Chantilly Arts & Elegance 2026
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
Every two years in September, the Chantilly estate, its château and its gardens host the ‘Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille’ competition, showcasing exceptional vehicles divided into 14 classes. Around forty automobile clubs are also represented and compete for their own awards.
All of this takes place in an atmosphere of French elegance, with Paris, the capital of luxury, being only 60 kilometers from Chantilly. Two years after the competition’s creator, Patrick Peter, passed the torch to his successors, it seems the organization is in good hands. We’re already looking forward to two years from now.
But before then, let’s discover the highlights of the 2026 edition. [Read more…] about Chantilly Arts & Elegance 2026
A Whimsical Goodwood Revival
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
It is the attention to detail that make the Revival so special. Not just getting the right cars and drivers together, or even the racing itself, which is always superb. It is the little things, like the massive display of Sicilian Oranges and Lemons complete with a donkey to make you feel like you are in Sicily; the one-man band strutting his stuff as you cross the bridge into the event site; all the signs written in Italian, the warning signs from the Targa Florio telling you how to behave, pasted along the tunnel under the track, in Italian of course; the pit garages decked out with period Italian advertising; the grass area to the left of the main entrance made to look like an outside Pizzeria; painting the buildings to resemble a Sicilian town. [Read more…] about A Whimsical Goodwood Revival
French and Italian Classic Cars at the Goodwood Revival Car Show
Story and photos by Gary Axon
Following on from my colleague Jonathan Sharp’s excellent reports from the on-track action at this year’s Goodwood Revival, here is my take on an event Jonathan didn’t cover.
Always a personal favourite attraction from my full-on work duties at the annual Goodwood Revival are the exceptional vehicles in the dedicated Pre-1966 and Tax Free ‘Revival Car Show’ parking areas. The area is a short hop away over the road to the Revival Car Show from the enthralling wheel-to-wheel racing action at the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit and is worth every moment and the extra shoe leather. [Read more…] about French and Italian Classic Cars at the Goodwood Revival Car Show
And How! Murphys’ Concours d’ Elegance
Story and photos copyright Daniel De Gallo
Daniel De Gallo reports on a fab weekend (September 26-27) up in Murphys, California, at the Ironstone winery and amphitheater. In this short And How featurette, he tells us how he got there and what he saw. -Ed. [Read more…] about And How! Murphys’ Concours d’ Elegance
Happy Birthday Graham Gauld!
Innes Ireland* giving Gauld a lift back to the paddock in the factory Lotus 19 after winning the sports car race at the 1961 British Grand Prix at Aintree.
Last week while Graham Gauld was giving Toly Arutunoff a nice birthday greeting on September 22, we missed Graham’s 92nd birthday, which was on September 24. We can’t let that pass without notice! Below, we offer up a few memories from his new autobiography as well as a few thoughts from our own Graham Gauld archives.
Born in Edinburgh in 1934, Graham still can recall WWII. “My most vivid memory was about a week into the war, standing on the roof of our house in Edinburgh with my father hanging on to the chimney pots watching the Junkers Ju88s trying to bomb the Forth rail bridge** and the Spitfires trying to shoot them down.” Fortunately for us, young Graham’s attention soon turned to cars.
Even that wasn’t easy. “I was brought up in a family where ownership of a motor car was never considered for the simple reason that few of our family could ever afford to own a car far less tax, insure and run one,” recalls Gauld in his forthcoming autobiography. [Read more…] about Happy Birthday Graham Gauld!
Italian cars at the Goodwood Revival, Part 1
1954 Ferrari 750 Monza, entered and driven by Franco Valobra.
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
The main theme for the 2026 Goodwood Revival was ‘La Dolce Vita,’ celebrating 100 years since the founding of Maserati’s motorsport division with a daily track parade of the company’s racing cars. In addition, the Lavant Cup on the Saturday featured a grid made up solely of 1950s Maserati and Ferrari sports cars.
Italian cars at the Goodwood Revival, Part 2
Goodwood Driver’s Portraits, 2026
Helio Castroneves
Photos by Jonathan Sharp
Jonathan Sharp as been photographing the drivers at both the Goodwood Festival and the Revival since 2013 (see link below). And aside from their awesome talent behind the wheel, almost all of the drivers share a bright smile, as if they are really, truly, enjoying themselves. And given the evidence over the past 13 years, we tend to think that this behavior is in fact an honest reflection of their feelings.
So enjoy another season of “Drivers” at Goodwood, thanks to Jonathan Sharp.–Ed.
Alfa Romeos at Lime Rock, 2026
Story and photos by Sean Smith
For the uninitiated, their only frame of reference to an Alfa Romeo is Dustin Hoffman’s character Benjamin Braddock frantically driving his Alfa Duetto Spider 1600 to stop the girl of his dreams from marrying another man. That was the beginning of Alfa history for some. Present company excepted. Still, you may never have witnessed a gathering of Alfas like the ones that came together at the 44th Lime Rock Historics and you may never see them again. Unless Santo Spadaro has something to say about it.
Antwerp Concours d’Elegance 2026
Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt
Founded in 2005, the Antwerp Concours d’Elegance celebrated its 21st edition this September, making it one of the oldest European concours d’elegance, even if it isn’t among the most famous.
While perhaps less exclusive than the major international concours, it is all the more authentic and offers the opportunity each year to discover some rare gems hidden away in private collections usually inaccessible to the public.
The main theme for 2026 was the Bugatti marque, whose Belgian club is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
1955-1961 Alfa Giulietta Berlina Overview
All Black and White images © Alfa Romeo Automobilismo Storico, Centro Documentazione (Arese, Milano)
From the Archives, July, 2011
For Italy, the post war era was full of significant changes that would last more than a decade; these were the years of the Cold War as opposed to the dream of a united Europe; the launching of the first atomic-powered submarine; the Warsaw Pact; the birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll; Sputnik from the east and Barbie dolls from the west; the success of the Beatles and the death of Kennedy that signaled the end of an era.
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