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Photos, event coverage, news and information on the Mille Miglia road rally, held each May in Brescia, Italy.
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager Italy in the spring and 420 classic cars making their journey around the country for a 1000 mile drive. It sounds almost like a fairy tale and perhaps this year it slightly was. In the days preceding the 2013 running of the Mille Miglia, the weather was nice and warm with clear blue skies, yet on Wednesday, when everybody arrived for technical scrutineering, … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Julien Mahiels The Mille Miglia 2013 was held 16-19 May on the scenic roads of Italy. This year’s route traveled clockwise from Brescia to Rome and back, on the fabled Mille Miglia roads to cross through Vincenza, Ferrara, San Marino, Roma, Firenze, Siena, Maranello, among others. Of the 415 crews that embarked on the 31st running of the retrospective Mille Miglia, … [Read more...]
Lo Stile Mille Miglia Concorso 2013 Report and photos by Dirk de Jager The middle of May always stands for the Mille Miglia, yet in 2013 there was a small surprise waiting. Held in honour of Aymo Maggi, the creator of the Mille Miglia, there was for the first time a Concorso d'Eleganza held out the outskirts of Brescia. Located in an old palazzo that used to belong to the Maggi family … [Read more...]
Mercedes-Benz has signed on as the main automotive sponsor of Mille Miglia. An agreement was reached between Mercedes-Benz Classic and 1000 Miglia S.R.L. in Brescia (Italy), with the aim of establishing a long-term collaboration. Mercedes-Benz Classic will be represented at the 2013 event with a number of vehicles, as well as five famous faces taking up their position at the starting line. … [Read more...]
Report by Dennis Gray | Photos by author and Bob Ross The 2013 California Mille was held April 28th to May 2nd on the challenging back roads of Northern California. The four-day, 1,000-mile rally continued its long tradition of spirited driving in historic sports cars on the twisty and picturesque roads for which they were intended. The rally celebrates Italy’s famous Mille Miglia (thousand … [Read more...]
Lost and Found After 60 Years - A Truly Italian History By Giuseppe De Angelis Since the birth of the car at the end of the nineteenth century, cars have been a great passion in the De Angelis family. My grandfather and his brothers were founders of the local Automobil Club of Italy in our hometown of Ascoli Piceno. My father Francesco (born in 1923), and his brothers Vito (born in 1920) and … [Read more...]
The 2012 running of the famed Mille Miglia rally took place 16-20 May in Italy on the historic roads from Brescia to Rome and back to Brescia. A field of approximately 375 cars built between 1927 and 1957 challenged each other and themselves in the modern revival. Far more than a historic car rally, the Mille Miglia Storica is a virtual step back to the era of 1927 to 1957 when these racing … [Read more...]
Tried and True – Continued success on Japan’s oldest Autumnal rally Report and photos by Len Clarke La Festa Autunno 2012 was held October 19-22, starting and ending in Tokyo. The third weekend of October saw the cream of Japan’s crop of historic rally machinery take to the highways and byways in and around Tokyo for the annual jaunt in honour of the world’s most famous rally, … [Read more...]
The California Mille 2013 will be staged April 29th to May 2nd on 1,000 miles of secondary roads in Northern California. The rally returns for its 23rd year, continuing the tradition of spirited driving in vintage sports cars on the scenic backroads for which they were intended. The 2013 California Mille will celebrate the legacy of the event's founder, Martin Swig, a lifelong car enthusiast … [Read more...]
The Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia 2012 took place May 16-20, starting and ending in Brescia, Italy. After three days of competition, nearly 115 of the 140 post-1957 Ferraris entered crossed the finish line in Brescia on the night of Saturday, May 20th. The original Mille Miglia race was last held in 1957 and this is also the cut-off year of manufacture for cars entering the contemporary race, … [Read more...]
The Mille Miglia Storica 2012 was staged May 16-20 on the scenic roads of Italy. This year's route traveled clockwise from Brescia to Rome and back, on the fabled Mille Miglia roads crossing six regions: Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Umbria and Lazio on the way down, adding Tuscany on the way back. The 2012 route went through some of the most beautiful cities of Italy. … [Read more...]
Report and photos by Dirk de Jager La Mille Miglia, or the 1000 Miles, has become an Italian institution on the classic car calendar. Originally a full-on, flat-out race starting in Brescia and heading down to Rome and back in one go, the Mille Miglia was started in 1927 and ended after 24 editions in 1957 when the race was outlawed from being too dangerous after several fatalities. Even though … [Read more...]
Report by Dennis Gray | Photos by author and Bob Ross The 2012 running of the California Mille was held April 30th to May 3rd on the twisty and scenic back roads of Northern California and Nevada. Similar to the previous twenty editions of the rally, the California Mille departed San Francisco on Monday morning from its traditional starting line at the famed Fairmont Hotel, located atop Nob … [Read more...]
The inaugural Mille Miglia North America Tribute was held October 25-29, 2011, starting and ending in Santa Barbara, California. Event organizer Stratus Media Group, Inc., is sub-licensed to produce the Mille Miglia North America Tribute by the MAC Group, Meet Comunicazione and Sanremorally (ATI) – official licensees of the Mille Miglia trademarks and organizers of the famous automobile … [Read more...]
By Martin Swig On October 25-29, 2011 the Santa Barbara, California Stratus Media Group showed us their interpretation of a Mille Miglia. Originally scheduled for August, the Mille Miglia North America Tribute was postponed until October “to allow entrants time to prepare their cars.” I was interested to observe, because for twenty-one years I’ve been involved with the California … [Read more...]
