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 >>> |
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 >>> |
The 5th running of the bi-annual Le Mans Classic historic car race meeting took
place over the weekend of 9-11 July, gathering a fine array of wonderful machinery to
the 13.6kms long Sarthe circuit in central France. Apart from all the on track activity,
there is a large gathering of car clubs, a trade village and a variety of entertainment
from music to circuit tours and helicopter rides, which all combines to provide a
spectacular weekend for the classic car enthusiast. It is anticipated that were around
6000 classic cars.... more >>> |
The Ennstal-Classic is one of the Austrian top event for Classic cars started on
Tuesday, 13th and Wednesday 14th in Groebming with Scruteneering followed by a
„Welcome Evening“ for participants in the VIP tent. Thursday morning started with the
uphill regularity test in Stoderzinken. The start for the 337 km Night Prologue was at
2pm in Stoderzinken the route passed Niederöblarn, Aich, Haus, Preunegg, Forstau
the Radstäder Tauern, Nockalm. Prebersee and Sölkpass at 8pm the first cars
crossed the start finish line in .... more >>> |
The Event consists of three major segments and numerous locations with wonderful
atmosphere to enjoy: Racing Legends 45 selected cars from private ownership and
museums will perform demo runs on a race-track of 2,8 km around the Castle.
Regularity runs are also part of the classic ... more >>> |
Just after the pre-reunion in Laguna Seca the concours week at Monterey officially
opened on Tuesday the 10th of August with the forth edition of the Concours on the
Avenue in Carmel. Most of the events during the Monterey classic week have highly
priced entrance fees as they are for charity but the Concours on the Avenue is the
exception. This event is held on the public Ocean Avenue in Carmel and totally free
for the public. Surely this attracts many visitors to take a peak at the cars even if they
are not car fanatic and therefore it helps to delight even more people for classic cars.
The downside of this concept is that it is very dependent on sponsorship to keep it
going as money is short without these additional earnings. ... more >>> |
The history of Bentley is closely linked to the history of the 24h of Le Mans. Today the
race is important for the manufacturers to show their advanced technology but in
these days it was even more important to show the reliability of the cars in an 24 hour
test on the most demanding circumstances. ... more >>> |
Friday is concours day once again! On the schedule the Concorso Italiano at the
Laguna Seca Golf Ranch and The Quail at Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley. Concorso
Italiano always attracts a vast number of Italian cars, plus there is an area set aside
for non- Italian exotica. The Ferrari element of the event is usually the largest, and
this year was no exception with over 350 examples on display, looking like a
predominantly red carpet flowing down the fairway. They were predominantly modern
examples, although the sixties era was well represented with some nice 250 GTs
and 275 GTBs. At the modern end of the spectrum the 2008 Ferrari Special Project
Number 1 was displayed. .... more >>> |
A 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster owned by The Patterson Collection in
Louisville, Kentucky, was named Best of Show at the 60th Pebble Beach Concours
d'Elegance held Sunday on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Course.
Additionally, proceeds from raffles, auctions, sponsorships and ticket sales helped
contribute more than $1 million to charity for the fifth consecutive year. ... more >>> |
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion was a celebration of motorsports history
that reunited authentic race cars with a world-class track. Automotive history came
alive with such marques as the remarkable pre-war Bugattis, Alfa Romeos, and
Talbot-Lagos to the more powerful Ferraris, Corvettes, Cobras and Porsches racing
through the corners and down the famed corkscrew. The Rolex Monterey Reunion
entered a new dawn of historic racing by honoring one of the true legends of
motorsports- Dan Gurney - the Cars He Built, the Cars He Drove. .... more >>> |
Friday the 13th was one of these days during the Monterey week that was packed
with events. After a visit at the Concorso Italiano in the morning we headed for the
Quail just after Lunch. When parking the car outside the resort it already became
clear that this event has a totally different approach to the theme than the Concorso in
the morning. ... more >>> |
An an exceptional 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta, the fifth of only seven examples
built and exquisite 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe with
coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi, each sold for $4,620,000 at RM’s Sports & Classics
of Monterey Saturday night, leading an impressive group of 14 individual million-
dollar-plus sales. .... more >>> |
Gooding & Company sold 13 cars over $1mio and achieved a record results
with $64mio. McLaren took the opportunity to launch the new McLaren MP4-
