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Although a Ferrari 275 GTB was NOT the car used in the famous video “Rendezvous”, (see article below) here’s one that has been in a time warp that just came to our attention. Ferrari hunter Tom Shaugnessy recently obtained this totally original, virtually untouched alloy bodied 275 GTB and it will appear at Concorso this year, then be up for auction at the Gooding later in the weekend. Tom found it ealier this month at a Ferraris specialist shop. Good luck Tom…
This week’s contest
To win this poster courtesy of the Simeone Foundation , tell us what Frenchman, later to drive for Scuderia Ferrari, did not finish in this event. Last week’s winner was Gérard Gaud from France. We had multiple winners and we drew the name from hat. This week we’ll do the same. Entries close on Friday at 12 noon EDT USA. Send all entries to pete@velocetoday.com.
This week, things French
*Film maker Stephen Mitchell, new to VeloceToday, starts off the set by telling us how director Claude Lelouch influenced his life and work and ponders a recreation of his most famous work, “Rendezvous.” “Let’s do it again in a 458 Italia”, he says.
*Next comes two articles about the amazing blazing Renault Shooting Star, which sounds even nicer in French as “Etoile Filante”. The first part is free, (Freemium) feature, the second is for our Premium Members only. So please join up. You won’t be disappointed!
*Then, top photog Hugues Vanhoolandt sent us what he liked about the Goodwood Festival this year–at least the French and Italian cars he caught going up the hill.