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Grand Prix Drivers Club

Discovering Race Cars in Riccione

June 27, 2017 By pete

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

Tagged With: car events in italy, events in italy, Graham Gauld, Grand Prix Drivers Club, Monaci 8C, Riccione Italy

Gabriele Fabbri and His Cars

June 27, 2017 By pete

Gabriele “Shark” Fabbri with his original Fiat 500 Abarth.

Story by Graham Gauld
Photos courtesy of Gabriele Fabbri

In the story about the recent event in Riccione, I made a number of references to our host, Gabriele Fabbri. We sat and talked about his own racing career in Italian events and I later mentioned his name to an Italian historian who had never heard of him. Then the penny dropped. [Read more…] about Gabriele Fabbri and His Cars

Tagged With: Abarth, Gabriele Fabbri, Graham Gauld, Grand Prix Drivers Club, Osella

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