The town of Maranello is Mecca for Ferrari enthusiasts world-wide,
you may not easily gain access to the Ferrari factory, but there is a
wide variety of choice for the aficionado to appreciate during a visit.
You can see and hear F1 cars testing at the Fiorano track, visit the
factory run Galleria Ferrari, enjoy a meal at the Cavallino restaurant,
shop for memorabilia and, ... more >>> |
In the words of their publicity material “The future goes back a long way”, and a visit to
Alfa Romeo’s Museo Storico certainly bears this out, as they have a great current
range of cars, with exciting new projects coming along, but the also company ...
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At the Cavallino Classic, Zagato presented the final Ferrari 575 GTZ in the series of
six examples to be produced by them. It is built on chassis # 140719, and is a
modern reflection of the 1956 250 GT Zagato coupé, chassis # 0515 GT, in its colour
scheme and some of the styling details. The other ... more >>> |
The special exhibition will continue over the Ester weekend. Beside last years
Goodwood Festival of Speed there were few opportunities to see 9 Silver Arrows
together in the past so this is a good reason for a journey to Ingolstadt, even if you do
not collect a new car. As Ingolstadt is the home town of the head office and the
production of the Audi AG many of the new owners pick up their cars directly at the
factory. Beside a works visit and the the group photograph during the receipt of the
new family member a visit to the ... more >>> |
The Geneva Motor Show celebrated its 80th anniversary with the 2010 edition, and
presented a magnificent display of new models and innovative concept cars for our
delectation. Despite the continuing economic problems faced by the motor industry,
particularly during 2009, the show had ... more >>> |
The traditional RM Auction will precede the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in
the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Resort on Amelia Island. This will be the 12th
running of their Amelia Island auction, where they have a proven track record, having
sold over 25 one million-dollar-plus vehicles at the venue over the years. ... more
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The inaugural Gooding & Company auction at Amelia Island will be held at 5.00pm
on Friday 12 March as a new major part of the prelude to the Concours d’Elegance
on Sunday 14 March. The venue for the auction is the grounds of The Racquet Park
on Amelia Island Plantation, one mile south of Amelia Island Parkway on Florida A1A.
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The fifteenth running of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, held at the Ritz-
Carlton Hotel and on the adjacent fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island at
Summer Beach, had Richard “The King” Petty as the Honoree for the 2010
edition, and featured a special class for the cars that he drove through his long
and illustrious career. ... more >>> |
The tenth Retro Classics, the Stuttgart-based trade fair for historic and classic cars,
took place at the weekend for the third time at the new trade fair grounds at the
airport. The trade fair concluded today (Sunday, 14 March) on a record high. Last
year's excellent visitor record has been exceeded by approximately 10% with over
60,000 visitors attending. Also from an exhibitor perspective, ... more >>> |
A packed auction room marked Gooding & Company’s maiden auction at Amelia
Island, and they weren’t just there as voyeurs, because the sale was a great
success. Out of the 71 lots on offer, a total of 58 found new homes, with a combined
sale total of $16.1 million including buyer’s premium. Within this figure there were
three $1 million plus sales, with the stunning black, 2009 Amelia ... more >>> |
The 12th annual RM “Automobiles of Amelia Island” auction took place on Saturday
13 March, preceding the Concours d’Elegance on the Sunday. The auction proved
that the collector car market continues to be buoyant, even in the continuing difficult
economic times. They posted an 88% sale rate of the 112 lots that crossed the block
during the afternoon and evening, grossing more than $19 million in total, with four
cars breaking the $1 million mark, three of which were Ferraris. The overall sale
percentage and total sales value, exceeded their 2009 figures for the same auction
by 5% and $7 million respectively. ... more >>> |
In its 22nd edition the Techno Classica in Essen proved again its reputation as
Europeans leading fair for classic cars. Although the fair opens to the public on a
working day it became clear already on Thursday morning that the interest of the
public is undaunted. More than 170.000 visitors were counted during the following 4
days leaving a very positive conclusion to the organiser SIHA. Due to its geographic
location the fair has a traditional focus on Germany and the Benelux countries
concerning both visitors ... more >>> |
Grimaldi Forum in the Principality of Monaco, has been hosting the “Top Marques”
event for seven consecutive years. “Top Marques” bills itself as “the only live supercar
show in the world”. Indeed, besides presenting the latest supercars to an affluent
public, this event enables the visitors to test the cars on Monaco streets. So the show
is not limited to the Grimaldi Forum, the entire Principality becomes the venue! ...
