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�La Macchina del tempo � Museo Storico Alfa Romeo� is the heart of a genuine �brand center�, with a bookshop, café, Documentation Center, test drive track, events venues and a show-room with a customer delivery area: it is the perfect bond between past, present and future. In Arese, next to Milan city center and the Expo area.

Dave Nicholas has taken many shots of Ferrari's from Sebring 59-50-61-62 and some 64-65 and other major races in the North America. Latest updates ... "Results updates include complete nat'l races from Lime Rock and Marlboro 1957 to 1962. Bud Hofer donated some great shots from the Glen GP in 1961. Don Cooke gave us hundreds of shots and the first posted are a great glance at the very last Sunday race at Lime Rock in April 1959. These shots include the notorious Paul Richards trying to dry out the main straight in his Cessna ! A whole new look at Bridgehampton with shots from 1951, 1957, 1966, 1968."

�Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?� This, so the story goes, is what a policeman asked the legendary British racing driver following a particularly �daring� overtaking manoeuvre on the streets of London. �Yes sir, I am� was the honest reply. There�s a nod to this legendary tale � and a number of other aspects of Moss�s life and career � in �The Last Blast�, a new short film by Mercedes-Benz Classic. A police motorcycle outrider admonishes the over-enthusiastic driver of the very Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR made famous by Moss�s win in the 1955 Mille Miglia race.

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Starting from Maserati�s roots to plan its future: the values of exclusivity, unique design and 100% Italian DNA of cars of the past are renewed today in the models that mark the Brand�s New Era. It is in this spirit that Maserati celebrates the 70th anniversary of the A6G 2000. The first A6G 2000, a car representative of the A6 series, built by Maserati from 1947 to 1956 and named in homage to Alfieri Maserati (hence the letter A) with a 6 indicating the engine type (straight 6) was delivered exactly 70 years ago, in February 1951..

The Ferrari SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano has set the fastest lap recorded by a production car at the 2.439-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, lapping the circuit at an impressive 1:29.625 seconds at a maximum speed of 174.6 mph to set this time. �It was a great moment to witness, seeing how the impressive performance of the Ferrari SF90 Stradale put down this lap record on July 15,� says Mark Raffauf, Senior Director of Race Operations at International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), which oversaw the test.

The Museo Lamborghini is situated to the right of the main entrance of the factory in Sant�Agata Bolognese, which is a historic small town in the countryside, approximately mid way between Bologna and Modena. A bonus of its location right on the factory premises is that one will see cars being taken out on test, and maybe even spot the odd prototype. The factory is on the main SP 255, Via Modena, on the outskirts of the town, but within walking distance of the historic centre, and is still the site on which Ferruccio Lamborghini established the original factory in 1963.

Ferrari opens its first Tailor Made Center in the United States today in New York City. The only space of its kind in the Americas, this new Center continues the long-standing tradition of car customization and personalization that began at the factory in Maranello in the 1950s and later grew into the inception of the Tailor Made Center in 2011, followed by the Shanghai Tailor Made Center in 2014.

Hans Herrmann, one of the most successful and popular racing drivers to join the Porsche AG works team, will be celebrating his 90th birthday this year on February 23. The endurance and Monoposto specialist, born in Stuttgart in 1928, is regarded as one of the most reliable and consistent race drivers of all time. In the course of his motor sport career, Hans Herrmann won more than 80 overall and best of class victories, most of them for Porsche.

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The inaugural Motoring Literary & Art Festival was held in the �The Wing� building at the Silverstone circuit over the weekend of 02-03 December. The event was organised by Porter Press International, the renowned book publishing company, based near Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire. Despite freezing and foggy weather conditions on the Saturday, making for difficult driving conditions, especially for those travelling from the north of the country, where conditions deteriorated into snowfall, the gathering was well attended.

On 18 February 2024, the new �Ferrari One of a Kind� exhibition at the Museo Enzo Ferrari in Modena was officially inaugurated. The display celebrates the craftsmanship behind each unique masterpiece that emerges from the Ferrari factory gates thanks to the exclusive personalisation programme offered by the company�s three Tailor Made centres in Maranello, New York and Shanghai. Now open to the public, the exhibition reveals the exclusivity of these one-of-a-kind cars, each expressing the personality, taste and desires of individual Ferrari owners.

Inaugurated in 1921, Spa-Francorchamps is one of the world�s most famous motorsport circuits. The first edition of Belgium�s most iconic race, the 24 Hours, was in 1924. In more than a century, Ferrari has amassed many victories in endurance races at Spa, achieving 13 overall wins with sports cars and prototypes. These include the first victory in the 24 Hours of Spa in 1949 by Luigi Chinetti and Jean Lucas and the triumph in the 1000 Kilometres of Spa in 1953 by Olivier Gendebien, both achieved with the 166 MM.

Barkaways held their always popular annual Open Day on Saturday 08 June, attracting around 300 clients and friends, with some 100 cars during the course of the day, to the gathering at their premises near Tonbridge, Kent. Fortunately, the vagaries of the English summer weather didn�t impact on the day, although a few ominous black clouds hovered by, but didn�t dispense any precipitation.

