The Targa Florio is like an opera. Dramatic, historic, and totally Italian. An event orchestrated to honor tradition and emotion,...
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According to the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, Le Mans and multiple Targa Florio winner Nino Vaccarella passed away on September...
Vic Elford driving the Team Porsche 907 (along with his teammate Umberto Maglioli) to a convincing win in the 1968 Targa Florio. Vic overcame an 18-minute deficit caused by wheel and tire problems to win the race by almost 3 minutes over the 2nd place car, also braking the lap...
On May 29, 1921, Max Sailer drove the Mercedes 28/95 hp Sport under the piercing Sicilian sun for a little less than...
The Targa Florio Classica 2020 begins this week and runs from Thursday October 15 to Sunday October 18. The brainchild of industrialist...
On May 23, 1940, Maserati celebrated a fantastic four wins in a row at the Targa Florio. In fact, a Maserati was first over the finishing line of the prestigious Sicilian race for the fourth consecutive year. The driver who added his name to the winners’ board was Luigi (Gigi)...
Maserati recently celebrated the 80th anniversary of Luigi “Gigi” Villoresi’s impressive win at the 1939 Targa Florio at the wheel...
Maserati celebrates the eightieth anniversary of Luigi “Gigi” Villoresi’s impressive win at the 1939 Targa Florio at the wheel of...
Alfa Romeo showcased its racing heritage at the 101st edition of the Targa Florio, held in Sicily, Italy. A title sponsor of this year’s event, Alfa Romeo provided cars from its extensive collection at the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo in Arese for the classic open-road race. Starting at the Piazza...
Last weekend, Alfa Romeo showcased its racing heritage at the 101st edition of the Targa Florio, held in Sicily, Italy....
Alfa Romeo demonstrated its racing heritage at the 2017 Targa Florio, the 101st edition of the world’s oldest automotive race....
The oldest race in the world, Italy’s Targa Florio, celebrates its 100th edition this year with no fewer than four motor sports competitions held May 5-8 in what is being called “the week of historical Italian motor sports.” The four events are the Targa Forio Classic, Targa Florio Historic Speed,...
The Targa Florio was the decisive contest in the 1955 World Sports Car Championship. Under tremendous pressure to succeed at...
Masha Pasichnyk is a 23-year-old artist living and working in Kiev, Ukraine, who is presently visiting the USA. Masha’s interest...
This 1970 Targa Florio-winning Porsche 908/03 was piloted by Brian Redman and Jo Siffert, used by the John Wyer-led Porsche works team instead of the factory’s mighty 917 because its light weight and shorter wheelbase were better suited to the intricate demands of the 44-mile Sicilian circuit. For artist Cook,...
At a recent party celebrating the introduction of the new book, Racing Demons: Porsche and the Targa Florio, given at...
Long known for his car-oriented European tours, event organizer Steve Austin has introduced a special, new tour this year, “The...
Sicily, Italy October 10-14, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner products. Enjoy...
The Eco Targa Florio 2012 was staged 10-14 October in Sicily, Italy, with the 2nd annual event again challenging the...
By Art Evans What do you think was the toughest and most difficult race ever? After reading my September 2011...
The inaugural Eco Targa Florio was staged September 29 – October 2, 2011 in Sicily, Italy. The Eco Targa Florio 2011 was comprised of three events: the Green Prix for alternative energy vehicles, the Classic for historic vehicles and the Ferrari Tribute for Ferraris built between 1948 and today. The...
By Will Silk This edition of Classic Cars for Sale comes from the pages of a 1965 dealer catalog that...
Roads of Sicily, Italy October 9–10, 2009 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Frazer Nash has the distinction of being the only British car ever to win the Sicilian Targa Florio. This was in 1951, powered by the Bristol six cylinder overhead valve 1971cc engine, a four speed gearbox, tubular frame, transverse lead independent front suspension, torsion bar rear and live rear axle....
Targa Florio – The Ultimate Guide The Norman conquest of southern Italy led to the creation of the Kingdom of...
Here is a great Targa Florio videos found on YouTube. Nearly seven minutes of 8mm-filmed action at the 1969 Targa...
Sicily, Italy June 3–11, 2007 A passenger’s view of the Targa Florio.Photo: Roger Dixon Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our...
Sadly those two iconic road races, the Targa Florio and Giro Di Sicilia, both instigated by Vincenzo Florio at the...
Ninety-six years after it was first run, the great Targa Florio road race is to have its own museum. After...
Targa Florio – The Ultimate Guide The Norman conquest of southern Italy led to the creation of the Kingdom of Sicily, which was subsequently ruled by the Hohenstaufen, the Capetian House of Anjou, Spain, the House of Habsburg, and then finally unified under the House of Bourbon with the Kingdom...