The annual Italian Car Day at Brooklands is billed as the largest such gathering in the United Kingdom and the...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the...
With Mark Nugent, it certainly is in his blood as father Kevin has been involved in the motor vehicle repair industry all his working life. However, Mark decided to specialize in the body building industry or what is also known as coachbuilding. After serving his apprenticeship with a Sydney-based restoration...
The history of Automobili Lamborghini is one that almost parallels the success of post-World War II Italy itself, and is...
The annual support race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is one of the most important events in all...
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...
Le Mans, 1966. The lone Bizzarrini P538 entry (Chassis 003) driven by Swiss racers Edgar Berney (pictured) and Andre Wiky....
I’m always amazed at how these issues can sometimes take on a life of their own. Those of you who...
18 Reasons Why a 65 is not a 47 Dear Editor. Being the owner of an authentic Lotus 47 and in constant contact with at least half a dozen other owners around the world, I have an issue with the Lotus 47 picture you have on page 63 of the...
“Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975,” will celebrate the visual dynamism and spirit of innovation embodied by Italian coachbuilt cars,...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
The very first car made by Giotto Bizzarrini as a mechanical engineering student at the University of Pisa will be among the many Bizzarrini automobiles on display at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance next month. Bizzarrini built the car, nicknamed The Macchinetta, in 1953, and it became the foundation for...
The 66th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance hosted 228 cars from 16 countries and 30 states to the 18th fairway of...
Australian Collector Extraordinaire Astounded! That would be the best word to describe how I felt when Sydney, Australia-based classic car...
Refrigerators, Motorcycles, Microcars, Sports Coupes – All Connected in a Forgotten Italian Marque Italian marques such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat and Maserati are all well known to us, but there are others that after their time in the sun are no longer with us. ASA, Bizzarrini, Moretti,...
“Bellissima! Bella Macchina!”will be exclaimed as Italian marques take the spotlight at this weekend’s first Caffeine & Carburetors Powered by...
After leaving Ferrari in 1961, Giotto Bizzarrini joined Iso Rivolta’s company and began laying down the design for a GT...
The London Concours has announced the “Lost Marques” Display; an homage to the car manufacturers we have loved and lost over the years. Not all car manufacturers make it. In a global industry that’s so fast-moving, so heavily regulated and so financially ruinous, manufacturers that may have deserved to stay, are...
24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20–21, 1964 The Chevrolet-engined Bizzarrini A3 Grifo of Pierre Noblet and Edgar Berney en...
The reborn Bizzarrini brand, founded by arguably the most talented automotive engineer and designer the world has ever seen, has...
Following the unveiling of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT Corsa Revival earlier this year, the first of 24 production cars has left Bizzarrini’s dedicated UK facility. This first customer car has been delivered to its new owner with further examples being completed and shipped until the limited production run is fully...
The Bizzarrini brand, reintroduced to the world with the 5300 GT Corsa Revival early in 2022, has revealed its first...
The Iso Grifo automobile emerged from the visionary collaboration between engineer Giotto Bizzarrini and entrepreneur Renzo Rivolta. Its inception in...
Photo: Casey Annis The 1950s and 1960s were a time of rapid change in both the road and racecar world. Technology was advancing quickly and with this advancement, it became increasingly harder and harder for a lone individual—either engineer or visionary—to be solely responsible for a complete automobile. Yet, some...