As the headline in our image shows, America's finest Italian concours d'elegance is on the move. No, Concorso Italiano is not leaving the beautiful Monterey Bay area but hotel construction...
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The merry month of May is almost upon us and for those lucky enough (or wealthy enough) to attend the Ferrari - Leggenda et Passione auction in Maranello, Italy, on May 18th it has to be a very...
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You won't find one of these parked by the curb in your neighborhood unless the owner is participating in a notable classic car event. Which is why this historic Ferrari 375 MM, body by...
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When the sun rises over the beautiful desert setting of Palm Springs Friday morning, owners of some equally spectacular classic cars will be preparing to drive them in the Tour Classique. It's...
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Felipe Massa, one of the fastest drivers in the world, races for Ferrari's F1 team. He's paid millions and can buy any car he wants. How nice, then, to see Felipe with a new Fiat 500 as his...
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Here it is, folks, the car that attracted top bucks in the Scottsdale auction week: a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder. The yellow beauty was sold by Gooding for $3.3 million dollars. Oddly, it...
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This is the car I'll be looking at more than any other in 2008, starting March 16. It's the new Ferrari F2008, unveiled today and due to be tested at Fiorano beginning Monday. Of course it...
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Be honest. If this photo doesn't set your adrenalin to racing, you're not a carguy or cargirl, you're not challenged by twist and turns, the ocean doesn't move you, and you can't...
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At last, there is something more to Scottsdale's auction week than auctions. Three whole days of concours delights are coming your way on January 18-20, thanks to the 2007-2008 National Tour...
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You had to be there, I guess, to really appreciate the sights and sounds of the Final Mondiali but Classic Driver magazine offers us a great online look at Ferrari's annual end-of-season salute to...
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I'm getting tired of classic car journalists boasting of their latest drive in a modern supercar. Why don't those guys stick to what they know best? The classics! For example, Nigel Matthews,...
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It was, in its day, the world's most grueling road race. Now Hemmings calls it "the world's most grueling amateur road rally." It's La Carrera Panamericana, formerly known (in...
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Though I never saw this particular Ferrari race I did have the good fortune to be track announcer at Mosport when one of the fabled 3-liter Ferrari Testa Rossas was driven there by Pedro Rodriguez: I...
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It goes without saying that any Ferrari in top condition is going to attract big money at auction. But when an automobile has been owned by a person of distinction bids usually go higher, which may...
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There's a very nice article in the latest issue of "Autoweek magazine" by Jan Tegler, who also took the photo. It concerns a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB (short wheelbase) Berlinetta that had...
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The merry month of May seems a long way off during the dismal days of March but when you're hoping to bid for an historic Ferrari being auctioned at the factory in Maranello, perhaps it's like...
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by Philip Powell on February 27, 2007
Ferrari has inarguably produced more beautiful cars than any other manufacturer. True, it's easier to create a handsome sports car than a functional sedan, but the sheer number of different...
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by Philip Powell on February 16, 2007
In May of 2004 Architectural Digest magazine produced The Great Design Issue, a 356-page special edition devoted to architecture, interiors, appliances, decorative arts and including a few outstanding...
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by Philip Powell on February 07, 2007
I wouldn't normally begin a blog with a direct quote but since The Garage has done so and is quoting from the lyrics of a song, here goes: I strip away the old debris, that hides a shining car...
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