Mario Marchesini’s Eye on Italy
May 7th, 2008 Posted in Lifestyle | No Comments »

The Fortress of San Leo, where the occultist, chemist and Freemason Count Alessandro di Cagliostro was imprisoned and died.

The Fortress of San Leo, where the occultist, chemist and Freemason Count Alessandro di Cagliostro was imprisoned and died.
Story and Color Photography by Alessandro Gerelli
Black and White Photographs by Graham Gauld

Thomas McGough entered this rare and original ATS, chassis 2003, in this year’s Villa d’Este.
As a member of the group who walked out of Maranello during the great Palace Revolt in November of 1961, Carlo Chiti left Ferrari for good. “I shut the door behind me, forever…” he said.
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Photos by Alessandro Gerelli

Delahaye 135M of 1937: a 2-seater roadster by Figoni & Falaschi (winner of a BMW trophy at the 2008 Villa d’Este concours).
Photos and captions by Hugues Vanhoolandt

1967 Dino 206 S Competizione Pininfarina #10523.
Photos by Richard Prince Photography
April 19-20 2008
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Peter Greenfield in the Alfa 8C/35.
Photos by Richard Prince Photography
April 19-20 2008

Chuck Wegner’s 200SI Maserati.
Ferrari 1-2 in Spain
by Erik Nielsen
Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media

Felipe Massa, Kimi Raikkonen.
To quote an apt repeated and overused cliché, it was like deja-vu all over again. Continue reading the article » » »
The first round of the FIA GT Championship

The Scuderua Ecosse Ferrari F430 GT2 of Jamie Davis/Fabio Babini is chased down by the race winning Aston Martin DBR9.
Story and Photos By Hugh Doran
The home of British motor racing, Silverstone, played host to the first round of the 2008 FIA GT Championship on 20th April. Continue reading the article » » »
Color in the Pits

Story and Photos by Vince Johnson
The second round of the 2008 Australian GT Championship moved to the Adelaide street circuit during the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar meeting earlier this year. Continue reading the article » » »
Story by Pete Vack

Photo by B.D. Dobbins.
It was noted, some time ago, that there was a disproportionate number of Fiat-based Abarth cars in the United States, sitting broken or unused in garages, driveways and because most Abarths were small enough to fit, in a large outdoor sheds common to so many backyards.
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