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The Classic is back!
Story and Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
The last edition of Le Mans Classic, first held twenty years ago, dates from 2018. Canceled in 2020, the tenth edition was finally able to take place this year under a hot summer sun from June 30 to July 3. [Read more…] about Le Mans Classic Part 1
This 1960 Fiat-Abarth 2200 Allemano was displayed on Anthony Crook’s Bristol stand at that years’ London Motor Show and was purchased by William Pigott-Brown, a baronet and amateur jockey.
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
The tourists are back in London in large numbers but the City of London employees would still seem to be working from home, or at least they were on the 28th June as I walked through the city towards the Honourable Artillery Company’s green oasis surrounded by high-rise office blocks with just a few remaining Georgian houses to pretty up the view. [Read more…] about Italians at the London Concours
Ordered by Donald J. Baker from Manhattan Chrysler, this 1960 Chrysler 300F has only covered 77,000 miles in the past 62 years. Of the 248 convertibles built in it believed that only 78 remain and that this is the sole triple Black example left.
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
With an entry of 80 plus cars it would not be possible to show you them all so here is just a selection of the non-Italian cars that took my fancy. [Read more…] about Significant Others at the London Concours
The way to go.
Story and photos by Luc van Dobben
Photos courtesy Berend van Straten and Luc van Dobben
It all started during a little Lancia outing to Zandvoort, some 20 miles from our place, while during a coffee break my friend Berend van Straten mentioned that he would like us to drive around in Italy with our two Appias. [Read more…] about Two Appias to Italy
From the 75 years of Ferrari class, Nick Mason’s 1953 250MM driven by Holly Mason Franchitti.
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
With all the celebrations surrounding the 50th Birthday of BMW’s M division at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 23-26) you could have easily missed an equally important anniversary that was celebrated at the event, namely the 75th Anniversary of Ferrari.
From the 40 years of Group C class, The Macaluso collection’s 1983 Lancia LC2 chassis 0003 in which Mauro Baldi, Bob Wollek, Riccardo Patrese won the 1988 Spa 1000km.
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
Another interesting class for readers of VeloceToday was the ‘Lancia-20 Years of Dominance’ celebrating Lancia’s first World Rally title in 1972 and their final WRC triumph in 1992. But of course there were Italian and French entries across most of the other classes so what follows is a selection of track shots from those said classes.
Pandemonium on the Podium.
From the Archives, November, 2008
By Erik Nielsen
Photos by Ferrari Media
The title race went down to the last lap of the last race. Filipe Massa did everything that was asked of him this weekend by Scuderia Ferrari by finishing first in front of his home crowd, but it wasn’t enough to keep Lewis Hamilton from becoming the youngest F1 drivers champion ever. Hamilton needed to finish 5th or better if Massa won to bring the #1 graphic back to the front of the McLaren-Mercedes. [Read more…] about Massa’s Championship Minute
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
Mathias Doutreleau’s Concours d’Elegance Suisse, held on June 18-19, 2022, will probably be the hottest Concours of the year. By hot I mean 36 Degrees centigrade (96.8 Fahrenheit) hot, and burning sun all day long. More of a laid-back garden party than a formal concours. the event is held annually at the Chateau Coppet located on the shores of Lake Geneva, about a 15-minute train ride from Geneva. [Read more…] about Concours d’Elegance Suisse 2022
Aston Martin by Bertone, 2013. Credit Bonhams Auction.
From the VeloceToday Archives, December, 2013
By Wallace Wyss
Sometimes it’s the odd one that appreciates the most…
At one time, race cars were fetching a lot more at the major auctions than car show one-offs. The idea was that if you buy a race car, if you’re lucky you get one with history. You buy a show car, a one-off what do you get? A momentary bauble. A flavor of the moment as it were. Designs that came and went, mostly forgotten.
Well this 1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Bertone Jet coupe, chassis 0201L, Engine no. 370/-201/GT was sold at a May, 2013 Bonhams auction for the top dollar sum of 3,249,500 GBP ($4,928,697 USD) which is more than some Aston Martin DB4GT race cars go for even with some racing history.
John von Neumann is racing his Ferrari 860 Monza at Minter Field, now called Shafter Airport in Bakersfield, CA. on May 20, 1956. He finished second to Pearce Woods and his D-Type Jaguar. Enjoy.
Story and Photos by Allen R. Kuhn
As I pondered who or what might interest the readers of VeloceToday, a name popped into my aging mind. What about one of the pioneers of sports car racing in So Cal, the one and only John von Neumann? My first sighting of him was the third sports car race I attended. He was in his Porsche 550 Spyder at Glendale Airport in 1955; it was used in a previous issue of VT. He sounded like a good subject.
The treasures of the Mille Miglia are back on Piazza Vittoria, in Brescia, where it all started 95 years ago.
Story and Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
This 40th re-enactment of the Mille Miglia was a special edition as it marked a return to normality after two editions impacted by the pandemic. The foreign crews, mostly absent in 2020 and 2021, were back in number as well as the public along the roads and in the city centers.
