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Another show with a 2020 pandemic hiatus, the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, returned to Birmingham�s National Exhibition Centre over the weekend of 12-14 November with a vast array of classic vehicles for the delectation of visitors. The official attendance figure was over 63,000 for the three days of the show. The show occupied Halls 1 to 5 and Hall 8 of the complex, with the latter hall being the domain of no less than 37 different Ford clubs.

The Ferrari Museum in Maranello will host the �GT 2021, a memorable year� exhibition until 31 March 2022. It celebrates Ferrari�s most successful year in GT racing history, a season that saw Ferrari vehicles competing in the most important championships around the world. Ferrari�s list of achievements contained 23 more titles by the time it came to an end. These include the Drivers� and Manufacturers� World Championship titles in the FIA World Endurance Championship with the 488 GTE ...

The Ferrari Testa Rossa J is a special project that gives Ferrari enthusiasts of all ages the opportunity to experience the thrill of driving an automotive legend. A new limited edition for our most passionate collectors, the Ferrari Testa Rossa J is a 75% scale replica of a renowned classic, powered by an electric engine. The car is a faithful reproduction of the 1957 250 Testa Rossa, one of the most iconic and successful cars in Ferrari and motorsport history. A limited run of just 299 vehicles will be built.

Yesterday fell the final curtain on the first Cavallino Classic organized by Canossa Events. Some news was introduced including a new logo and new awards but the major things did not change. After the great solo Ferrari concours at the Breakers the Cavallino Classics went back to Mar-a-Lago for the multi-marque gathering at the famous country club in Palm Beach. After the transition in the last year and the difficult organization in the middle of a pandemic with the postponed classics finally Mar-a-Lago was back on the program.

The BR20 is a two-seater V12 coupé developed on the GTC4Lusso platform, which in terms of its philosophy and styling approach, cleverly references the magnificent Ferrari coupés of the 1950s and 60s, without the slightest hint of nostalgia. Instead, it pulls off the challenging feat of marrying timeless elegance with muscular sportiness, effortlessly incorporating styling themes typical of some of the most iconic 12-cylinders in Ferrari history, including the 410 SA and 500 Superfast.

2021 marked 125 years since the original Emancipation Run, first held in 1896 to celebrate the recently passed Locomotives on Highways Act. This had raised the speed limit for �light locomotives� from 4 to 14mph and abolished the need for a man to walk ahead waving a red flag. The way things are going in London at the moment with multiple 20mph zones, we�ll soon be back to the dawn of motoring! Actually we probably are already in terms of average traffic speeds.

The Ferrari Daytona SP3 has been awarded the �Grand Prize: Most Beautiful Supercar 2022� by a panel of expert judges at the 37th Paris Festival Automobile International. This prestigious annual award is held to pay tribute to the sports car chosen by a panel of influential personalities from the world of motoring for its design and aesthetic beauty. The same jury awarded Ferrari�s Chief Design Officer, Flavio Manzoni, with the Grand Prize of Design, in recognition of his original, creative and influential work in the automotive sector.

The main current themed exhibition running at the Museo Ferrari in Maranello is titled Hypercars (L�Evoluzione Dell�Unicita/The Evolution of Uniqueness), the name being self explanatory. It shows the journey of Ferraris limited production, ultimate performance through from the GTO (288) of 1984, through the F40, F50 and Enzo, to the current LaFerrari and its track-only evolution, the FXX-K Evo. Also included in the line-up is a styling mannequin of the unique P80/C, constructed as part of the company�s special projects operation.

�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.

Dave Nicholas has taken many shots of Ferrari's from Sebring 59-50-61-62 and some 64-65 and other major races in the North America. Latest updates ... "Results updates include complete nat'l races from Lime Rock and Marlboro 1957 to 1962. Bud Hofer donated some great shots from the Glen GP in 1961. Don Cooke gave us hundreds of shots and the first posted are a great glance at the very last Sunday race at Lime Rock in April 1959. These shots include the notorious Paul Richards trying to dry out the main straight in his Cessna ! A whole new look at Bridgehampton with shots from 1951, 1957, 1966, 1968."

�Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?� This, so the story goes, is what a policeman asked the legendary British racing driver following a particularly �daring� overtaking manoeuvre on the streets of London. �Yes sir, I am� was the honest reply. There�s a nod to this legendary tale � and a number of other aspects of Moss�s life and career � in �The Last Blast�, a new short film by Mercedes-Benz Classic. A police motorcycle outrider admonishes the over-enthusiastic driver of the very Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR made famous by Moss�s win in the 1955 Mille Miglia race.

