.com
By Pete Vack
Greenfield at Mt Tremblant with Tipo C 8C35 chassis #50015C, the last “C†standing for clone.
At Monterey, Greenfield brought out the real thing; the ex-Nuvolari, ex-Ruesch, ex-Poore 8C35, chassis #50013.
Peter Greenfield is in the enviable position of owning and racing not one but two pre-war Alfa Romeo Grand Prix cars. Furthermore, chassis 50013 which he acquired from Peter Giddings in 2005, is the only complete, original Tipo 8C35 in the world.
[Read more…] about Alfa’s Pre War Titans, Part II
