VeloceToday correspondent Graham Gauld has been invited to speak at the Italian National Motor Museum de Gianni Agnelli in Turin on the early life of Jim Clark, scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2019. Famed Italian journalist Gianni Cancillieri will also talk of his own experiences with Jim followed by questions and answers. The conference is held by the AISA – Italian Association for the History of the Automobile and is free and open to all. [Read more…] about Graham Gauld to Speak at AISA Conference
Farewell, Michael Lynch
Above, Michael and Vicki Lynch, Pebble Beach, 2016.
By Pete Vack, Editor
Michael T. Lynch was a born writer. He wrote for Road & Track, Cavallino, Vintage Motorsport, and many more international automotive journals. He was respected around the world and always in demand. That he liked what we were doing with VeloceToday.com and that he was willing to contribute meant a great deal to me (and our readers). His approval tended to justify our existence; his continued support over the years meant that we were on the right path. [Read more…] about Farewell, Michael Lynch
Peter Giddings: An Appreciation
Peter Darnall: Remembering Peter Giddings
I first met Peter Giddings in the paddock of a California track then known as Sears Point. My directions to Peter’s spot in the paddock were unique: “look for a Great Dane with a vintage Alfa Romeo.” That track has been renamed several times; it’s Sonoma Raceway today. The Giddings entourage, however, always featured a Great Dane and rare vintage racing machinery.
Recently, in the paddock of Thunderhill Raceway, an elegant Great Dane named Havoc was competing with an extremely rare Lancia D24 for the spectators’ attention. Peter’s enthusiastic wife Judy, always a blur of activity, alternated between attending to the Lancia and treating Havoc to his morning constitutional. Peter stood nearby patiently answering questions about the Lancia and posing for pictures.
Adelaide Motorsport Festival Part 2
Story by Vince Johnson
Photos by Vince Johnson and John Lemm
Read Adelaide Part 1
Adelaide Motorsport Festival 28 Nov – 2 Dec 2018— Saturday morning saw the Rally cars head up to Mt Lofty, highest point in the hills behind the city, for the first of the final day’s 10 stages. Back in town the Victoria Park Sprint circuit was alive all day. While each of the fifteen sprint categories was on the 1.5km lap chasing class wins for fastest time, the next group was ready and waiting at track entry.
The Alfasud and Me
The Saga of Whit Smith and his Alfas
Story by Sean Smith
After 18 years gone missing, Whit Smith finds his father’s Alfa racecar
It’s all Whit Smith’s mother’s fault. She and Whit’s dad met in Galion, Ohio. Pat was a local, Mason a New York city guy stuck in Ohio for work and a bit bored. The future Mrs. Smith spun tales of a race track just down the road at Mid-Ohio; they went to check it out.
Abarth and the Pittsburgh Grand Prix
By Alain Raymond
Photos courtesy Alain Raymond
Vintage car racing: for some, it’s all about winning. For most, it’s the atmosphere, the camaraderie, the joy of driving old – very old – machinery on a race track. Here’s the story of one such delightful adventure.
We are all packed and ready to travel the 12-hour road taking us from Quebec to the “Steel City.” [Read more…] about Abarth and the Pittsburgh Grand Prix
Bugatti Owners’ Workshop Manual Reviewed
Review by Pete Vack
Photos from the book courtesy Haynes Publishing
Not what you think, but maybe better
Just heard about a new Haynes repair manual – for the Bugatti Type 35! Finally, now I’ll be able to properly adjust those three valves through the little holes in the cam cover, get a handle on the operation of the multiplate clutch and those clutch actuation levers, set up the magneto correctly and even do an alignment! I could hardly wait to get my copy… [Read more…] about Bugatti Owners’ Workshop Manual Reviewed
Adelaide Motorsport Festival Part 1
Story and photos by Vince Johnson
Lead image: Guy Standen/Andrew Coles 1962 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint
The Formula Ones were back in South Australia for the Adelaide Motorsport Festival which took place from November 28 to December 2, but they weren’t the only machines making a noise. Adding to the decibels was a rare Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo 2.
Mille Miglia Etceterinis: The Stanga Brothers
Story by Dino Brunori
Historic photos are Copyright protected from the Andrea Curami Collection
This is the first of a series about Etceterinis on the Mille Miglia
In the years between 1930 and 1960 every Italian car enthusiast had only one dream: racing in the Mille Miglia. And in the years after the war, when the sporting regulations allowed it, one might enter the 1000 mile race with a self-built car derived from or built with Fiat components. They could be rewarded with large sums of money if they won the category with Fiat parts. [Read more…] about Mille Miglia Etceterinis: The Stanga Brothers
Scale Models at the Fiat Centro Storico
Text by Aldo Zana
Photos by Fiat Centro Storico and Acerbi family
Once upon a time no one even remotely thought about preserving a sample of the cars produced by a factory. Fiat complied with this dominant attitude until the late Thirties, when some managers were stricken by illumination: if we have not saved the originals, why not build scale models? [Read more…] about Scale Models at the Fiat Centro Storico
Lancia Appia Book Review
Review by Gijsbert-Paul Berk
Wim Oude Weernink, a well-known international automotive journalist and an authority on Lancia has just published a new book about one of his favorites: the Appia. [Read more…] about Lancia Appia Book Review