Archive for February 2010
Feb 25th, 2010 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Latest News, Retrospective
The 80th edition of the Geneva International Motor Show, where the “future” becomes the “present”, will run from 4-14 March 2010.
Tags: alfa romeo, alfa romeo giulietta, audi, audi a1, bentley, bufori motor car company, cayenne, citroën, concept cars, countryman, fiat, geneva international motor show, green pavilion, hispano suiza, international motor show, lancia, mini, mini countryman, motor show, opel, opel meriva, peugeot, porsche, porsche cayenne, renault, renault wind, vw sharan, vw touareg Posted in Latest News, Retrospective |
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Feb 22nd, 2010 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Latest News, Track days
Aaltonen Motorsport driving events are organized in eastern Finland, in the beautiful Tahkovuori winter sport resort. Their track is built on a frozen lake, in the middle
Tags: aaltonen motorsport, anti lock brake system, arctic driving experience, car safety, closed circuit, racing techniques, rauno aaltonen, speed cameras, stability control, tahkovuori winter sport resort, traction control Posted in Latest News, Track days |
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Feb 18th, 2010 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Latest News, Retrospective
The Flanders Collection Car in Gent is an unique exhibition in a sense that everything you see is for sale. From veteran collection cars, oldtimers, classic cars, road
Tags: automobilia, books and magazines, car enthusiasts, classic cars, collection cars, curb appeal, dinky toys, flanders collection, flanders collection car, flanders collection car gent, front axis, lamborghini, lamborghini reventon, lamborghini supercar, long wheelbase, mid engined, miniature market, miniatures, oldtimers, retromobile, road sportscars, unique exhibition Posted in Latest News, Retrospective |
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Feb 15th, 2010 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Latest News, Retrospective
The 125th Anniversary edition of the Cresta Run in St. Moritz (CH), one of the world’s finest skiing resorts, started with the first Cresta Run on Friday 5 February and ended
Tags: cresta run, cresta run 125, james sunley, skiing resorts, st. moritz, steel toboggan Posted in Latest News, Retrospective |
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Feb 11th, 2010 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing, Latest News
Thomas Hamann the proprietor of Hamann Classic Cars and chairman of the New York City Concours d’Elegance announced that he brokered a deal between European
Tags: 2002 ferrari f1, 250 gto, collector ferraris, exclusive ferrari, exclusive ferrari distributor, f1, f399, f399 f1, ferrari 250 gto, ferrari distributor, ferrari f1, Ferrari f399, ferrari f399 f1, ferrari gto, frits kroymans, hamann classic cars, historic races, kroymans, kroymans collection, kroymans corporation, kroymans ferrari, kroymans ferrari collection, monterey historic, monterey historic races, monterey races, new york city concours d’elegance, thomas hamann, tom price, us grand prix, vintage ferraris Posted in Historic Motor Racing, Latest News |
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Feb 8th, 2010 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Historic Motor Racing, Latest News
Quiet little forest roads, covered by a thick layer of snow, lead you secretly through the wilderness, unveiling France’s most remote ‘white deserts’. The Haut Doubs and Jura offer the perfect recipe to enchant the most avid fans of beautiful cars and winter driving. We’re talking about the 56th edition of the Neige & Glace [...]
Tags: hauts doubs, jura, malbuisson, metabief ski resort, neige & glace rallye, neige et glace rallye, snow & ice rally, snow and ice rally Posted in Historic Motor Racing, Latest News |
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Feb 4th, 2010 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Latest News, Retrospective
The Bremen Classic Motorshow will celebrate 100 years of Alfa Romeo at their ‘Bella Macchina’ show in the Bremen Messe from 5 to 7 February 2010.
A number of rarities will be put on display in order to document the classic Alfa strengths of lightweight construction and agility. Cars will include the Alfa Romeo 6C 1750, [...]
Tags: 33 stradale, 6c 1750, 8C 2900, 8c alfa, alfa, alfa 33 stradale, alfa 6c 1750, alfa 8c, alfa 8C 2900, alfa c52, alfa disco volante, alfa romeo, alfa romeo 6c 1750, alfa romeo 8C 2900, alfa romeo tipo 159, alfa stradale 33, bremen classic motorshow, bremen motorshow, classic motorshow, fangio, gran premio tipo 159 alfetta, historic motor sport, juan manuel fangio, maserati 250 f, motor sport, motorshow, museo storico alfa, museo storico alfa romeo, stradale 33 Posted in Latest News, Retrospective |
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Feb 1st, 2010 |
By Pieter Bakker |
Category: Latest News, Retrospective
A Bugatti Type 22 Brescia Roadster from 1925 was recently fished out of the Italian Lake Maggiore and was on auction at Retromobile in Paris last week.
Bidding at Bonhams auction started at a price of 95,000 euros, but the Bugatti Type 22 fetched a respectable price of 260,500 euros in the end.
The Bugatti apparently ended [...]
Tags: bonhams, bonhams auction, brescia roadster, bugatti, bugatti type 22, bugatti type 22 brescia roadster, mullin california, mullin collection, peter mullin, peter mullin collection, retromobile in paris, retromobile paris, type 22 Posted in Latest News, Retrospective |
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