The 2200-kilometre tour de force of the 1000 Miglia 2024 has ended. The 421 competing crews, with their vintage jewels...
One of the wildest racecar designs of the 1950s was penned by Mario Boano, for Carlo Abarth, in 1954. From...
A single blown tire put an end to one of the greatest open-road races of all time. Driving along the dazzling Italian countryside in May of 1957 at more than 150 mph, a punctured tire launched the Ferrari of Alfonso de Portago over a canal, instantly killing de Portago, co-driver...
Austrian born Karl Alberto Abarth did so many things so very well. He was a motorcycle racing champion, multiple land...
If you don’t know the Furlows of Dallas, Texas, you’ve definitely been hanging with the wrong vintage racing crowd. Father...
Carlo Abarth was born Karl Alberto Abarth, in Vienna, Austria, on November 15, 1908 (He would go on to change his name to Carlo when he moved to Italy after the war). In his teens it was seen that young Karl had a talent for engineering. He became an apprentice...
Then. Aristotle Socrates Onassis was a Greek shipping magnate with enormous wealth, an iconic style and a passion for objects...
If you’re reading this magazine, you’re probably passionate about vintage racecars. You love the sounds they make, the smells that...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961; the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963; the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971; and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. There was even a...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
Five Decades of Historic Motorsport It’s a bit daunting to think five decades have past since the first Monterey Historics...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become not only the UK’s top event for owners and admirers of all things Italian, but also the largest gathering of Italian cars in the country. Anyone arriving in any Italian...
Translating emotion to the written word can be a challenging endeavor, but for the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, “Magical”...
He was elusive. Confined to a wheelchair, but more difficult to pin down than most people with the full use...
Hardly a month goes by without some bygone marque being resurrected. The majority, thank the Lord Harry, sink with barely a ripple. News that Fiat finally intends to do something with Abarth made my day more pleasant. Initially, the new Abarths will be variations of Fiat models, as often they...
Italian aftermarket tuning wizard Carlo Abarth turned his attention to the diminutive Fiat 600 sedan, in the 1960s and progressively...
The countdown for Abarth Day 2019 has begun. The biggest ever European meeting of the Scorpion brand will take place over two days, October 5–6, in Milan and will offer adrenaline-fueled experiences in the usual Abarth style. Hosted this year in the futuristic Milano Innovation District (MIND). Participants are invited to...
Photo: Harold Pace Just in case anyone hadn’t heard the famous Sheb Wooley song, one car carried a license plate...
Casey Annis / Editor I was very interested to read James Beckett’s profile last month on the Martini F3 car, if for no other reason than the Martini marque is one that I have long heard of, yet knew nearly nothing about. One of my many naïve assumptions (that James...
The arrival of every new year heralds a raft of exciting anniversaries and, in the car world, 2019 is crammed...
The annual Italian Car Day at Brooklands is billed as the largest such gathering in the United Kingdom and the...
In 1966, Abarth introduced the 1000 SP Barchetta, which featured a twin-cam 1-liter engine derived from the Fiat 600D and tuned to produce 105 bhp. The low tube-frame chassis and twin radiators were unique features compared to previous Abarth racing cars. The 1000 SP complied with Appendix J Group 6...
The legendary Mario Colucci has died at the age of 78. He was the man who converted most of the...
Ercole Spada started his design career with Carozzeria Zagato in 1960.Photo: David Gooley Artists and artisans have called Italy home...
As evidenced in VR’s recent two-part feature, the diminutive under-1-liter Italian sports car affectionately known as “Etceterini” encompasses a broad, beautiful array of handcrafted racecars. This month’s featured Web site is devoted to the memory and passion for these little jewel-like cars. This simple site contains sections devoted to Abarth,...
FCA has opened its new Heritage HUB and museum in the newly renovated Mirafiori manufacturing complex, in Turin. The new...
The grounds of a stately home provide the ideal setting for a gleaming display of Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Alfas, Fiats,...
Following their highly successful “GT & Sports Car Cup” race series now in its third season, Flavien and Vanessa Marçais have announced a new race series to compliment GTSCC, for genuine Pre-’74 Italian Sports, Sports-Prototype, and GT cars of a type that were raced in the World Endurance Championship and...
