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Theodore Pilette at the wheel of his Gregoire at the Gaillon event in 1906
By Graham Gauld
Photos courtesy Pilette Family
This year’s Indianapolis 500 will be something special for Belgian ex-racing driver Teddy Pilette, for it will mark the 100th anniversary of his grandfather Theodore Pilette’s remarkable 5th place in the 1913 Indy 500. Remarkably, Teddy himself had three attempts at Indy back in 1979,’81 and’82 but did not manage to qualify. In between, Teddy’s father, Theodore’s son Andre, was a successful Belgain race driver in the 1950s, driving for Gordini and Ferrari. Finally, Teddy’s son John is now racing SEAT sedans!
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Inspiring stylists around the world - the Chrysler Airflow.
Learing from the Americans:Planned Obsolescence and Airflow influence
By Gijsbert-Paul Berk
In 1920, Alfred Sloan was appointed to save the ailing General Motors. As we have seen in part 3, Sloan had learned from contacts with dealers and client surveys that styling sold better than advanced engineering. This was one of the reasons why he engaged Harley Earl to set up an Art and Color department at GM, the first professional in-house styling studio in the world.
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Fiat 850 Sport captured the hearts of thousands in the sixties.
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
Saturday the 4th May, 2013. Can it really be 27 years since my fiancé and I parked our Fiat 130 Coupe on a very wet lawn in front of Syon House in Chiswick, London for the first Auto Italia Italian Car Day?
When this year’s press release arrived from Brooklands, that is indeed what it stated; 27 years since the first event and 22 years since it moved to Brooklands. My fiancé and I are now long married, and as the weather was better than what it was 27 years ago, the turnout was huge. I was left with the feeling that there were probably more Italian cars packed into Brooklands than on an average Saturday in Turin.
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Bologna’s Mario Marchesini Describes the 50th Anniversary of Lamborghini
Story and Photos Copyright Mario Marchesini
In Rome all, 350 Lamborghinis were parked in Vatican’s San Pietro Square before they arrived at Bologna. Here the Lamborghinis gather in the Piazza Maggiore in Bologna on Friday afternoon (May 10th).
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1958: Imagine arriving in Andora, Riviera dei Fiori with your baby blue Alfa Romeo Giulietta Berlina and she is waiting for you! No time for the lovely Cape Mele panorama I’m afraid...
A few of our articles on the Alfa Berlina from the archives of VeloceToday!
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Photo by Debbie Earle.
Last week, two tiny Lancia Ardeas (one owned by the late Martin Swig and driven by his sons) participated in the 2013 California Mille. (The kickoff a week prior was covered by Michael T. Lynch in VeloceToday.) The other Ardea was entered by Judy Stropus, a legendary figure in the car community, and her co-driver Chuck Schoendorf who has previously written about Le Mitiche Sport in Italy for VeloceToday. Below, a brief introduction of both drivers, a report from the perspective of each one, and a photo story. [Ed.]
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