Strengthen your bookcase! After a long gestation period the Phil
Hill “Inside Track” twin volume book, all 10kgs of it, has been
published. The pair of massive hardback books are supplied in a
cloth covered slip case, and are divided chronologically into two
phases of his career, the first spanning the years 1951-1956 and
the second 1957-1962. These were essentially the years that he
drove Ferrari’s, both privately and as a works driver, along with
many other marques, culminating in him becoming the USA’s
first F1 Drivers’ World Champion in 1961. |
“La Macchina del tempo – Museo Storico Alfa Romeo” is the
heart of a genuine “brand center”, with a bookshop, café,
Documentation Center, test drive track, events venues and a
show-room with a customer delivery area: it is the perfect bond
between past, present and future. In Arese, next to Milan city
center and the Expo area. |
Laurent Auxietre and Christophe Schmidt, two well established
experts in the classic car industry, will make their debut as
Auxietre & Schmidt at the world acclaimed Rétromobile week in
Paris, from February 6th to 11th. |
“It seems incredible to think that Enzo Ferrari was born in the
19th century,” says Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne. “His
lesson is more relevant than ever and his modernity
unquestionable. He was a man with extraordinary vision and
ability to manage people and resources as well as a strong
entrepreneurial spirit and exceptional courage. One wonders what
he could have achieved if he had had access to today’s technical
resources and knowledge. The mark that he left on the world
remains a source of pride for all of us at Ferrari and for the whole
of Italy.” |
Hans Herrmann, one of the most successful and popular racing
drivers to join the Porsche AG works team, will be celebrating his
90th birthday this year on February 23. The endurance and
Monoposto specialist, born in Stuttgart in 1928, is regarded as
one of the most reliable and consistent race drivers of all time. In
the course of his motor sport career, Hans Herrmann won more
than 80 overall and best of class victories, most of them for
Porsche. |
First a little history revision on the Caramulo museum - it is
situated in the spa town of the same name, high in the hills of the
Caramulo mountain range, about 120kms south east of Porto in
Portugal. The art and car museum was the brainchild of the
brothers Abel and Joao Lacerda, who loved their town and wanted
to give it something that would attract visitors, and keep it alive,
after the sanatorium that had been its main source of
employment and income closed in the early fifties. |
And the Trofeo BMW Group goes to: the Ferrari 335 Sport
manufactured in 1958. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
2018 in Cernobbio, Northern Italy, was today crowned with the
presentation of the “Best of Show”, awarded to the front-engine
sports racing car owned by Andreas Mohringer from Austria. The
presentation of the award provided the magnificent culmination of
the beauty contest for historic vehicles staged jointly by the
BMW Group and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este under the motto
“Hollywood on the Lake”. |
The Museo Lamborghini is situated to the right of the main
entrance of the factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese, which is a
historic small town in the countryside, approximately mid way
between Bologna and Modena. A bonus of its location right on
the factory premises is that one will see cars being taken out on
test, and maybe even spot the odd prototype. The factory is on
the main SP 255, Via Modena, on the outskirts of the town, but
within walking distance of the historic centre, and is still the site
on which Ferruccio Lamborghini established the original factory in
1963. |
Porsche will be giving itself an excellent present for the 70th
anniversary of its sports cars: the 911 Speedster Concept is a
road-ready study of an open-top and particularly exciting sports
car. It forges a link between the very first Porsche 356 ‘No. 1’
Roadster, which received its operating permit on June 8, 1948,
and the Porsche cars of today. |
In occasion of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Prancing Horse is
launching a unique ‘Piloti Ferrari’ specification for the Ferrari 488
Pista. This special custom creation, the latest from the exclusive
Tailor Made programme, was designed to recognise the success
