In a recent article about Italian cars at the London concours, we identified a 1750 Alfa Spider as a Duetto.
This apparently went over like a lead balloon. Reader Ken Carrington had this to say:
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Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
If you could come up with an International standard Concours event that had a more diverse list of classes than this year’s Cartier Style et Luxe held during the Festival of Speed on June 23rd, I would be surprised.
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Story and Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
With sixty six entries, this year’s TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa confirmed its status of world’s premier endurance race for GT cars.
Nine manufacturers entered at least one car in the 2022 edition: Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche. [Read more…] about 24 Hours of Spa: Mercedes-AMG 1st, Ferrari 3rd
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From the VeloceToday Archives, May 2014
By Wallace Wyss and staff
In the Beginning there was Bucciali
The main impetus behind the Bucciali marque was Albert ‘Buc’ Bucciali, born in the city of Arras on the France in 1889, and was the second son to the musician and organ builder, Joseph Bucciali, who, most remarkably, was blind from childhood. Both Albert and his brother Angelo learned their father’s craft, and became talented craftsman as well as musicians. In an interview with Griff Borgeson, Albert Bucciali noted that organ building is “a remarkable school for learning the principles of physics and mechanics.”
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Story by Brandes Elitch
Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
About thirty years ago, someone gave me a copy of a book titled Touring Superleggera, by Carlo Felice Anderloni. It was published in 1983. I started to go through it and was overwhelmed by the staggering beauty of Mr. Anderloni’s creations. Even though I had been observing automobile design for many years previously, I had never seen anything like this before. At some point, I had to physically put the book down and take a deep breath. I had to revise my conceptions of automotive design.
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Lamborghini: At the Cutting Edge of Design
By Gautam Sen with Branko Radovinovic and Kaare Byberg
ISBN 978-185443-317-6
784 pages, 2 volumes, hardcover, dustjacket, slipcase
1070 illustrations
U.S. $250
Review by Pete Vack
All photos from the book
Review by Pete Vack
While you and I got old, Lamborghini, under Mimran, Chrysler and Audi, somehow managed to stay forever young. And thank goodness for that. Gautam Sen’s Volume Two of his epic Lamborghini, At the Cutting Edge of Design, leads us into unaccustomed territory, taking us from the Silhouette to the Terzo Millennio, from Mimran to Audi, detailing the models we’ve rarely thought about and introduces us to rare variations we never knew existed. Naturally, we are aware of the supercars and hypercars that were developed by Lamborghini in the 1990s to date. But not by any means too familiar; too many models, too many owners, too much money, too fast and too furious. [Read more…] about Lamborghini: At the Cutting Edge of Design V 2
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Story by Geoff Goldberg
Photos by Geoff Goldberg or as noted
Each year, on the weekend just after the 4th of July, a group of unusual cars gathers at the Milwaukee Mile, the country’s oldest oval track, hosting events every year since 1903 (aside from the WWII years). The cars are niche, front-engined Indy track cars from the earliest days of racing up to through the 1960s. Their owners share a healthy respect for speed, elegance in engineering, and an awareness of the history of racing in America.
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From the VeloceToday Archives, April 2016
Guy Anderson is a famous exotic car dealer from the South who has identified himself with some of the most exciting cars including Ferrari, Lamborghini and the Cobra. Along the way he has had many adventures, some of which were harrowing at the time but are a good laugh now. He shared one story after being prodded by Wallace Wyss.
Story and Photos by Guy Anderson
This tale begins with the purchase of a pair of Miuras. One was a 1966 P400 that was painted in white with red and blue accents. The slats, eyelashes, rockers, bumpers and grills were painted in either red or blue. It was bizarre to look at, kind of a “beater”. The second car was a pale blue 1969 “S” with the paint being considered flat, not very glossy.
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Lamborghini: At the Cutting Edge of Design
By Gautam Sen with Branko Radovinovic and Kaare Byberg
ISBN 978-185443-317-6
784 pages, 2 volumes, hardcover, dustjacket, slipcase
1070 illustrations
U.S. $250
Review by Pete Vack
All photos from the book
Gautam Sen’s latest two volume set, Lamborghini at the Cutting Edge of Design, is a massive, impressive, unforgettable work that documents virtually every single design associated with Lamborghini — meaning production cars and prototypes, off-road vehicles, show cars, as well as those dramatic concept Lamborghinis created by Bertone. [Read more…] about Lamborghini: At the Cutting Edge of Design, Reviewed
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Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
One of the privileges granted to accredited and fully insured (see last week’s article) photographers at the Festival of Speed is to be able to access the assembly areas in which the entrants in each group/class are gathered before being sent down to the hill start line. It is in the assembly area that I get my best chance of pointing my camera at some famous drivers and riders old and new.
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S.Scott Callan’s website is one of the most unusual and well written we’ve ever encountered. The history is accurate, the photos are fantastic, and he uses a format that allows his work to be elegantly displayed. It is always worth a visit and a long surf. Here is a excerpt from his latest adventure. [Ed.]
Story and Photos by S. Scott Callan
This year at the WeatherTech International Challenge at Road America was quite different. Two Historic Race Circuits (HRC) members had made a special effort to have this year’s focus on Dan Gurney and his Eagles. The Collier brought the Spa winning F1 car. The selection of Indy cars was significant, not only in their exploration of aero effects, but also in their array of engines which were experimentally impressive, ingenious in configuration, and sometimes outright amusing.
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From the VeloceToday Archives, 2016
VeloceToday recently completed a two-part book review on the work of Marcello Gandini authored by Gautam Sen. We are also reviewing a book about the De Tomaso Mangusta, by ex-GM designer Dick Ruzzin. In October, author and collector Paul Wilson allowed us to spend some time with his Lamborghini Miura. The three are uniquely qualified, if not over-qualified (read bios at end of the article).