We are going to take a two week break for the upcoming holidays, and return on January 5th.
Here’s a preview of just some of the many stories we have planned for you next year.
Buying a Lancia via eBay
Marchesini's latest purchase on the docks in Holland.
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Lorenzo Marchesini, our editor at large, with a large appetite for Lancias, has bought another Flavia, a 1962 Series I 1500. This time he purchased the car sight unseen from an Italian collector, and planned to drive it from Italy to Holland. His experiences are enlightening, to say the least.
The poster for the Targa Florio Retro.
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The Targa Florio Retro
Targa Travels, by Patricia Lee Yongue. A witty, exciting look at last years Targa Florio Retro, and will include photos of many of our old heroes who also attended the event, including Vic Elford and Nino Vaccarella.
Books, books and more books
More reviews from our friends at MotorBooks Italiano, plus some words about books as investments.
From VelocePress, we will review the new Fiat Guide written by Chris and Genny Obert—the best book about Fiat in a very, very long time.
Mr. Abarth
A tribute to a remarkable man, Gerald Rothman. "Mr. Abarth" has kept the rag tag army of Abarth owners together for over twenty years via the Abarth Stinger and the Abarth Register. A must for Abarth fans.
Ferrari Finals at Monza, a closer look.
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Monza in Detail
We'll return to Monza with a closer look at the Ferrari vintage cars entered in this year's Ferrari and Maserati Finals. Our guide will be VeloceToday Italian correspondent, Alessandro Gerelli.
Just a peak at what Marchesini discovered in Europe.
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Cruising through Europe
While picking up the aforementioned eBay Lancia, Marchesini visited many of the Italian museums, and in another article will show our readers what's up at the Lamborghini, factory, the Bandini museum, and assorted car guy garages in Europe.
Marchesini has also promised to tell us about Italian food, one of his favorite subjects. Where to eat and what to eat on less than $500! a day. And we thought we could still do Europe on $5 a day. No McDonalds, please.
The Alfa Romeo 164
Last of the Alfas, at least in the US. The relatively unknown 164.
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The last Alfa Romeo to come to these shore was the 164 sedan. Yes, Ferrari really did have one as his personal transportation, but what was the Alfa really like? A report on one of the nicest of the breed.
Gordini
Gordini by Henk J. Brouwer, coming at you in 2005.
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We've long wanted to do a story on Gordinis, and promise that it is in the works and will be published in the near future. Like Bugatti, Gordini was an Italian expatriate living in France, and of course his cars were Simca based, which in turn were French Fiats. Very fitting.
Back to our Childhood
Maybe baby boomers don't have enough to do. Or just too much money. Slot car racing is booming again, with more and more classic cars available. And now, it has gone digital, and the latest offerings from Scalextric, including the new 250F Maserati, are very interesting. Digital means that multiple cars can be controlled from one track and passing is now a reality. Dust off your old track, it can be converted. We'll explain it all.
Scalextric's latest F1 car, the 250F as raced by Fangio at the Ring in 1957.
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