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09.03.2010
Fifteen Year Old at 1970 Watkins Glen Six Hours and Can-Am

Story and photos by Rich Martin Any race weekend at Watkins Glen is a great event but for me, the July 1970 Six Hours and Can-Am at Watkins Glen holds special meaning. At the ripe old age of 15, armed with a Minolta SRT-101 camera and a pair of lenses I was already a “veteran” [...] Related stories:

09.03.2010
Rowe, Maher and Hearsey at AFAS Amelia Island Concours

Paintings from Barry Rowe, Charles Maher and Peter Hearsey of the Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) will be featured during the 2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 11-14, 2010, in Amelia Island, Florida. The paintings will be part of the 15th annual AFAS Amelia Island Concours art show sponsored by Mazda North America. Barry Rowe [...] Related stories:

08.03.2010
2010 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Preview

The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance returns to Amelia Island, Florida on March 11-14, 2010 to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Shepherded by Chairmen Bill Warner and Tom Cotter, the Amelia Island Concours has grown into one of the preeminent automotive events in the world, a must-see event year in and year out. Held at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia [...] Related stories:

08.03.2010
2010 Race Retro Information

This year’s Race Retro, held at Stoneleigh Park from 12th to 14th March, 2010, is serving up a hearty feast of cars for lovers of historic motor sport, giving enthusiasts to get up close to cars they usually only get a passing glimpse of on rally stages or race circuits. Pushing the boundaries of historic motor [...] Related stories:

08.03.2010
Stirling Moss Accident

Racing great Sir Stirling Moss OBE is recovering in a hospital after a freak accident in his London home. While the injuries are reportedly not life-threatening, Moss broke both ankles and four bones in his feet in the fall, as well as damage to some vertebrae. The accident happened as a result of an elevator [...] Related stories:

05.03.2010
2010 Gooding & Company Amelia Island Auction Preview

Gooding & Company will hold its inaugural Amelia Island Auction event on Friday, March 12th on the grounds of the Amelia Island Plantation in Florida. Gooding becomes the second auction to be held during the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance weekend, joining RM Auctions’ Automobiles of Amelia Island sale. “The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has become [...] Related stories:

05.03.2010
Derek Bell Named Sebring 12 Hours Grand Marshal

Endurance racing legend Derek Bell has been named Grand Marshal for the 58th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. A five-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Bell also won the two World Sports Car Championships. He ranks third on Sebring’s all-time podium finishes list with four second-place and two-third [...] Related stories:

05.03.2010
Sandown Park Auction Results – Barons

Barons made a strong start to 2010 at Sandown Park on February 9th, with a hall packed with prospective buyers and 70% of the lots finding new homes. The two headline cars both found new homes, as the magnificent Le Mans-specification 1956 Austin-Healey 100/4 sold for £43,600, while the 1958 Jaguar XK150 drophead coupé achieved £40,250. Read [...] Related stories:

03.03.2010
2010 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Information

For anyone with a fondness for spring and an appreciation of the Italian way of life, Lake Como in April has always been hard to beat. And the world-famous Grand Hotel Villa d’Este is the perfect base for those looking to revel in the lakeside ambience rather than merely bed down for the night. Should [...] Related stories:

03.03.2010
Vote for Favorite Amelia Island Concours Etceterini

Bill Warner and the crew at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance continually produce a very entertaining and diverse collection of cars and those assembled for the 15th annual event will surely wow the spectators once again. Among the unique featured classes at the 2010 Amelia Island Concours will be Porsche 917, Cars of the Cuban [...] Related stories:

02.03.2010
2010 Automobiles of Amelia Island Auction Preview – RM Auctions

RM Auctions will hold its 2010 Automobiles of Amelia Island auction on Saturday, March 13th in Amelia Island, Florida. Held in partnership with the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, RM Auctions’ 12th annual auction will once again be staged on the grounds of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. “Over the past 11 years, RM has established a proven [...] Related stories:

02.03.2010
VSCC Pomeroy Trophy Report and Photo Gallery

Story and photos by Simon Wright Silverstone in February can only be the Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC) Pomeroy Trophy season opener, held by the club for over 50 years. The idea to find the best all round GT car for the road was originally suggested in 1947 by John Rowley, but because of the petrol [...] Related stories:

01.03.2010
Weekend of Automobile Excellence Returns to Reims

The Weekend of Automobile Excellence returns to the historic Reims-Gueux Circuit in France on September 10-12, 2010. With more than 30,000 visitors last September for the 3rd annual event, the “Weekend of Excellence” has now become a reference for classic car gatherings. The 4th annual “WAE” intends to focus on the quality of the demonstration events [...] Related stories:

01.03.2010
H&H Pavilion Gardens Auction Results

H&H Auction held its first auction of 2010 on February 16-17 at the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire, with the top sale going to a Porsche RS 2.7 Lightweight. The 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Lightweight, one of the 17 original right hand drive Lightweights, was a successful international rally car early in its life, [...] Related stories:

26.02.2010
Ferrari – Origin of F1 Chassis Numbers

Ferrari team driver Felipe Massa recently debuted the 2010 Ferrari Formula One race car, known as Ferrari F10 chassis number 282, at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain. While Ferrari’s latest F1 racer is the ultimate in modern design, it is connected to every Ferrari F1 car since the 312 B in 1970. Formula [...] Related stories:

26.02.2010
2010 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance Information

The 2010 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance selected Martin Swig as the Honorary Chair of the event. A long-time supporter of the Palo Alto Concours, Swig annually sponsors the “Forgotten Treasures” and “Mille Miglia” trophies awarded to esoteric vehicles participating in the Concours. “It’s great to be able to recognize Martin’s contributions to our event in [...] Related stories:

