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Isotta Fraschini was Milan’s premier marque, to be enjoyed by the upper class wealthy patrons of the city.
By Aldo Zana
Graham Gauld’s feature about the September 7, 1908 “Targa Bologna” (see Veloce Today) prompted the idea to tell the following short story about a little known historical fact: The early capital city of the Italian automotive industry wasn’t Turin, nor the Motor Valley around Modena, as Maranello entered history about half a century later.
It was Milan.
Gordon’s Amilcar Grand Sport
Story and photos by Vince Johnson
Springtime in South Australia’s Barossa Valley wine district sees the Sporting Car Club of SA’s Vintage Section members in a weekend of pre-war action, centered on the club’s Collingrove hillclimb track near Angaston. Following a Friday evening welcome dinner, the leisurely tour of the neighboring Eden Valley region on Saturday morning left plenty of time for lunch and the annual dinner. On Sunday the competition warmed up after scrutineering, with timed runs up the 700 meter climb. [Read more…] about Barossa Vintage Collingrove Speed Hillclimb 2017
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Photography by Simon Grand
Simon Grand has contributed to these pages in the past, and recently he sent us some of his artful images of the “automotive jewellery” that was on display at the Concorso D’eleganza in Turin. While VeloceToday, unlike many websites, does not simply publish scattered images without thought or identification, captions here seem superfluous.
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