car events in italy

The remarkable 8C Bi-Motore engine with its separate Fiat 1100cc engines and special coupling.

Story and photos by Graham Gauld

It does not seem like a year since the last Annual Assembly of the Grand Prix Drivers Club was held in Maranello, but this year’s Assembly, held in the Adriatic seaside town of Riccione, was another occasion to be presented with some remarkable old race cars, some of which were familiar and others certainly not.

The host of this year’s event was Gabriele Fabbri, the owner of the Hotel Promenade, a former racing driver, and friend of the Grand Prix Drivers Club.

So let’s talk about cars. [Read more…] about Discovering Race Cars in Riccione

Mario Tomasoni in the AMP ALFA MASERATI PRETE leads Oliviero Cargnoni’s HRG Le Mans,

Story by Charles Schoendorf
Photos by Dino Brunori

What do wine, salami and a hip looking reversible Italian vest have in common? Nothing, other than they were the goodies we took away from the Trofeo Aido the last Sunday of September. The vest is now my favorite garb.

Brescia is known for two great vintage car events—one is the Trofeo Aido. The other is the Mille Miglia. But the Trofeo, to its credit, is far less grueling and is run for a very noble cause, as a benefit for the organ donation and research organization in Italy known as AIDO. [Read more…] about 13th Trofeo Aido, Brescia, Italy