Barn Find James Bond Aston Martin Set for Bonhams Auction
A one owner 1962 ‘barn find’ DB4 Aston Martin used as a ‘test mule’ by James Bond special effects designers is to go up for auction at Bonhams Aston Martin car sale at the Aston Martin Works Service, Newport Pagnell on 22nd May 2010 – the only auction devoted entirely to this iconic marque. An [...]
Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac Featured at Palo Alto Concours 2010
Two marques share the spotlight at the 2010 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance, with Mercedes-Benz as the European Featured Marque and Cadillac as the U.S. Featured Marque. Sponsored by the Palo Alto Lions Club, the 44th edition of this annual event will be held on Sunday, June 27 on Stanford University’s intramural fields in Palo Alto, [...]
Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2010 – Results and Photo Gallery
The 7th Monaco Historic Grand Prix took place May 1-2, 2010 on the 3.34 km Monaco Grand Prix Circuit. The bi-annual Monaco Historics is considered as one of the top historic track events, as classic grand prix cars compete on the same track as the modern Formula One cars competing in the 68th Monaco Grand [...]
Ferrari Classiche Issues Attestation to “Breadvan”
Ferrari SpA recently issued an Attestation for vehicles of historic interest by the Ferrari Classiche department to the 250 GT Berlinetta passo corto (chassis 2819) nicknamed the “Breadvan.” The special document, which has been available since 2009, is dedicated to Ferrari cars that, although they do not comply with the strict Ferrari Authenticity Certification criteria, [...]
Donovan Motorcar Services – Garage Profile
Interview and photos by Greg Wing Brian Donovan, owner, operator, team manager and lead engineer of Donovan Motorcar Service, regularly gives “Tech Sessions” in the handsome showroom of his full service shop in Lenox, Massachusetts. I caught up with him before a recent talk he gave to members of the Jaguar Association of New England. [...]
Mille Miglia 2010 – Results and Photo Gallery
The Mille Miglia Storica 2010 was conducted May 6-9, starting and ending in Brescia, Italy. The modern-day revival of the famed 1,000-mile race was won by Giuliano Cane and Lucia Galliani in a 1939 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Coupe. The win for a BMW came on the 70th anniversary of German marque’s win at the [...]
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 [...]
Headline Consignments at 2010 Monterey Sale – RM Auctions
Early consignments to the 25th annual RM Auctions Sports & Classics of Monterey event, held August 13–14, 2010 in California, are headlined by the 1949 Delahaye 175 S Saoutchik Roadster and 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe with coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi. “With strong early interest from consignors, and an outstanding line-up of [...]
HMSA Club Event at Laguna Seca – Report and Photo Gallery
Story and photos by Dennis Gray The Historic Motors Sports Association (HMSA) held a club event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on April 24-25, 2010. HMSA events feature historic production cars built through 1966 and purpose-built Formula, Sports Racing and IMSA cars built through 1984. The April club event featured more than 130 vintage race [...]
2010 Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance Update
Porsche and classic car enthusiasts will enjoy the field of more than 200 rare and vintage vehicles at the 2nd Annual Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, May 16, 9am – 4pm, at the Marin County Fairgrounds, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, California. Along with the array of cars on exhibition and judging of vehicles [...]
HSR Mitty Speedfest 2010 – Report and Photo Gallery
Story by Jim Casey and photos by Darren Pierson Once again this year, the great vintage event that is “The Mitty” took place at Road Atlanta in Georgia from April 30 to May 2, and, as usual, there were great old cars, great old drivers, lots of stories swapped, and a full weekend of great [...]
Gooding and Company Sells 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic
Gooding & Company announced that it sold a 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic via private treaty sale, on behalf of the Trust that formerly owned the Atlantic. Buyer and terms were not disclosed, but the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California purchased the Bugatti for $30 million to [...]
2010 Les Grandes Marques à Monaco Auction Results – Bonhams
Bonhams held its 2010 Les Grandes Marques à Monaco on Friday, April 30th at the Musée des Voitures du Prince in Monaco, resulting in $3.9 million in sales and 67% of the cars sold. Top sale went to a 1954/56-type 2.5-Litre Maserati 250F Tipo 1 built by Cameron Millar at $422,770, followed by a 1934 [...]
BMW Wins 1940 Mille Miglia – A Victory of Passion and Precision
Story by Will Silk BMW is a marque that may appear relatively young in terms of motorsports accomplishments to many here in North America, but whose four wheeled racing efforts actually began just before the Second World War with what is perhaps today seen as one of the most quintessential small bore sports cars ever [...]
Early Morning at 2010 California Mille – Photo Gallery
Photos and captions by Dennis Gray The 20th running of the California Mille, America’s salute to Italy’s famed Mille Miglia (thousand mile) race, was run April 26-29, 2010 in Northern California. The California Mille was conceived after organizer Martin Swig drove the revived Mille Miglia from Brescia to Rome to Brescia in l982 in his [...]
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