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Archives for November 2012

Bruce Meyer On The Bonneville Salt Flats – Never Lift

by Mike - Bruce Meyer told me that one of his ambitions was to drive faster than 200 MPH on the Bonneville Salt Flats. He has now done it - "dreams do come true" he wrote. Bruce Meyer - Never Lift - The Video Put it on full … [Read more...]

1966 ASA 1000 GT Spider – What A Beauty

by Mike - This is a terrific little car that you do not see very often. Ferrari designed this small gem and sold the manufacturing rights to Autocostruzioni Societa per Azioni (ASA). ASA hired Giotto Bizzarrini to test drive the car … [Read more...]

The Very Unusual Iso Grifo Sold!

by Mike - A Very Unusual Iso Grifo For Sale was auctioned at RM in London for £128,800 ($208,000). The estimate was £120,000-160,000. I think this is a strong price for an Iso Grifo that has been so heavily modified. Maybe this is an … [Read more...]

A Pininfarina Ferrari Beauty That Did Not Make It To Production

by Mike - I was flipping through a Ferrari book* a few years ago when I came across this drawing below. This is such a beautiful drawing that I was very disappointed when the caption read "1964 Type 275 GTB. Carrozzeria Pininfarina. A … [Read more...]