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As a prelude to our full report on the always wonderful Concorso d’Eleganza in the
grounds of the magnificent Villa d’Este on the western shore of Lake Como, we bring
you this selection of images as an appetiser for what is to come in the next few
days. ... more >>> |
The 2010 edition of the invitation only Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este in
Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como, once again provided a spectacular array of
historic, concept and prototype cars, ranging in age from a 1926 Talbot-Darracq GP
1500 Siluro Corsa to the one-off 2010 Alfa Romeo ... more >>> |
In December 2009 the Collezione Maranello Rosso celebrated the 20th anniversary
of its foundation, but sadly, the following month witnessed the passing of its founder,
Fabrizio Violati, who departed this mortal coil on 21 January 2010, at the age of 74. I
had the good fortune to meet him on a number of occasions, and he was great
company at dinner, always charming and with a great sense of fun and humour. He
was also an accomplished driver, not only in historic racing where he won the
European Championship with his 250 GTO, but also in modern racing in period, ...
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The Classic Endurance Racing Series is stadily growing, Spa-Francorchamps 2010
confirms the tendency, pushing the limits of success even further with 65 cars on the
entry list, after 59 in the previous year. Letting loose the turbo of his Porsche 936 in
the last minutes, Jean-Marc Luco took ... more >>> |
The Lamborghini factory museum opened in a new glass walled structure to the right
of the main factory entrance in 2001, and until recently there was free admission.
However, presumably due to the number of visitors, plus the staffing, administration
and maintenance costs, admission charges have been introduced. The standard
admission fee is 12 Euros, which to my mind seems rather high for what is
essentially a two storey car showroom, when compared to the 15 Euros charged by
the Galleria Ferrari not a million miles away in Maranello. ... more >>> |
The BMW-Museum in Munich right beside the corporate headquarters first opened in
1973. The heritage protected building by the architect Prof. Karl Schwanzer has
become one of the town´s landmarks called “Museums-Schüssel” ( “museums
bowl” ) and featured the company´s history for about 30 years. In 2002 the lack of
exhibition space made a new concept necessary. Whereas other companies
decided in the same period the construction of a totally new museum for one or the
other reason BMW made the decision to extend the existing building. ... more >>> |
An action-packed race The weekend’s weather and the day’s variety of unexpected
incidents lived up every bit to the Belgian circuit’s reputation. The first drops of rain
that fell as the cars were lined up on the grid gave cause for concern, and the start
itself provided the day’s first drama. Pedro Lamy started ... more >>> |
The weekend saw 8 exciting races, an Era D Type driven by Julian Bronson won the
Race A with the Pre 1947 Grand Prix Cars, the Pre 1961 Front engined Grand Prix
cars (1947 - 1960) - Race B - was won by ALMS Team owner Duncan Dayton in a
Lotus 16, Carlos Monteverde drove home the victory in the Race C with Pre 1953
Sports cars in a Jagaur C Type, Christian Traber won Race D with Formula 3 Cars
1000cm³ (1964 - 1970) in a Brabham BT21 by 3 tenth. James King drove ... more
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Bigger ! Faster ! Better ? |
70 years after its victory in the 1940 Mille Miglia, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring
Coupé has once again emerged as the winner of this tradition-steeped Italian event.
Giuliano Cané and Lucia Galliani authoritatively steered the Coupé through the
numerous trials and clocked up the 1,000 miles through Italy without a single
technical hitch. Enzo Ciravolo and Maria Leitner rounded off the BMW triumph by
coming third in a series-production BMW 328, clinching another parallel to the Mille
Miglia of 70 years ago when ... more >>> |
RM Auctions’ inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco event held at the Grimaldi
Forum on 1st May was a resounding success, achieving €33,235,917*
($45,101,139) in total sales and matching the highest dollar single-day collector car
auction in history, also produced by RM**. The 86 per cent sell through rate saw 88 of
the 105 pre- and post-war motor cars changing hands, with five automobiles fetching
prices in excess of €2,000,000, along with setting two new world ... more >>> |
This was not an auction to be remembered, the highest hammer price was achieved
by Lot 147 a Cameron Milar 250 F, a Mercedes-Benz 500 Cabriolet sold for €271,500
a Ferrari F40 sold for €255,000 and 3 other cars sold for €100,000+. The star lot 133
failed to sell the Ferrari 166 Inter Cabriolet did not sell for a high bid in the area of
€850,000. ... more >>> |
The Top Seller at the Coys Monaco Auction ... 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
€389,252 ... 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500S Spyder €350,066 ... 1968 Ferrari 330 GTC
€204,518 ... 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe €182,126 ... more >>> |
In March we had the opportunity to visit one of these important collections, the
Turning Wheel Collection of the Stieger Family in St.Gallen. This collection features
some of the rarest examples of the marque dating from 1951 to the latest 599 GTB.
Right at the moment there are 27 cavallino rampante in the stable, the oldest of them
is the 1951 212 Inter (s/n 0211EL) with a beautiful two-tone Vignale Berlinetta body.
This car was delivered new to no less a figure than Gianni Agnelli who owned
several Ferraris ... more >>> |
The loveliest Alfa Romeos ever built were invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of the
legendary brand. One century of emotions that was be hosted in Maremma, Tuscany.