of clients who race Ferraris and will make its debut on the eve of
the legendary French endurance race at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Inspired by AF Corse’s no. 51 car, with which Alessandro Pier
Guidi and James Calado won the 2017 FIA World Endurance
Championship (WEC) Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ titles ... |
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About one month upfront the most popular car event in Germany,
the Schloss Dyck Classic Days, the elegant water castle served
again as a picturesque background for a superb concours. For
the fourth time the Masterpieces Concours invited many
important collectors to one of the best kept secret in the classic
car calendar. Once initiated by the organizers of the crowded
Classic Days as a more private counterpart the Masterpieces are
held in a much more familiar atmosphere of likeminded
enthusiasts showing their treasured collector cars to a selected
audience following the English saying “not crowded but the right
crowd”. |
About one month upfront the most popular car event in Germany,
the Schloss Dyck Classic Days, the elegant water castle served
again as a picturesque background for a superb concours. For
the fourth time the Masterpieces Concours invited many
important collectors to one of the best kept secret in the classic
car calendar. Once initiated by the organizers of the crowded
Classic Days as a more private counterpart the Masterpieces are
held in a much more familiar atmosphere of likeminded
enthusiasts showing their treasured collector cars to a selected
audience following the English saying “not crowded but the right
crowd”. |
It looked like being a tough race, what with penalties and
problems at the start, but it ended with both Scuderia Ferrari men
on the podium. Kimi finishing second ahead of Seb was not
something that would have been predicted going into the race.
The result was down to the drivers of course, but also to a great
job from the team, a well planned strategy and an SF71H which
seemed particularly good at managing its tyres. |
Spa-Classic, the now traditional event held by Peter Auto on the
famous Ardennes track mid May, was long awaited by fans as
it’s one the very first event for historic racing in this northern
Europe area. This year two new series were included in the event.
First one was a grid dedicated to Porsche 911 2,0L. Second was
the « global endurance legends », where one can see
demonstration laps with modern sports and prototype cars from
the 90’s and 00’s. Among them were two Corvette C5R, a Venturi
400LM, some Ferrari 360 GT and F430 GT, a Jaguar XJR15 and
an amazing Bentley Speed 8 driven by Shaun Lynn. |
RM Sotheby’s is delighted to confirm the addition of two
superstars’ cars to join its forthcoming London auction, to take
place on 5 September. A 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S,
once owned by pop and rock legend Rod Stewart, will join a 1962
Lotus Elite Super 95 gifted to Team Lotus driver Jim Clark by
Colin Chapman in the 1960s in lieu of payment for his services to
the racing team. A rare 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT previously
owned by famed actor Peter Sellers has already been announced
for the London auction, which will be held at Battersea Evolution. |
RM Sotheby’s is delighted to confirm the addition of two
superstars’ cars to join its forthcoming London auction, to take
place on 5 September. A 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S,
once owned by pop and rock legend Rod Stewart, will join a 1962
Lotus Elite Super 95 gifted to Team Lotus driver Jim Clark by
Colin Chapman in the 1960s in lieu of payment for his services to
the racing team. A rare 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT previously
owned by famed actor Peter Sellers has already been announced
for the London auction, which will be held at Battersea Evolution. |
Ferrari 1970 Ferrari 512 M s/n 1002 sold for €12,0mio in August |
Already more then 750.000+ images from the barchetta /
anamera image archive were published, the images contain
chassis numbers, |
Under a bright sun, the competition at the Château de Coppet
brought together 85 historic cars spread across 15 classes of
excellence – all defined by the Chairman of the Jury, Adolfo Ordi
Jnr, (member of the Jury of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
in Italy) alongside the Honorary Chairman of the Jury, Ed