12C. The Prancing Horse’s cars racked up no less than three world record
prices in their categories this year: a 1959 Ferrari 250 California Spider
Competizione LWB, which dominated the entire event, was sold for 7,260,000
dollars (5,299,000 euro) while a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB made
6,105,000 dollars(4,051,000 euro) and a 1952 340 America Spider 2,530,000
(1,846,000 euro). ... more >>> |
The fifth annual Salon Privé gathering was held at its regular venue, the exclusive
Hurlingham Club, on the banks of the River Thames in South West London. The
event is a high end outdoor motor show, with the addition of a classic car concours,
“Beautiful People”, headed this year by Miss Great Britain, plus lifestyle brands like
Audemars Piguet, Boodles, Six Senses Resorts & Spas, Ventura (UK) agents for
Riva powerboats, Vertu and Vranken-Pommery Monopole, whose Pommery
Champagne flowed freely for the duration of the event. .... more >>> |
The Silverstone Classic is back to the prominence in classic motoring circles once
enjoyed by the Coys Historic Festival at the same venue a few years ago. The 2010
running was a bumper edition, with full and sometimes oversubscribed grids, a vast
array of one make car club displays, expansive vendor areas, rock bands in the
evenings, and a large funfair for the young in mind and body if interest in the on track
activity waned, making it a great event for the whole family. As a bonus, the meeting
was blessed with beautiful weather over the whole three days, making the
experience even more enjoyable, as Silverstone can be an inhospitable place in
inclement weather. ... more >>> |
The Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti started on Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 o'clock at the
Piazza Venezia with the Competitors welcome and the technical checks, followed by
the Competitors briefing and the Dinner Party at the Cristallo Hotel. .... more >>> |
Thirteen, lucky for some, unlucky for others! It was certainly a lucky number for those
who attended the 13th Goodwood Revival Meeting over the weekend of 17 - 19
September, as apart from fantastic close racing, and the wide and varied peripheral
activities, the weather remained predominantly warm and sunny throughout the
weekend, despite forecasts to the contrary for the Sunday. Apart from the regular
activities, there was also a celebration of 60 Years of BRM, a Tribute to John Surtees,
who made his car race debut at Goodwood in March 1960, and also a poignant
remembrance of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. ... more >>> |
Thirteen, lucky for some, unlucky for others! It was certainly a lucky number for those
who attended the 13th Goodwood Revival Meeting over the weekend of 17 - 19
September, as apart from fantastic close racing, and the wide and varied peripheral
activities, the weather remained predominantly warm and sunny throughout the
weekend, despite forecasts to the contrary for the Sunday. Apart from the regular
activities, there was also a celebration of 60 Years of BRM, a Tribute to John Surtees,
who made his car race debut at Goodwood in March 1960, and also a poignant
remembrance of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. .... more >>> |
RM Auctions enjoyed a triumphant return to its annual London event this week
posting $30,303,292* (£19,147,790) in total sales, with 92 of the 106 lots changing
hands for an 87 percent sell through rate. Among the quality collector cars that went
under the hammer were eight that surpassed the million dollar mark. The event’s top
seller was the famous 1964 Aston Martin DB5 James Bond movie car; becoming
not only the most expensive Aston, but also the most valuable film car ever sold at
auction at ... more >>> |
The annual Auto e Moto d’Epoca show was held a Padova’s Fiera exhibition centre
over the weekend of 21 – 24 October. For 2010, Thursday 21 October was added as
a preview day for invited guests, and those wishing to avoid the crowds by paying a
premium entry fee. The show is almost certainly the premier classic car show in Italy,
with easy access .... more >>> |
Operating from the picturesque Victorian farm buildings set in Hertfordhire
countryside, but just 20 miles from the centre of London and 10 miles from
Heathrow airport, DK Engineering are largely accepted as the world’s leading Ferrari
specialists. Concours winning restorations have been carried out by DK for some of
the finest and most famous collections in the world including those of Sir Anthony
Bamford, Ralph Lauren, Chris Evans, Eric Clapton, Paul Vestey, Peter Glaesel and
many more. ... more >>> |
The name Blackhawk is very familiar to the world of classic cars being renowned
for dealing with some of the world's most glamorous cars for the last decades.
Beside a large showroom of the subsidiary “The Auto Collection” at the Imperial
Palace in Las Vegas the name Blackhawk is resident in Danville, about 30
miles east of San Francisco. In 1988 the Blackhawk Museum was opened to
show some of the cars for sale plus many others to the public in a modern
70.000 sq-foot building. ... 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 >>> |
