Cars

Among the cars taking part is the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 that Nanni Galli drove in the 1968 Targa Florio, alongside Italian driver Ignazio Giunti (chassis number 017, race number 186), to come second at the end of an intense race which the pairing had led for much of the time. When they crossed the finish line, they were convinced they had won: only Vic Elford, at the end of an incredibly fast lap, was able to deny the Italian team a victory that would have been as brilliant as it was unexpected.

The example which William Loughran currently has for sale was ordered new by none other than Chris Evans, who matched the Vinaccia paintwork with a Nero Alcantara interior, set off by Grigio contrast stitching. Good choice, Chris. With less than 6,000 miles on the clock, and in right-hand drive, this fabulous Ferrari has the dual-clutch F1 gearbox, along with yellow brake calipers, iPod connection, satellite navigation and Bluetooth connectivity, plus front and rear park assist and large racing seats.

A peek in the Classic Driver Marketplace reveals a selection of competition cars certain to set the pulse racing:
 

Porsche 904 GTS

The organisers of the classic car run have arranged a stunning route and you will need to register early if you don’t want to miss out on this sumptuous and curvaceous weekend (20 to 23 September 2012).

For the annual Essen show, Techno Classica, its stand will feature one of the most famous competition 911s ever: the 911S/R which in 1967 completed the Spa 24 Hours, Nürburgring Marathon de la Route and the Acropolis Rally.

The following year it was sold to Edgar Herrmann, who entered it in the Kenya Safari Rally… and then sent it back to Stuttgart where it was prepared for the London to Sydney Marathon.

The dramatic yellow of this aluminium ‘bonnet’ represents the colour of the city of Modena and, of course, the colour chosen by Enzo Ferrari as the background for the Prancing Horse trademark. The museum, which in total covers around 5,000 square metres, stands on the site of the house where Enzo Ferrari was born, in 1898. The original dwelling remains intact within the museum, while a permanent ‘multimedia path’ covers the most significant events in Ferrari’s life.

The theme for the Festival of Speed, to be held from 28 June to 1 July, will be ‘Young Guns – Born To Win’. This will encompass all disciplines of the sport (racing, rallying and motorcycling) as well as recognising the precocious talent of youthful engineers, too – anyone, in fact, who exhibits an “insatiable thirst for speed”.

Sebastian Vettel, the youngest-ever double World Champion, is a confirmed entry for the Festival, to be held a week before the British Grand Prix, thus ensuring the event's usual high turnout of F1 teams.

Now the Boxster has undergone a similar remake, writes John Simister. It's a predictable event, but one more significant than it first appears.

Of course, the Boxster has nothing like the historical baggage of a 911. Porschophiles of the old school might still regard it as the upstart, the slightly effeminate sports car propping up the bottom of the range and not to be taken very seriously (except, perhaps, for the slightly bonkers Spyder version at the end of the old model's life).

The idea of building a special version of the Lancia integrale came from the Dutch classic car dealer and restorer Paul Koot.

Coming from the pen of Zagato designer Marco Pedracini, the project had been commissioned in 1990 and was launched to the public at the January 1992 Brussels Motor Show. The styling immediately says ‘Zagato’ and recalls both the SZ Alfas and Lancia’s own, early 70s Fulvia Sport Zagato.

It proved once again that the sometimes controversial coachbuilder is at its best with small, compact designs.
 

Now, Texas-based company GWA has produced this reinterpretation of the classic sports car, which combines the sumptuous curves of the original with modern creature comforts.

Using the recently replaced Porsche Boxster (i.e. the 987, on sale from 2005-2011) as a basis, Arturo Alonso and his company have created a contemporary tribute to the legendary 904 GTS, of which few more than 100 road-going examples were built to satisfy homologation rules.