The Centenary 24 Hours of Spa concluded with the number 51 296 GT3 of the AF Corse � Francorchamps Motors team finishing in second place. Alessandro Pier Guidi, who crossed the line, shared the car with fellow Prancing Horse official drivers Alessio Rovera and Davide Rigon. The team led the race until 48 minutes from the end, but was hindered by a stationary car in the pit lane as Pier Guidi was returning for the final refuelling. This situation thwarted the 296 GT3's chances of claiming a victory that had seemed assured.

There were a number of other anniversary celebrations, the biggest being that of 20 years of Red Bull Racing, from when they bought the Jaguar team in 2004. Since then, they have won six Formula One Constructors� Championships and seven Drivers� Championships. Their display occupied the whole of the Cathedral Paddock, encompassing not only Formula One, but many of the types of motor sport on two and four wheels in which they are involved.

From May 30th to June 2nd, 2024, the Sport & Collection "500 Ferraris Against Cancer" event marked its 30th anniversary at the Val de Vienne circuit in Le Vigeant, France. This iconic gathering, rooted in a commitment to cancer research, attracted a record number of Ferraris and attendees, all united by a shared love for high-performance cars and a noble cause.

Honoring a shared history of vitality and competitive spirit, Ferrari celebrated its 70-year presence in the United States with a brilliant Monterey Car Week display on August 17�18, 2024. This year�s Concorso Ferrari showcased 70 classic Ferrari automobiles, representing the finest examples of the marque�s history in American road and racing cars. The event started a day earlier with the Ferrari Procession on Saturday afternoon, which spotlighted a sweeping array of Ferraris as they arrived on the First Fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links.

The fourth edition of the British Motor Show, this year with title sponsor Motors, was once again held at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, situated on the perimeter of Farnborough Airport in Hampshire, between 15-18 August. Apart from the contents of the show, one had the rare opportunity to see private jets taking off and landing at close quarters on the adjacent runway.

Brands Hatch once again hosted the Festival Italia meeting on Sunday 11 August 2024, with bountiful sunshine and high ambient temperatures, attracting large crowds to the Kent circuit. Not only were there large crowds, but also expansive displays of Italian machinery, together with a packed practice, qualifying and race programme, plus Classic F1 & Single-Seater demonstration laps for visitors to enjoy. There were also Italian car demonstration laps at lunchtime, then again in the early evening to bring the curtain down.

The Best in Show winner � uniquely chosen by the Concours car owners themselves � was a sublime 1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Convertible by Inskip. The Phantom III was the last large Rolls-Royce launched before World War II and marked the final car with significant input from Henry Royce. Out of 727 Phantom IIIs produced, only a few were made in the USA, including the victorious car, 3CP18, a unique convertible coupé designed by JS Inskip.

A fabulous 1957 Ferrari 335 S has won the coveted Best of Show award at this year�s Salon Privé Concours. Entered by American enthusiast Brian Ross, the Maranello sports-racer thrilled onlookers when it took part in the Tour Privé on Tuesday 27 August, and it proved to be just as popular with the expert judging panel when it appeared on the concours field the following day.
Chassis number 0674 was raced by Scuderia Ferrari during the 1957 season, and by a stellar driver line-up. In March that year, dashing young Englishman Peter Collins took the Ferrari to sixth place in the Sebring 12 Hours, sharing with French veteran Maurice Trintignant.

The Ferrari 499P number 50, crewed by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen, finished ninth in the 6 Hours of Fuji, round seven of the FIA WEC 2024. The team secured valuable points, keeping them mathematically in contention for the Manufacturers� and Drivers� titles.
The other official Ferrari � AF Corse team Hypercar, number 51, with Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Antonio Giovinazzi, was involved in a collision on the second lap and did not finish the race.

The Fuji International Speedway was the setting for the first success in the FIA World Endurance Championship for the Ferrari 296 LMGT3 in its debut year on the world stage. The number 54 car of the Vista AF Corse team, driven by Thomas Flohr, Francesco Castellacci, and official Ferrari driver Davide Rigon, triumphed on the Japanese circuit, a year after their last win on the same track when the same crew had taken the Ferrari 488 GTE to victory.

September is one of the most busy months in the classic car calendar. After the summer holidays a lot of events need to share the few weekends in the late summer to catch the last sun-rays before the autumn season with unpredictable weather makes outdoor events more and more of a risk. Rainy racing days might have their own charm and extended rallys always need to cope with some wet days but a rained out concours takes away everything a concours is about.

The aim of this Roma Spider in particular is to highlight innovative component production techniques, enabled through the use of special, refined supplies. Standing out among these is work on the fabric in the central panel of the seats with manual stitching that adopts leather from the interior and applies thread obtained from recycled tyres.

Ferrari unveiled the F80 and wrote a new chapter in the history of legendary supercars bearing the Prancing Horse badge. The F80 will be produced in a limited run of just 799 examples and joins the pantheon of icons such as the GTO, F40 and LaFerrari by showcasing the best that the Maranello-based marque has achieved in terms of technology and performance.

