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Edition 14/2005

April 15th 2005

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Editorial

A 40th birthday is a special occasion. Can it really be as many as four decades ago that the Lamborghini Miura was first shown to an unsuspecting public one autumn's day in Turin? If ever a car can be considered 'timeless', 'classic' or 'age-defying' then the Miura truly is it. And it looks even more fantastic and desirable now than it did at the time, while also having the extraordinary ability to look good in any colour - and I mean any, including Justin de Villeneuve (the alias for Nigel John Davies, 1960s modelling icon Twiggy's sometime manager) having his electro-statically flock-coated lime green.

How did the Sant'Agata Bolognese company do it, when so many others failed? It's like the magical 'something' a successful pop record has, that so many other song-writing monkeys tapping away at the proverbial typewriter for eternity cannot achieve. Ferrari's BB series of the mid-'70s came close, and yet...

Let's save our champagne for later this year, but start remembering now the stroke of artistic genius that produced the Miura.

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor
sw@classicdriver.com

*THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER*
Happy Birthday to the Lamborghini Miura The Lamborghini Miura, the most famous high-performance car ever to be produced in Italy, is about to celebrate its 40th birthday. The celebrations will continue throughout 2006... read the complete article
Bentley Arnage Drophead Coupe gets green light for production The glamorous Bentley Arnage Drophead Coupe that was launched to worldwide acclaim at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2005 is to go into series production... read the complete article
Carlsson CK55 The CLS 55 AMG is a treat to drive thanks to its balanced handling characteristics and excellent performance. Nevertheless, Carlsson Autotechnik, from Merzig in Southwest Germany, has decided to risk its own interpretation of this thorough-bred automobile... read the complete article
Home win for Ferrari at Monza Aston DBR9 European debut to be at 'Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy' The Ferrari 550 Maranello, driven by Portugal’s Pedro Lamy and the Italo-Swiss driver Gabriele Gardel won the first round of this season’s FIA GT championship at Monza... read the complete article
Review - Coppa Milano-Sanremo 2005 The third revival of the Coppa Milano-Sanremo - 1° Trofeo Alfa Romeo, was a great success. This year’s event started from the Monza Autodrome, which again made its Tazio Nuvolari Press Room available to the organizers for scrutineering, as well as its track and its invaluable expertise... read the complete article
50 years of Mercedes-Benz and Stirling Moss The Stuttgart company honours a great racing driver The year 1955 was a highly important one for the member of the Silver Arrow team: he won the Mille Miglia in a record time which has remained unbroken to this day - one of Stirling Moss’ greatest successes... read the complete article

*CLASSIC LIFE*
New pilot's watch from Bell & Ross In their search for the ideal professional watch, in-house engineers, master-watchmakers and designers pooled together their knowledge to create a revolutionary concept: a plane's cockpit clock turned into a wristwatch... read the complete article
Diamonds Are Forever - and practical too! Victorinox and Bonfort have produced the most expensive penknife in the world. The two Swiss companies have combined practicality with exclusivity in an exotic mix of 800 diamonds encrusting one of the most iconic images of the country... read the complete article

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EVENTGUIDE

Christie's Auction at the Jack Barclay Showroom, Vauxhall, London
19th Apr 2005

Royal Windsor St George's Day Festival of Aston Martin, UK
21st - 23rd April 2005

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25th - 30th Apr 2005

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30th Apr 2005

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