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Starting from Maserati�s roots to plan its future: the values of exclusivity, unique design and 100% Italian DNA of cars of the past are renewed today in the models that mark the Brand�s New Era. It is in this spirit that Maserati celebrates the 70th anniversary of the A6G 2000. The first A6G 2000, a car representative of the A6 series, built by Maserati from 1947 to 1956 and named in homage to Alfieri Maserati (hence the letter A) with a 6 indicating the engine type (straight 6) was delivered exactly 70 years ago, in February 1951..

The Ferrari SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano has set the fastest lap recorded by a production car at the 2.439-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, lapping the circuit at an impressive 1:29.625 seconds at a maximum speed of 174.6 mph to set this time. �It was a great moment to witness, seeing how the impressive performance of the Ferrari SF90 Stradale put down this lap record on July 15,� says Mark Raffauf, Senior Director of Race Operations at International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which oversaw the test.

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.

After almost 2 years of deprivations 2022 starts again with the annual Ferrari events of the Cavallino Classic in Florida. Last year was postponed to April due to the pandemic and so the premiere edition of the new organisation of Canossa Events who took over the show just a few months before was only a transition year and the 30rd Cavallino Classic was basically still organized by the old team. Now in 2022 the first changes of the new format came into play that are set to bring the classics into the future attracting not only those who attend the event for years but also a new and younger public.

The Ristorante Cavallino has officially begun a new era, hosting a lunch for Scuderia Ferrari people both past and present. They included Chairman John Elkann, Vice Chairman Piero Ferrari, the drivers currently flying the Prancing Horse colours in Formula 1, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz and a whole host of past champions and other people who played their part in the history of the Maranello marque, from the management side, team partners and journalists who have chronicled the team�s journey in print and on television.

Ferrari opens its first Tailor Made Center in the United States today in New York City. The only space of its kind in the Americas, this new Center continues the long-standing tradition of car customization and personalization that began at the factory in Maranello in the 1950s and later grew into the inception of the Tailor Made Center in 2011, followed by the Shanghai Tailor Made Center in 2014.

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.

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG mourns the death of Eberhard Mahle. The former racing driver died on 21 December 2021 at the age of 88. Eberhard Mahle was European Champion in 1966. He was the first driver to take an international title in a Porsche 911. He had previously achieved success with other brands, such as in the 1957 German GT Championship in an Alfa Romeo and at the 1959 German Hill Climb Championship in a Volvo. He was a works driver for Abarth, Borgward and Mercedes-Benz.

Staggering in its breadth and quality, this beautiful collection is unquestionably one of the finest private collections of automobiles ever gathered by a single owner. Oscar Davis was a singular enthusiast that built a global reputation, known for acquiring some of the most impeccable examples of the world�s finest cars, beautifully maintained and presented, and with unmatched provenance. The primary focus of the collection centers around the great Italian marques, with many of the finest examples of Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, and Maserati, all featured within his beautifully curated collection.

A 1934 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Coupe and a 2017 Cadillac DPi-V.R were crowned this year�s Best in Show winners on March 6, 2022, at The Amelia Concours d�Elegance � its 27th annual event. Marking the inaugural year under Hagerty�s stewardship, the 2022 event highlighted innovative activations that complemented the event�s long tradition of showcasing the world�s finest vehicles at the Golf Club of Amelia Island and the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Central to the weekend�s festivities was the celebration of The Amelia�s 2022 honoree: accomplished driver and championship race team owner, Chip Ganassi.

Ferrari�s future on the GT racing scene takes shape and develops around the volumes of the 296 GTB, redefining it according to track and performance requirements and giving life to the 296 GT3. This model takes up the legacy of the 488 GT3 which, in its standard and Evo 2020 configurations, has picked up 107 titles from its debut race to date, with 429 wins from 770 starts. These extraordinary figures make it the most successful car in Prancing Horse history.

On 12 March 1947, Enzo Ferrari started up the Ferrari 125 S, the first car to bear his name. The Ferrari that crossed the Maranello gates in 1947 was more than a new car, it was a declaration of intent, and the beginning of a 75-year culture of excellence built on craftsmanship, dedication, tradition and innovation. It is a culture that has created a stream of automotive masterpieces, each destined to transcend time.

On 16 to 20 March 2022, two years after the last edition of the Rétromobile Salon, Artcurial Motorcars returned to the show with a new tribute to the Collectors� Car, displaying over 170 vehicles on their stand, spread over more than half a hectare. The auction format was different this year, and in place of the drive-through, there were videos and live streaming shown throughout the sale. The Artcurial team spoke from the rostrum, and also on camera, walking round the cars, the specialists Antoine Mahé and Benjamin Arnaud with microphone in hand, turning the sale into a real show.

Organized in association with the "Friends of the Circuit d'Avignon Vaucluse" (ACAV), who had been behind the "Grands Prix d'Avignon Vaucluse" and the long-running Avignon Motor show, and supported by French Federation of Vintage Vehicles (FFVE), the �Motor Passion� show is the largest of its kind in the south of France.