25.02.2010
Big Changes for Concours d’Elegance at Meadow Brook

The event previously known as the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance will now be using its legally recognized name, Concours d’Elegance of America, beginning with the 2010 event scheduled for July 25 at the Meadow Brook estate. Founded in 1977, the Concours was originally operated by the Meadow Brook Hall and has been held on the grounds [...] Related stories:

24.02.2010
BMW 328 Mille Miglia Büegelfalte Offered at RM Monaco Sale

A 1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia ‘Büegelfalte’, chassis no. 85032, will make its auction debut at RM’s inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco sale on 1st May, 2010 at the Grimaldi Forum. This very significant pre-war sports racing car brings factory Le Mans and Mille Miglia experience, in addition to its unique open ‘Büegelfalte’ streamliner body. [...] Related stories:

24.02.2010
Porsche Video – Roots in Racing. Not Posing.

Porsche has been successful in many branches of motorsports, scoring tens of thousands of victories worldwide over the course of five decades of competition. From victories in the Carrera Panamericana and Targa Florio to Daytona and Le Mans, Porsche is the most successful sports car racing manufacturer in the world. Given their recent foray in [...] Related stories:

23.02.2010
Ferrari Monoposto Corsa Indianapolis – Car Profile

Ferrari Classiche recently completed the restoration of the Corsa Indianapolis single-seater (chassis 0388), a one-off built in 1953. The Ferrari Monoposto Corsa Indianapolis – the original name in the original Certificate – was developed as a prototype for the 1953 Indianapolis 500, but didn’t participate in the actual race although it was used in several [...] Related stories:

23.02.2010
Bonhams Oxford Automobile Auction Consignments

A collection of quality motor cars, spanning every decade, starting with a 1910 Hupmobile Model 20 Tourer (estimate £10,000 – 12,000), and going through to a 2005 Ferrari/Foreman Mk4 V12 Spyder Recreation (estimate £65,000 – 85,000) are being offered at the Collectors’ Motor Cars and Automobilia sale in Oxford on 6th March 2010. Last year’s [...] Related stories:

22.02.2010
2010 Concorso Italiano to Feature 100 Years of Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. was founded on June 24, 1910 in Milan, Italy and the famed Italian car maker’s 100th anniversary will be celebrated at the 2010 Concorso Italiano. Concorso Italiano plans to honor the marque in a variety of ways, headlined by the Centerpiece Display, a wide-ranging exhibit of Alfa Romeos from early street [...] Related stories:

22.02.2010
Goodwood Breakfast Club Sets Dates for 2010

Following on from another hugely successful year of the monthly Goodwood Breakfast Club events, the themes and timings for these popular Sunday morning meetings can now be confirmed for the 2010 season. As in previous years, the majority of the Goodwood Breakfast Club meetings for 2010 will be held on the first Sunday of the month [...] Related stories:

19.02.2010
Jaguar Celebrates 75 Years with Le Mans Return – Photo Gallery

Story by Will Silk Seventy five years ago Sir William Lyons entered the realm of automobile manufacturing from humble beginnings in the English mid lands as a motorcycle side-car constructor known as Swallow. When it came to the launch of the all-new SS 100 in 1935, Sir William wanted a new and evocative name for [...] Related stories:

19.02.2010
Best of Britain Exhibition at Simeone Museum

Over thirty rare, unusual and beautiful sports and racing cars manufactured in England will be on display at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum from February 20th through March 14th, 2010. Titled the “Best of Britain,” the show is comprised of cars from individual collectors in the mid-Atlantic states and is intended to illustrate why the [...] Related stories:

18.02.2010
Dan Gurney Featured at Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion enters 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 – August 12-15 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will feature a display of Gurney Eagle Racing Cars: Formula [...] Related stories:

18.02.2010
SVRA and HSR Announce Restructuring

SVRA and HSR announced a restructuring in which ownership and management of SVRA and HSR have been revised so that each of these sanctioning bodies will be managed independently to better build on their separate formats and unique histories. Both organizations began operation in the late 1970’s and evolved developing uniquely different focuses in the vintage/historic [...] Related stories:

18.02.2010
Goodwood Revival to Limit Visitors in 2010

Last year the annual Goodwood Revival achieved an all-time record attendance with more than 132,000 historic motor racing enthusiasts descending on the celebrated West Sussex motor circuit to enjoy three days of the world’s finest wheel-to-wheel racing, period fashions and entertainment. For 2009 Revival tickets sold out earlier than they had ever done before. Despite this [...] Related stories:

17.02.2010
Ferrari Classiche Restoration Facility – Photo Gallery

Ferrari Classiche was established to provide restoration and maintenance services, technical assistance and Certificates of Authenticity to owners of classic Ferraris. Housed in the former Ferrari Foundry building within Ferrari’s Maranello, Italy factory, the 10,225 square foot Classiche offices and workshop were officially opened by Ferrari President, Luca di Montezemolo, in July 2006. Sports Car [...] Related stories:

16.02.2010
Headline Cars Added to Gooding Amelia Island Auction

Gooding & Company announced four distinctive automobiles from the historic past of Porsche, Bugatti and Alfa Romeo for its first-ever Amelia Island Auction on March 12 in Amelia Island, Florida. As part of the 70+ automobile auction, two cornerstone cars of Dr. Peter and Susan Williamson’s famed Bugatti Collection are being offered, a 1932 [...] Related stories:

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