Delivered new in Milan, this 1953 Fiat 8V berlinetta Rapi Corsa, # 000032, was owned and raced by Scuderia Ambrosiana. The car was fitted with lightweight body and sliding windows. It ran at the 1953 Mille Miglia with race number 506 and finished 18th overall. In 1954, it took part again at the Mille Miglia. Now owned by Jan de Reu, the Otto Vu won Best of Show.
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
October 6-9 2016– The fashionable bathing resort of Knokke Le Zoute, on the Belgian coast, hosted the seventh edition of the Zoute Grand Prix. Spread over four days, the Zoute Grand Prix consists of five events:
– the Zoute Top Marques with 14 stages held in the streets of Knokke, presenting the newest models of 14 premium marques
– the Zoute Rally which is a regularity rally for almost 200 pre-1965 cars
– the Zoute Sale by Bonhams
– the Zoute GT Tour which is a short rally for the latest Supercars
– the Zoute Concours d’Elégance which is held on two locations: on Saturday on the Approach Golf and on Sunday on Fairway 1 of the
Royal Zoute Golf Club where the judging and the award ceremony take place. All participating cars are then shown to the general public on the Albert Place, in the city center.