A line-up of amazing cars paying tribute to the creativeness of Alfa Romeo styling and
of Italian coachbuilders, and tell the ... more >>> |
The weekend of the 3.-6.June saw the third edition of this classic exhibition in
Friedrichshafen. Being the home town of Maybach and ZF, Friedrichshafen is not just
linked to the automotive industries but also to the famous Zeppelin airships. This
and the nearby Bodensee makes no surprise that this show is not just dedicated to
classic cars as many others but to all things mobile on the road, the air and at sea.
On 80.000 sq. m. cars, bikes, lorries, tractors, ships and planes were displayed
during the 4 days. With such ... more >>> |
This year's International Bugatti Meeting was held in Salzburg organized by the
Austrian Bugatti Club. Every year another national club is entrusted with the
organisation so 43 Bugatti headed for Austria this year. One year after the
centenary meeting in Italy and with the fresh impressions of the Alfa Meeting at
the same place the expectations were full of pleasant anticipation. ... more >>> |
Denunciation of concealment and falsification against the Dubbini brothers,
entrepreneurs in the coffee business in Padova: They have been accused of having
cloned five historic Ferraris. The family is a well-known coffee dynasty in the Euganea
Zone of Padova. ... more >>> |
230 hochklassige Oldtimer im barocken Schlosspark – so viele Fahrzeuge gab es
bei Retro Classics meets Barock noch nie. Doch nicht nur die Anzahl, auch die
Qualität der Fahrzeuge überzeugte. Unter 60 Fahrzeugen, die beim Concours
d´Élégance nach dem strengen Reglement des Oldtimer-Weltverbands FIVA
bewertet wurden, machte der Mercedes-Benz 710 SS von 1929 mit Castagna-
Karosserie das Rennen. . ... more >>> |
After the Lord of the Rings was soundly trounced by the Lion in the 2009 running of
the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, the tables were turned in the 2010 edition, with Audi
filling the podium, and all the Peugeots failing. The Peugeots were certainly the
fastest cars on the track, both through the qualifying sessions and during the race,
with Sebastian Bourdais claiming pole position with a lap in 3mins 19.711secs, in
the # 3 Peugeot 908 HDi that he shared with Pedro Lamy and Simon Pagenaud. |
The Gaisberg near Salzburg can look back on a long history of hill climbs. After the
first edition in 1929 and a few more before the war this hill climb became even part of
the European Hillclimp Championship in the 1960s. In 1968 the famous Porsche
909 Bergspyder in the hands of Gerhard Mitter set the record time of 3:41:54 minutes
for the 8.6 km up the hill but several fatal accidents during the years led to the final
edition in 1969 when the cars and bikes roared up for the last time. ... more >>> |
A bright and breezy day greeted the Ferrari Owners’ Club for their annual track day on
the full Brands Hatch GP Circuit, one of a number of track days they organise at
various circuits around the country during the year. ... more >>> |
1960 saw the launch of the 250 GTE 2+2, which was the first Ferrari with reasonable
four seat accommodation. There had been Ferrari models designated 2+2 during
the fifties, but in reality their rear seats were really only ... more >>> |
The inaugural Masterpiece London event was held at the former Chelsea Barracks,
situated a short distance from Sloane Square in London SW1. The gathering is not a
car event, but a high end luxury lifestyle fair featuring top ... more >>> |
2010 celebrates the centenary of Alfa Romeo, and during the year many events have
been organised around the world to celebrate this auspicious occasion. One of
these gatherings was held between 19 – 27 June, at the Parco Espozioni Novegro,
close to Milan’s Linate Airport, where an exhibition titled “100x100 cento alfa per
cent’anni” (one hundred Alfas for one hundred years). The event was organised by
the Alfa Blue Team, C.M.A.E. and the ASI, and brought together a truly eclectic
selection of the marque for aficionados and visitors to enjoy. ... more >>> |
The 458 Challenge has made its world premiere debut in Maranello during the
Annual Dealer Meeting, a traditional event that brings together the representatives of
Ferrari’s international sales network. The new berlinetta, which will flank the errari
F430 Challenge in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli in the 2011 season, is the fifth
model used by Ferrari in its one-make championship which, next year, will be
extended to include a new Asia-Pacific series. ... more >>> |
Dutch anamera reader Michael Tange contributed 152 images from a great Peter
Auto organized event. ... more >>> |
RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, kick starts its annual
Sports & Classics of Monterey sale on August 12th with a special evening auction
devoted exclusively ... Part I (incl. 17 Ferraris) >>> ... Part II >>> ... Part III >>> |
In a hot, packed saleroom in a vast tent erected inside the legendary Le Mans race
circuit, Hervé Poulain celebrated 40 years of car auctions by knocking down 73% of
the 60 automobiles presented at Le Mans Classic on Friday 9 July.1 The noise
outside of cars in practice, for what drivers and connoisseurs of vintage racing-cars
consider their top event, added to the saleroom buzz. ... more >>> |
The 2010 edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed was another phenomenal
gathering of motorsport greats, both in terms of the machinery and the star studded
cast of riders and drivers. More than 80 riders and drivers taking part ... more >>> |
