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Ellery Garfield and the 100 mph Renault

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By Patricia Lee Yongue

Photos Courtesy of VintageMotorphoto unless otherwise noted.

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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

British Grand Prix

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Wet & Wild at Silverstone

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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

Why is the Jolly so Jolly?

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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?

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Ferrari Racing Days 2008

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Ferrari Racing Days Paul Ricard (May 30th, June 1st 2008)

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1954 Maserati 250 F (winner of grid A races).

Photos and Captions by Alessandro Gerelli

This year the event included the Ferrari Challenge (Italy and Europe), the Ferrari Shell Historic Challenge and the F1 Ferrari Clienti program. [Read more…] about Ferrari Racing Days 2008

Monaco, the morning after…

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Photos and captions by Alessandro Gerelli

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The harbor area is the broadest part of the track and where there are stands, garages and the pits.

Our Italian correspondent, Alessandro Gerelli, arrived in Monaco a week after the Grand Prix. He found that there was still a great deal of work going on to remove the race barriers and structures after the 2008 Grand Prix of Monaco. [Read more…] about Monaco, the morning after…

Via Flaminia Tour 2008

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By Bart Kleyn

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Richard Wijnschenk and Henny Wijnschenk in an Alfa Romeo Gulia Spider on the Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso.

For the past few years via-flaminia.com has been running a low key, highly scenic and by all accounts thoroughly enjoyable tour through Italy. This year on May 23rd thirty- five classic cars from seven countries assembled in Dusseldorf for the fourth Via Flaminia Tour. The entrants load their cars on the train for a trip to Verona for the start of the first leg of the event. [Read more…] about Via Flaminia Tour 2008

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