The Mugello International Circuit will host the next edition of the Ferrari Finali Mondiali from 21 to 26 October 2025. The Tuscan track�s selection was officially announced at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola during the awards ceremony for all the 2024 Prancing Horse series champions. This ceremony took place in the display area set up in the paddock of the Romagna circuit, which is hosting the 2024 Finali Mondiali and showcasing some valuable pieces from Maranello�s motorsport history.

Enzo Mattioli Ferrari, a direct descendant of the legendary Enzo Ferrari and grandson of Piero, is the CEO of Ferrari Family Investments and Trustee of the Piero Ferrari Trust. An entrepreneur with a strong commitment to enhancing Italian heritage and promoting "Made in Italy" products, Enzo Mattioli Ferrari is a passionate enthusiast and, above all, an expert in the vintage automotive industry.

Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, hosted a successful inaugural Chattanooga Auction this past Saturday, October 12, with sales totaling *$12,265,520 and **82 percent of all lots sold. Held in partnership with the Chattanooga Motorcar Festival, the preview and auction at the Chattanooga Convention Center were very well attended and drew bidders from 10 countries and 33 states across the U.S. More than 50 percent of bidders represented first-time Broad Arrow clientele.

RM Sotheby�s hosted The Junkyard: The Rudi Klein Collection auction this past weekend in Los Angeles. This legendary assemblage, long the subject of rumors and intrigue, offered collectors and enthusiasts a rare opportunity to acquire some of the world�s most sought-after cars. The sale captured global attention, realizing a total of $29,616,400 in sales, with 100% of lots sold, nearly doubling the pre-auction estimate of $17 million.

RM Sotheby�s returns to Las Vegas for Grand Prix Race Week, partnering with amfAR and Wynn Las Vegas to present a star-studded auction featuring an extraordinary collection of cars, headlined by the last-ever Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing. This exclusive event will take place during amfAR�s inaugural Las Vegas benefit on 22 November 2024, the eve of qualifying, and will be hosted by television personality, comedian, and writer Jay Leno, honoring Sylvester and Jennifer Stallone, and will feature an intimate performance by the legendary Diana Ross.

RM Sotheby�s is delighted to announce the consignment of a significant historic Formula 1 car to its Paris auction on 4-5 February 2025. The ex-Jacques Villeneuve 1998 Williams FW40 chassis FW20-03 is poised to be among the standout competition cars in the sale, which makes a return to the Salles du Carrousel in the Louvre Palace, in the heart of Paris�s �Golden Triangle�, for a third consecutive year. It follows the sale of another significant competition car at last year�s event, a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione that topped the sales charts achieving €10,158,125

It was an inspiration at the Targa Florio Classica in Sicily in October 2024, and before that at international events the whole year through: the 100-year-old Mercedes 2-litre Targa Florio racing car. Now the star is back at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. This marks the end of the big anniversary year, the reason the red racing car was authentically restored true to the original.

The top lot of the sale was the 1904 Darracq 12hp Twin-Cylinder Four-Seat Side-Entrance Tonneau, which sold for £189,750. This marvel from the early days of motoring has a prestigious ownership history, formerly part of the famous Sword Collection in the 1960s, and now finds a new owner for the first time in nearly 20 years.

RM Sotheby�s is delighted to announce that its much-anticipated London sale grossed £18,293,215, making it the most successful UK collector car auction of 2024. Held on the eve of the RM Sotheby�s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, at the all-new venue of The Peninsula London, the sale took place in the packed grand ballroom, elevating the long-established auction to new heights.

Artcurial deemed the sale on Sunday October 27, 2024 a great success, after it reached nearly 4.6 Million Euros. This event had captivated enthusiasts thanks to a superb selection of collectible vehicles, covering classic cars and motorcycles.
While close to 90% of lots did sell, the auction�s feature lot, a 1976 Lancia Stratos HF (est. €550,000-650,000) is still looking for a new owner.

The 41st annual Auto e Moto d�Epoca show was held for the second time at Bologna�s Fiere exhibition centre between 24-27 October. The massive gathering filled eleven halls, the mall and the central concourse, together with a further five outdoor display/vendor areas in the access roads between the halls, where there was also a shuttle train service, to ease the burden on tired legs. As has been the case throughout the show�s history, the range of vehicles on display is truly eclectic, ranging from microcars to leviathan trucks, with almost everything conceivable in between. As always, the show attracts not only the �home crowd�, but also a large international audience.

TThe latest edition of the Classic Car Auction Yearbook for 2023 � 2024, sponsored by UBS, was presented on the opening evening of the Auto e Moto d�Epoca Show in Bologna, by the author Adolfo Orsi, on 24 October 2024. The book covers the auction period from 01 September 2023 to 31 August 2024, featuring the results of sales by all the major auction houses worldwide, together with those of the major on-line auctions. This new edition marks the 29th edition of the book, which continues to provide its usual in-depth interesting, fascinating and informative overview of the international classic car auction scene