Gilbertson (Honorary Judge of the Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elégance in the USA). |
The Ferrari SP38, the latest offspring from Ferrari’s One-Off
programme, has been unveiled at Fiorano where, after the
ceremonial handover to one of Ferrari’s most dedicated
customers, the car was immediately put through its paces in a
series of hot laps. |
Motor Trend named it one of the five greatest Ferraris of all time,
Sports Car International called it one of the top 10 sportscars of
the 1960s, Top Speed said it’s more attractive than the 250 GTO,
Road & Track simply called it “gorgeous,” and that’s just the
beginning. The Ferrari 250 GT Short Wheel Base (SWB)
Berlinetta is unquestionably one of the greatest sports cars ever
made. |
The Gaisberg in Salzburg / Austria is the local recreation area of
the Mozart-Town and a hike up the hill to overlook the city and
the nearby Alps is one of the favourites both for locals and
visitors, Almost 90 years ago the “Gaisbergbahn”, a cog railroad
up the hill finally was replaced by a public road built in times of
recession to bring work just as at the famous Nuerburgring in the
Eiffel. And like many other passes built during this time it was
immediately used as venue for a new hill climb and therefore
1929 saw the first storm up the hill. |
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RThe 5th edition of Le Mans Classic by Artcurial Motorcars began
just after 14.00 on Saturday 7 July, with sunshine pouring into a
packed saleroom at le Circuit de la Sarthe. This biennial auction
is held as part of the prestigious historic motor racing event Le
Mans Classic, attracting enthusiasts and collectors from around
the world. Lasting over four hours, with 13 lots changing hands for
over €200,000 €, including two over €1,0mio, with 4 world record
prices, the sale realised €12,6mio / $14,7mio - the best sale
result for any auction held at Le Mans. |
The best race of the year so far, ended with a win for Scuderia
Ferrari, which sees Seb Vettel increase his lead by 7 points to 8
in the Drivers’ championship and the team extend its advantage
by 10 points to 20 in the Constructors’. Despite some neck pain
Seb secured his fourth win of the season and team-mate Kimi
Raikkonen made a good recovery following a collision shortly
after the start. The SF71H proved to be the car to beat, even if
that had not seemed the case going into this event. |
Which cars have sold in 2018 and for what price ... and which haven't ? |
1935 Duesenberg SSJ The example presented is one of only
two Duesenberg SSJ models ever built, and was constructed on
a specially shortened 125-inch wheelbase. The two cars were
immediately destined for Hollywood’s biggest superstars of the
day – this SSJ, chassis J-563, went to Gary Cooper and the
other SSJ, chassis J-567, went to Clark Gable. Gary Cooper had
a lifelong love of cars – particularly fast ones. |
In what is to be its most historic lineup to date, RM Sotheby’s
has announced the addition of the 1963 Aston Martin DP215
Grand Touring Competition Prototype to its flagship Monterey
sale, set for 24-25 August at the Monterey Conference Center in
California. The Aston Martin joins the previously announced 1962
Ferrari 250 GTO and 1966 Ford GT40 to represent the pinnacle
of racing performance for each of these legendary marques from
the golden age of motorsport. |
In what is to be its most historic lineup to date, RM Sotheby’s
has announced the addition of the 1963 Aston Martin DP215
Grand Touring Competition Prototype to its flagship Monterey
sale, set for 24-25 August at the Monterey Conference Center in
California. The Aston Martin joins the previously announced 1962
Ferrari 250 GTO and 1966 Ford GT40 to represent the pinnacle
of racing performance for each of these legendary marques from
the golden age of motorsport. |
1935 Duesenberg SSJ The example presented is one of only
two Duesenberg SSJ models ever built, and was constructed on
a specially shortened 125-inch wheelbase. The two cars were
immediately destined for Hollywood’s biggest superstars of the
day – this SSJ, chassis J-563, went to Gary Cooper and the
other SSJ, chassis J-567, went to Clark Gable. Gary Cooper had
a lifelong love of cars – particularly fast ones. |
The number of historic racing cars that continues to increase
event after event, drivers coming from all over the world plus more
car clubs, exhibitors and activities all confirm the undeniable
growth of Le Mans Classic since its creation in 2002. This
