All Entries in the "Etceterini" Category
Alvis 4.3 Model Revived
The Alvis Car Company used the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 to announce details of a unique project to re-introduce a renowned 1930’s Alvis model using the original technical drawings, allied to the latest CAD/CAM technology. Red Triangle, the well-established Alvis service company, which owns the Alvis cars brand and trademarks, has evidence from the [...]
Just Another Ferrari GTO
Story and photos by Stephen Mitchell Once upon a time, I received a call from an acquaintance Mario Tosi. He and I both owned Ferrari GTOs and used them as daily transportation. His had been for sale and I came close to buying it before finally purchasing 3987. Mario was calling to say that he [...]
International Motor Racing Research Center – 2010 Raffle Car
The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) will offer a 427-powered Cobra replica as its annual raffle car for 2010. “The selection of a Cobra for 2010 was an easy one based on the popularity of similar vehicles that were offered in 2005 and 2008,” said the Center’s Director of Marketing & Development, Jon McKnight.
Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL Racing Saloon – Classified Ads from the Past
Story by Will Silk This edition of Classified Ads from the Past features an advertisement for a rare Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL racing saloon with an impressive history. The ad for this particular 300 SEL was originally run in the May, 1972 issue of Road & Track Magazine. Many think of Mercedes-Benz as the ultimate in [...]
Ferrari 458 Challenge Debuts in Maranello
The Ferrari 458 Challenge made its world premiere debut in Maranello during their annual dealer meeting, a traditional event that brings together the representatives of Ferrari’s international sales network. The new berlinetta, which will flank the F430 Challenge in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli in the 2011 season, is the fifth model used by Ferrari [...]
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Eclipses Landspeed World Record
On a beautiful sunny day at 25 degrees Celsius, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new landspeed world record for production cars, on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra-Lessien (nearby its headquarters at Wolfsburg). In the presence of the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) and a representative of Guinness Book [...]
1967 Silverstone Poster Recreation – Making 3D out of 2D
Story and photos by Paul Chenard The Lotus 49 was another of a long line of brilliant Colin Chapman (and Maurice Phillipe) designs, being the first Formula 1 racecar to successfully use the motor as a stress-bearing structural member. Jim Clark won 4 races in 1967 driving the Lotus 49, and the first race of [...]
Carving Out Racing History, One Car at a Time
Story by Will Silk I recently received an email from a gentleman in Maryland that does wood carvings of sports cars. One look at the pictures he sent along made me promptly sit down and have a closer look. The carvings were of a Porsche 917K and a Ford GT40, two of history’s most lethal [...]
Meeting Enzo Ferrari
Story by Stephen Mitchell Back in the day, the Ferrari Owners’ Club in Los Angeles held monthly dinner meetings with invited guests as speakers. One of these was Franco Lini who, at the time, was the manager of the Ferrari Formula 1 team. Talking with him afterwards, I made mention of the fact that I [...]
Les Richter (1930 – 2010)
Story by Will Silk Perhaps no single man had more involvement in the development of West Coast racing in the United States than Les Richter. Les was born October 26, 1930 in Fresno, California. He attended high school in Fresno before moving onto the University of Berkeley where Les became an All-American Line Backer and [...]
Jeff Koons BMW Art Car Unveiled
The Jeff Koons BMW Art Car was unveiled June 1st, 2010 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the same place Roy Lichtenstein first presented and signed his Art Car in 1977. In the spirit of Calder, Stella, Lichtenstein, Warhol, BMW announced this year that the 17th Art Car created by Jeff Koons will race where [...]
Ferrari 275GTB – Classified Ads from the Past
Story by Will Silk Sports Car Digest is proud to revive our vintage classifieds column to reflect on the market that we all love and enjoy being a part of. In true Sports Car Digest fashion, hours were spent pouring through old sports car magazines that featured classified ads to their readers back in the [...]
Ferrari 250 GTO Owner Impressions
Story and photos by Stephen Mitchell The 250GTO #3987 was the third car I’d ever owned. The first was a 3.8 E-Type Jaguar. It was a beautiful car, but featured a low-revving six cylinder with an unsynchronized first gear that was like a granny gear off a truck. The car was more at home on [...]
Alfa Romeo Honors First F1 European Championship Win
Sixty years ago today (13th May), Alfa Romeo completed an historic 1-2-3 finish at the first ever Formula One European Championship race, which was held at Silverstone motor racing circuit. Italian driver, Giuseppe Farina, dominated proceedings to bring home his 300bhp 158 race car – also known as the Alfetta – ahead of fellow Alfa [...]
IMRRC Offers Unique Opportunity – Hot Lapz Experience
The International Motor Racing Research Center announced a fund raising event called the Hot Lapz Experience as part of the Camping World Grand Prix at the Glen, IZOD IndyCar Series race, July 2-4, 2010 at Watkins Glen International. Beginning on Sunday May 16th, the Center will offer three separate Hot Lapz Experience packages on eBay over [...]
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