A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Sports Saloon, offered from more than 50 years� ownership, raced past its pre-sale top estimate of £350,000 to sell for the princely sum of half-a-milion (£506,000). The Sixties sportscar was the most valuable lot of yesterday�s Bonhams Goodwood Members MeetingSale, which enjoyed smooth sailing, achieving a total just shy of £7 million, with an impressive sell-through rate of 90%.

Salon Privé�s inaugural �Concours de Vente� took place in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea between the 21-23 April 2022, offering a new take on the concours theme, in that all the cars on display were from dealers and available to purchase at or after the event. The Royal Hospital Chelsea was founded in 1692, �hospital� being the old term for almshouses, as a retirement home for those that had served in the British Army, and is famous for its Chelsea Pensioners in their red tunics, and also for being the venue for the annual Chelsea flower Show.

RM Sotheby�s is thrilled to add what is surely one of the most significant of all �50s sports racing Ferraris to the Monaco sale lineup. The stunning 1953 Ferrari 340 MM Spider by Vignale is one of only four surviving 340 MM Vignale Spiders, and the Monaco sale will be the first time such a car has been publicly offered in a decade, making this a tantalisingly rare opportunity for collectors.

Who said the French were anti-car? Not us! During the 31st edition of the Tour Auto spectators once again proved that they love beautiful cars. Smiling faces and encouragements were the key-words during these five days spent driving through sublime landscapes between bucolic roads, mountains and vineyards. Spectators flocked to the side of our beautiful French roads, to the public zones, the special stages on closed roads and to the grandstands at the circuits as they came to admire the collector cars and support drivers and co-drivers.

The Ferrari SP48 Unica, the latest addition to the Prancing Horse�s One-Off series, was unveiled today and joins the most exclusive group in Maranello�s entire production: unique, absolutely bespoke cars crafted to the specifications of a single client and designed as a clear expression of their own individual requirements.

A rare Porsche 959 supercar; an iconic Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and a Jaguar E-Type sprinkled with McQueen stardust are just a few of Bonhams� trump cards when the auction house stages the 30th anniversary edition of its prestigious Monaco Sale: Les Grandes Marques à Monaco on Friday (13 May) during the weekend of the 13th Monaco Historic Grand Prix.

In the maiden Miami Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari got both its drivers onto the podium, with Charles Leclerc in second place and Carlos Sainz third. As expected, the race turned out to be a very close fight with the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. It confirmed that the two teams fighting for the win at every race so far, are very closely matched. The Scuderia picked up 33 points today to keep the lead in the Constructors� classification while Charles heads the Drivers� standings.

World champions Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round two of the FIA World Endurance Championship, while teammates Miguel Molina and Antonio Fuoco took the third step of the podium.
The race was full of twists and turns, mainly due to the weather, which, as forecast and as tradition has it, shuffled the pack. The rain made driving skills and strategy count for more than the pure performance of the cars, partially nullifying the pros and cons of the Balance of Performance.

Cavallino Classic Modena, riding high following the huge success of last year�s event, is back on 29-31 May for its second edition.
The Italian version of the Palm Beach (Florida-USA) Cavallino Classic, long considered the world�s top Concorso d�Eleganza devoted to classic Ferraris, was created in 2021 by Luigi Orlandini, President and CEO of Canossa Events, which in 2020 took over as organizer of the Cavallino Classic.

After Rinaldi Racing�s win, a Ferrari is back on the ELMS podium at the 4 Hours of Imola, round two of the European Le Mans Series. Revelling in the result are the trio Kimura-Schandorff-Jensen.It was a track not conducive to teams equipped with Maranello machinery, who struggled to fully exploit the potential of their 488 GTEs. Any fears that the seven Ferrari entries may have had prior to the race were confirmed in the final finishing positions, with the cars effectively out of the running for the race victory.

You could feel the energy in the packed room as all eyes fell on the pair of stunning Formula One cars offered from the private collection of former World Champion Nigel Mansell. It is an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire two completely original Formula One cars directly from their World Champion owner and driver and, as expected, both machines found delighted new owners. Selling for €1 million over the high estimate, the iconic �Senna Taxi� 1991 Williams FW14 was the undoubted star of the show with a final sale price of €4,055,000 after a heated bidding battle. Equally as stunning and historic, Nigel Mansell�s 1989 Ferrari 640 crossed the block at €3,605,000.

A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé from 1955 has been sold at auction for a record price of €135,000,000 to a private collector. The car, which is one of two created in 1955, has always been regarded as one of the great jewels of motoring history, but few ever imagined that it would be offered for sale. One of just two prototypes built by the Mercedes-Benz racing department, the car is named after its creator and chief engineer, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, and is considered to be one of the finest examples of automotive engineering and design, often cited as being �the most beautiful car in the world� by automotive experts and enthusiasts worldwide.