biennial event, an exceptional mega-sized retrospective of the
history of the iconic 24-Hours race, jointly organised by Peter
Auto and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, has fired the
enthusiasm of a growing number of collectors who come to take
advantage of this unique opportunity to race on the big Le Mans
circuit. |
The number of historic racing cars that continues to increase
event after event, drivers coming from all over the world plus more
car clubs, exhibitors and activities all confirm the undeniable
growth of Le Mans Classic since its creation in 2002. This
biennial event, an exceptional mega-sized retrospective of the
history of the iconic 24-Hours race, jointly organised by Peter
Auto and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, has fired the
enthusiasm of a growing number of collectors who come to take
advantage of this unique opportunity to race on the big Le Mans
circuit. |
Construction magnate and boulevardier Tony Parravano was
instrumental in launching the West Coast sports car racing craze
of the 1950s. Along with John Edgar and John von Neumann,
Scuderia Parravano hired the very best drivers of the day to race
the very best cars of the day. Tony was a top customer of Enzo
Ferrari and had countless cars direct from the Factory. |
Construction magnate and boulevardier Tony Parravano was
instrumental in launching the West Coast sports car racing craze
of the 1950s. Along with John Edgar and John von Neumann,
Scuderia Parravano hired the very best drivers of the day to race
the very best cars of the day. Tony was a top customer of Enzo
Ferrari and had countless cars direct from the Factory. |
The most valuable lot of the sale was the exquisite ‘2 VEV,’ the
ex-Essex Racing Stable, 1961 Aston Martin ‘MP209’ DB4GT
Zagato which achieved a staggering £10,081,500, making it the
most valuable British car ever sold at European auction. It
sold in the room to a European buyer. Setting the world record
for the most valuable BMW ever sold under the hammer at
auction was the John Surtees CBE, one owner from new, 1957
BMW 507 Roadster which realised £3,809,500 against a pre-sale
estimate of £2,000,000-2,500,000. After a tense and lengthy
bidding exchange, the motor car sold in the room to a European
buyer. |
The most valuable lot of the sale was the exquisite ‘2 VEV,’ the
ex-Essex Racing Stable, 1961 Aston Martin ‘MP209’ DB4GT
Zagato which achieved a staggering £10,081,500, making it the
most valuable British car ever sold at European auction. It
sold in the room to a European buyer. Setting the world record
for the most valuable BMW ever sold under the hammer at
auction was the John Surtees CBE, one owner from new, 1957
BMW 507 Roadster which realised £3,809,500 against a pre-sale
estimate of £2,000,000-2,500,000. After a tense and lengthy
bidding exchange, the motor car sold in the room to a European
buyer. |
And the Trofeo BMW Group goes to: the Ferrari 335 Sport
manufactured in 1958. The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
2018 in Cernobbio, Northern Italy, was today crowned with the
presentation of the “Best of Show”, awarded to the front-engine
sports racing car owned by Andreas Mohringer from Austria. The
presentation of the award provided the magnificent culmination of
the beauty contest for historic vehicles staged jointly by the
BMW Group and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este under the motto
“Hollywood on the Lake”. |
Between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, the art of custom
coachbuilding reached its zenith in Italy,” notes David Brynan,
Senior Specialist at Gooding & Company. “Firms like Pininfarina,
Zagato, Frua and Bertone produced some of their finest work
during this period, and their most extraordinary designs were
realized for exclusive Italian manufacturers such as Ferrari,
Maserati, and Siata. The cars presented here perfectly capture
this tradition, combining thoroughbred chassis with the finest
custom coachwork. |
RM Sotheby’s is thrilled to announce additional Ferrari highlights
to join the 1962 250 GTO in the company’s most historic
Monterey lineup to date. Latest prancing horse entries are led by
a one-of-31 1953 Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta with extensive
period racing history, as well as a beautifully restored,
Classiche-certified 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Alloy Berlinetta
Competizione. |
